How the motorcycle land speed record was broken in 1948.

[enabler118]

http://i.imgur.com/YG6UV.jpg

I guess speedos DO work...

[madvlad]

Wonder if like the swimmers they shaved to improve aerodynamics

[Snowman]

The dude could have dome with a few fewer tacos and a leather suit.

[cptschlongenheimer]

Wonder if like the swimmers they shaved to improve aerodynamics

ummmm...
check out dude's legs...
no homo.

[madvlad]

That's just pure insanity...

[FZ1Guy]

Naked bikes are the badest.... :crazy::rock::fire:

[Ghosty]

Thank God for that rear fender!

[tecknojoe]

I'm still fairly certain I'm going out there this summer

[Jim_Vess]

The dude was Rollie Free and he was a total bad-ass.

http://www.rolliefreebook.com/Rollie.htm

[Wrider]

The dude was Rollie Free and he was a total bad-ass.

http://www.rolliefreebook.com/Rollie.htm

Agreed. BTW he had the leather suit on at first. Too much drag. He stripped down to that, took the seat off, and laid down to get to the top speed the bike had to offer.

[CaneZach]

The dude was Rollie Free and he was a total bad-ass.

http://www.rolliefreebook.com/Rollie.htm


Agreed. BTW he had the leather suit on at first. Too much drag. He stripped down to that, took the seat off, and laid down to get to the top speed the bike had to offer.

+1 to both y'all. Some people on this board need a damn history lesson! Fuckin' 11's

[mastap07]

reverse cheeck chillers! nice!

[bluedogok]

One of the foremost Vincent collectors in the world (Herb Harris) owned that bike until selling it in 2010 for $1,000,000. He has a garage full of Vincents in Austin and has some in various museums. There is a little museum out in the Hill Country west of Austin that has some interesting Vincents and many others and they make a great burger.

Harris Vincent Gallery (http://www.harrisvincentgallery.com/)
Lone Star Motorcycle Museum (http://www.lonestarmotorcyclemuseum.com/)