This is a fairly famous F160 race bike built by Marvin Motors LTD and raced by Casey Meyer and Travis Ohge. It was purchased several years ago and held in a collection. It needs to be ridden in anger...someone needs to race this thing. It is professionally built and would cost more than my asking price to build. I have never started or run this motorcycle and because it is a full race bike there is no title...it will be sold on a Bill of Sale. The cosmetics are in well used condition and the fairing has tape on the left side. It is built to race...if you want pretty a little paint would make it that but it won't go any faster The information I have on this bike was transferred to me by the last owner. I was told that it is currently at 180cc's and has a 5 speed gear box. The electrics are total loss The gas tank that is currently on the bike is the one pictured in the last pictures with red lettering...I don't know what happened to the tank in the real nice photos taken by One Moto Show
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It was in 1969 that Leo Payne's famous 'Turnip Eater' (said to be a reference to the American-made machine eating up British-made brands on the drag strip) set several records, including hitting a top speed of over 201 mph, en route to an average of 196.512. His trap speed of 201 made Payne the first rider in history to push a non-streamliner to over 200 mph. His bike, which started life a s a 1957 Sportster, was towed up to 70 mph before he fired it up to begin the run. To save weight he used a single-speed transmission, which meant he had to slip the clutch up to about 110 mph. That year he broke the existing class record by a margin of 43 mph. |
