the great transfiguration or the way to the land speed record...

ok, now we got a pit bike. what else do we need for the speedweek? ah...the race bike!! shinya's been racing a '46 knuckle named "spike" with the owner @ both el mirage and bonneville.

it started as a street legal city ride bike.
very elegant.

and then, they went like...why not el mirage?
just because shinya put this tiny fairing in front,
the class became "partially streamliner" hehehe

shinya made bigger front fairing
but not so big to stay in the
"partially" streamliner class, though.
we somehow love that class, partially!

added the under fairing,
changed gear ratio, etc. changed a lot for more speed.
their goal was 125mph at this point.
reality, however, is not that simple, of course.
the best so far is 107mph...

why not bonneville? last year↓

now it's ready for 2009 speedweek.
yes, dual carb!!

try and figure it out along the way...that's the joy of racing. but the real thrill of racing is going fast!!!

you just wait, 200km/h club!!
oh, no, no, not 200mph club, 200km/h, ok?
200km/h is about 125mph...good enough and big challenge for a 60-year-old motor!