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Silicon Valley Man Sets Land Speed Record ('Ack Attack' motorcycle reaches almost 400 mph.)
NBC11 ^
| Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Posted on 10/21/2008 9:29:11 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A Cupertino motorcycle maker and his driver now hold the land speed record at the world famous Bonneville Salt Flats.
Mike Akatiff's motorcycle topped out at just over 390 miles per hour Monday.
The 900-horsepower vehicle called Ack Attack is 20-feet long and looks more like a jet without wings.
Rocky Robinson from Salinas rode the bike to set the record.
TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors; Sports
KEYWORDS: bonovilleflats; motorcyclerecord
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To: martin_fierro
Are you going to try to beat this?
To: nickcarraway
Are those training wheels on the side?
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:38:16 AM PDT
by
weegee
(In honor of Joe the Plumber, at noon, we should all lower our trousers to half mast.)
To: nickcarraway
900 HP? whoooaaa..
Street legal? :-)
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:39:07 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... "You know, when you can't ask a question of your leaders anymore, that gets scary,")
To: weegee
Those are outriggers deployed during low speed
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:40:44 AM PDT
by
valkyry1
(McCain/Palin 2008)
To: nickcarraway
Incredible achievement. But somehow it just doesn’t compare to doing 200+ with a 1920 Indian Scout with pistons cast in homemade molds and cylinders made from old gas pipe. Or going 150+ on a Vincent Black Knight in a bathing suit and shower cap. (wish I had that photo to post)
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:43:26 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(If you read only one book this year, read "Stolen Valor".)
To: weegee
Those are stabilization wheels that retract when the bike gets up to speed.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:45:12 AM PDT
by
hoagy62
(Do you know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.-Sarah Palin)
From September 4th,, the
KneeSlider.
Only averaged 342 mph on two runs.. only. ;-)
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:45:12 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... "You know, when you can't ask a question of your leaders anymore, that gets scary,")
To: CrazyIvan
ROLLIE FREE!
To: CrazyIvan
I’ve been at, or around 175 on a Magna back when I was young and very dumb. It felt like I was only touching pavement about half the time.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:46:09 AM PDT
by
SoDak
(Anything but obama)
To: weegee
Oscar Meyer missed an advertising opportunity with this one.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:46:55 AM PDT
by
Damifino
(The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:47:52 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(If you read only one book this year, read "Stolen Valor".)
To: nickcarraway
Watch the movie “The World's Fastest Indian” starring Anthony Hopkins as a Kiwi who set a land speed record on his modified Indian motorcycle.
GREAT movie!
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:48:14 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(White Dog Democrat: A Democrat who will not vote for 0bama because he's black.)
To: CrazyIvan
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:49:35 AM PDT
by
Issaquahking
(Maverick Barracuda voter! Drill baby drill!!)
To: SoDak
YIKES! With the Magna suspension you probably are right. I rode the Saber with the same engine and it was a great bike.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:50:23 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(If you read only one book this year, read "Stolen Valor".)
To: CrazyIvan
Incredible achievement. But somehow it just doesn’t compare to doing 200+ with a 1920 Indian Scout with pistons cast in homemade molds and cylinders made from old gas pipe. A great movie version of that achievement is "The World's Fastest Indian".
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:50:40 AM PDT
by
6SJ7
(Welcome PUMAs!)
To: 2Fro; all_mighty_dollar; Arkat Kingtroll; Battle Hymn of the Republic; Betis70; billycat95130; ...
To: allmendream
When I was about ten our family stopped by the salt flats on our way west. I talked to an old guy in the pits who was working on his bike. Very friendly and answered a lot of dumb kid questions. As I was walking away another man informed me that the gentleman I was talking to was a real legend that had built the bike by hand and cast his own pistons in cans and such. I had forgotten about this until the movie came out. Made my dad dig out all the old trip pics. Sadly there were none of me with Burt.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:55:49 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(If you read only one book this year, read "Stolen Valor".)
To: nickcarraway
Are you going to try to beat this? 
My max speed, with a strong wind behind me, is maybe 110 MPH. < |:)~
To: CrazyIvan
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:58:40 AM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
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