Gyronaut X-1

Gyronaut X-1 was a streamliner motorcycle that set the motorcycle land-speed record of 245.667 miles per hour (395.363 km/h) in 1966, ridden by Detroit Triumph dealer Bob Leppan.[1] It was powered by two 650 cc Triumph TR6 engines.[1][2]

The streamlined body was designed by Alex Tremulis, who designed automobiles including the Tucker automobile and Ford Gyron.[2][3][4]

It had innovative safety equipment including a cromoly roll cage and fire suppression equipment.[2]

Gyronaut crashed in 1970 at over 280 miles per hour (450 km/h).[5] Four decades later, Steve Tremulis, nephew of the designer, displayed the partially restored Gyronaut to the public for the first time in early 2012.[3] It was shown fully restored at Speed Week in 2013,[6] and won a special award at the 2014 Quail Motorcycle Gathering.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Triumph's Bonneville Connection". Motorsports Network. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yoav Gilad (September 15, 2014), "World's fastest motorcycle restored", Petrolicious (May Moon Media)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daniel Strohl (May 15, 2012), "Alex Tremulis’s Gyronaut X-1 goes under restoration", Hemmings Daily (Hemmings)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 John L. Stein (July 8, 2014), 2014 Quail Motorcycle Gathering Award Winners, Hagerty Insurance Agency
  5. ↑ Cyril Huze (August 16, 2013), "Postcards From Bonneville 65th Anniversary Speed Week", Cyril Huze Post
  6. ↑ Sherri Candland (August 19, 2013), Bonneville Speed Week 2013, a City on the Salt, Salt Lake Tribune

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