BUB Seven Streamliner

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BUB Seven
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ManufacturerDenis Manning/BUB Enterprises
Also calledLucky 7
Class Streamliner
Engine 2,997 cc 16-valve turbocharged V-4
Bore / stroke 4.125 in x 3 in
Compression ratio 9.5 : 1
Top speed367.382 mph (591.244 km/h) [1]
Power 500 brake horsepower (370 kW) @ 8500 RPM [2]
Torque 400 pound force-feet (540 N⋅m) @ 8500 RPM [2]
Transmission Four speed, dry clutch [2]
Water-cooled chain drive [3]
Frame type Carbon fiber/kevlar/aluminum honeycomb composite monocoque [4] [5]
DimensionsL: 21 ft (6.4 m) [4]
W: 22 in (0.56 m) [4]
H: 32 in (0.81 m) [4]
Weight1,600 lb (730 kg) [4]  (dry)

BUB Seven Streamliner is an American-built streamliner motorcycle that held the motorcycle land-speed record from 2006 to 2008 and again from 2009 to 2010. [6] BUB Seven and two other streamliners traded the title of "world's fastest motorcycle" during official speed runs at Bonneville Speedway in the summer of 2006. [7] [8] The other two competitors were Ack Attack and the EZ-Hook streamliner. [9] In 2017, Valerie Thompson rode BUB Seven for more record attempts at Bonneville. [10]

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Design

Design for the streamliner is attributed to Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee Denis Manning, [11] who is also the owner, although it was listed for sale in 2010. [12] [13] Additional design work for the purpose-built V-4 engine was provided by Joe Harralson of Sierra Design Engineering. [5] According to Harralson, the only off the shelf component in the engine is the oil filter. [14] Manning has stated that the aerodynamic shape was inspired by the Coho salmon, who he observed swimming 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) in the Columbia River. [3] [15]

Manning had previously built Cal Rayborn's 1970 world speed record motorcycle, using a similar streamlined fairing built from a surplus jet drop tank. [15] [16]

Specifications

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References

  1. ↑ Harley, Bryan (25 September 2009), "BUB Racing's Chris Carr Breaks Speed Record", Motorcycle USA, archived from the original on 5 April 2013, retrieved 23 March 2013
  2. 1 2 3 Engine details, BUB 7 official website, archived from the original on 2012-11-28, retrieved 2013-03-26
  3. 1 2 Jay Leno's Garage on YouTube
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 General specifications, BUB 7 official website, archived from the original on 2012-11-28, retrieved 2013-03-23
  5. 1 2 WORLD'S FASTEST MOTORCYCLE DESIGNED WITH ALGOR FEA SOFTWARE, Autodesk Inc., c. 2006
  6. ↑ World Records 1979–Present (PDF), Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme [ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Bart Madson (October 18, 2006), 2006 Bonneville Streamliner Battle, Motorcycle USA
  8. ↑ Stein, John (2007). World's Fastest Motorcycle: The Day The Bonneville Salt Stood Still. Parker House. ISBN   978-0979689116.
  9. ↑ Kent Kunitsugu (January 2013), "Sam Wheeler's EZ-Hook Streamliner: The Quest For 400 Mph", Sport Rider
  10. ↑ Tod Rafferty (August 25, 2017), "Valerie Thompson and Denis Manning Return to Bonneville: Highlights filmed for Dana Brown's "Rockets and Titans"", RideApart
  11. ↑ Denis Manning at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
  12. ↑ Crew, BUB 7 official website, archived from the original on 2013-01-30, retrieved 2013-03-26
  13. ↑ "BUB Seven Streamliner, The World's Fastest Motorcycle, Is For Sale", Road Racing World, May 24, 2010
  14. ↑ Johnson, Wayne (2010). Live to ride: the rumbling, roaring world of speed, escape, and adventure on two wheels. Atria Books. p.  236. ISBN   978-1416550327.
  15. 1 2 Stuart Barker (3 June 2010), Big Ugly: The Story Behind the Landspeed Record, Visordown, In September 2009, Chris Carr set a new motorcycle land speed record of 367.382mph in the BUB Seven streamliner. And the shape of the fastest bike ever built was inspired by, erm... a fish. Here's how it all happened
  16. ↑ 1970 Harley Streamliner, Motorcycle Hall of Fame, 2010, archived from the original on 2013-06-06
  17. ↑ Wind tunnel, BUB 7 official website, archived from the original on 2013-01-30, retrieved 2013-03-23

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