nitro/comp ratio

Fri Jul 3 01:05:48 GMT 1998

>In 1973 we went 271 MPH at Bonniville on a  twin  engine Norton motor
>cycle streamliner with a 10:1 comp ratio running 98% nitro!

Hey Jim :)  Its amazing how the speed keeps increasing with technology!  I
think they are up to 450? 500?

BTW, do you remember offhand the cid of the Norton?  We run a Donovan
block, which translates to about 600+ cid.

Frederic Breitwieser
Bridgeport, CT 06606

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