Motorcycles
Tibor Sarossy’s Cannonball Run
In late August of 1968, 22-year-old Tibor Sarossy set a record by riding a motorcycle from New York to Los Angeles in 45 hours, 41 minutes. He had rigged up extra fuel tanks on the back of his bike so that he only had to stop for gas four times. Also, he wore a condom connected to a hosepipe to avoid stopping for bathroom breaks.
Attempting to set a speed record for driving across the United States is known as doing a Cannonball Run. The term traces back to 1914 when Erwin Baker was nicknamed "Cannonball" by the media after he drove his motorcycle coast-to-coast in 11 days and 11 hours. That may seem slow today, but it was before modern highways and widely available gas stations. So, for the time and driving conditions, it was incredibly fast.
The current motorcycle record for a Cannonball Run is 32 hours, 27 minutes set by Felix Hofmann in October 2023.
More info: LPMCC.net
Los Angeles Times - Sep 8, 1968
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Category: World Records, 1960s, Motorcycles
Follies of the Madmen #541
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Category: Advertising, Women, Weapons, Motorcycles
Motorcycle Travel Via Pipeline
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Category: Technology, Infrastructure, 1910s, Motorcycles
Steam-Powered Motorcycle
What happens in a crash that splits the boiler open?
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 31, 2020 -
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Category: Death, Inventions, 1930s, Motorcycles
Dali’s CHAOS AND CREATION
I would like to find the whole 17-minute video of Dali's CHAOS AND CREATION, especially after reading the description in the newspaper article. But I can only find bits and pieces. The second clip shows a brief image of the motorcycle in the pigpen.
Original article here.
Foto source.
Foto source, more at site.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 14, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Avant Garde, Pop Art, Surrealism, 1960s, Motorcycles
Cycle Logic
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Category: Disasters, PSA’s, 1970s, Motorcycles
Psychomania
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 17, 2017 -
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Category: Horror, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1970s, Motorcycles
The Ballad of Evel Knieval
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Eccentrics, Music, 1970s, Motorcycles
Clive Way’s Motorcycle Dragster
A VW engine on a two-wheeled frame? I would not ride this for one million dollars.
Original article here.
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Inventions, 1960s, Motorcycles
Motorcycle + Parachute = Disaster
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 04, 2016 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Air Travel and Airlines, 1920s, Motorcycles
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