| BUDDFAB STREAMLINER 50cc Landspeed motorcycle BUILT BY John Buddenbaum Metal Fabricator And Eric Noyes Engineer MOTOR 2002 Arpilia rs50, water cooled, six speed, Metrakit performance parts FRAME 1&1/4 " x .095" mild steel tubing, full rollcage head to feet, stressed aluminum paneling BODY Fiberglass, hand layup over a male mold, polyester resin, 60lbs, 13 feet long GOAL To be the worlds fastest 50cc motorcycle 139MPH+ We accomplished our goal plus more! |
| 1 1/4" X .095" Rollcage doubles as frame , rider is as low and far forward as possible giving a forward weight bias and just able to see over the front end. You can see just how small the motor is! |
Art work Courteousy of Jeff Loughridge Design jeff@boogerballs.com
| Thanks to our Sponsers and contributors Metrakit Racing parts from Cycle Imports, Thanks Ozzie AF1 Racing Rick Yamane, doing a great job crewing Mike Akatiff and A&A, Dynamometer support Top 1 racing oils Terry Buffum and John Streets, lending us a trailer and more Peter Johnson |
| previous worlds fastest 50cc 139.58 MPH set in Holland in 1981 |
550cc turbocharged Aprilia
20+ HP5
20+ HP5
| Bonneville records 2009 FIM 125cc 186.00 MPH 2008 FIM 50cc 145.039 MPH 2008 FIM 100cc 151.477 MPH 2006 AMA 50cc 133 MPH 2006 SCTA 50cc 131.545 MPH El Mirage records 50cc 113.111 MPH 100cc 120.641 MPH 125cc 136.375 MPH |