V35 Speed Record Attempt on Bonneville for 350cc

[MartyNZ]

Peter Kelly of Motokiwi (http://www.motokiwi.co.nz/motoguzzi-news.html) wrote this:

"...of great interest this year has been the project put together by Mike Noonan. Mike has built a V35 Guzzi to take on the 350cc world record at Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week. Mike has developed and fitted a turbo charger and a fuel injection system to this machine.

Conditions were too wet this year to run at Bonneville and the event was cancelled. However Mike and his team did get to squeeze an unofficial run on some fairly loose salt and managed to get up to speeds well above the official record. At this stage I'm not sure what his plans are, but hopefully they'll be able to return next year and have another go at knocking it off."

https://youtu.be/CrzzmELmRq0

The next Bert Munro?

[Chuck]

Where's the turbo?

[guzzi323]

I believe that's a supercharger nestled in the 'V'. 

[Chuck]

Well, there's for damn sure no turbo on the exhaust.   

[MartyNZ]

A bit more information about this bike.

Michael Noonan, who built it, says it's a 1982 Moto Guzzi V35, fitted with among other things, a Subaru supercharger.
The supercharger is from a Subaru Vivio (660 cc), and is a Roots type Aisin AMR300 running 24 psi boost pressure.
The speed record class is MPS PBG 350 (Modified Partial Streamlining / Pushrod Supercharged Gasoline / 350 cc).

In the facebook video link below he claims 119.9 MPH (193 kph) average speed from a pass each way.

Not too shabby for a V35!

 

 

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=87430.0

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/327216784009013/permalink/1566551096742236/