Ozzie Built Classic !

[Tony Nitrous]

Engine: The two end cylinders off a Rolls Royce Merlin 24litre V12 aero engine. Originally fitted to a Mosquito bomber. Making a special new crank for it took 300 hours.
Gearbox: 3 speed Holden car gearbox and engine speed clutch. Air operated.
Rear drive: Big Chain.
Frame: One off construction using engine as stressed member.
Wheels:Front: Suzuki GS1100G.
Back: Big drag slick.
Electrics: Unknown.
Starting: DC3Aero starter operated by assistant.
Carburetion: 2 x 1000cfm 4 Barrel Rochesters .
Future Mods: A supercharger and Nitrous Oxide injection are planned.

[Spondonash]

That bike is quite something, we saw it at Daytona years ago. I will have to try to find one of the photos I took of it with a scantily clad girl on it. It wasn't started but did run reasonably well I understand. It would certainly benefit from some decent forks and brakes :-)

The mans name is "LUCKY KIESER" well thats wot i read & he lived in Darwin (must be the beer)It was a slice off a Spitfire MERLIN engine. thats wot they tell me.at the time of print he had no CHUTE

[Zed14]

i come from darwin.there used to be bloke they called mad who used to run a drag bike which was just a blown 350 chev and powerglide with a frame around it and some serious rubber at the back. never could get a proper time as they had real traction problems. smoked the whole quarter everytime.

[Gix11]

Yea. Mad is still going mate. He comes to the Gold Coast Bike Show every year. He's done away with the V8 and now has a jet engine off some fighter plane or helicopter or something. He fires it up and then lets the after burner char the entire venue. I just love the way he chocks the front wheel with a house brick......



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