Guy Martin / Martek / GSXR / Streetfighter

[Tony Nitrous]

At Cadwell Park.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2czzqkn.jpg

Story I was told is it currently running 220 / 230hp and is very useable
and is being set up for a crack at Pikes Peak.

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[geesexar]

sweet as

[Tony Nitrous]

Kirmington race ace Guy Martin is heading to the US to take on one of motorsport's toughest challenges.

The TT star has entered the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and is aiming to set a new motorcycle record for the famous climb.

The 10-minute mark has only ever been broken twice on two wheels, with both runs coming in 2012.

The race is run on a 12.42 mile course with 156 turns, beginning at 9,390 feet and finishing at the 14,115 foot summit of America's Mountain.

Guy Martin will take on the challenge on Sunday, June 29, hoping to break the record of 9:52:819.

[stiffsimon]

At Cadwell Park.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2czzqkn.jpg

Story I was told is it currently running 220 / 230hp and is very useable
and is being set up for a crack at Pikes Peak.



Usable maybe, but controllable? Wheel in the air,arse off the seat, foot barely on the footpeg and crawling all over the front of the bike! Looks like he's having fun.

[Tony Nitrous]

Cadwell Park is famous for racers getting some air time.
Very different to Pikes Peak.





Queue gratuitous Cadwell Park pic...

http://i59.tinypic.com/2n0mss5.jpg

[Gix11]

Yea, did you see the video on Fagbook this morning? https://www.facebook.com/AussieStreetfighters

[Tony Nitrous]

Just finished his book.
(Mrs got me a hardback signed first copy)

Interesting bloke.
I'm sure he plays to the media a fair bit but he makes for good entertainment,
possibly down to his Asperger syndrome ?

[ozzy1100]

Just finished his book.
(Mrs got me a hardback signed first copy)

Interesting bloke.
I'm sure he plays to the media a fair bit but he makes for good entertainment,
possibly down to his Asperger syndrome ?

I just ordered mine a few days ago tony hope it is as good as it looks

[Tony Nitrous]

I found it interesting.
Not all bikes, but family, business, mates, TV, drink and cars.

[Tony Nitrous]

http://i61.tinypic.com/122btxs.jpg

http://i60.tinypic.com/2ch0pk1.jpg

[Tony Nitrous]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=737553189642067

[Tony Nitrous]

http://i57.tinypic.com/2qi0o5h.jpg

[ozzy1100]

I found it interesting.
Not all bikes, but family, business, mates, TV, drink and cars.

cool

[GammaBoy]

Guy Martin has had that thing since what feels like the late 90's - Martek built it originally as a showcase bike - Heavily modded WP frame with a oil boiler in it... Glad to see he's got a plan for it - the *BIG* advantage that it being a turbo bike for pikes peak will be it not bleeding power like a N/A motor with altitude - it's why turbo cars have ruled the roost at Pikes since the 80's... Of course, Pikes Peak is 100% tar now, so watch the times tumble. (BMW HP2s were the machine of choice while it there was still dirt sections over the last couple of years)

[Tony Nitrous]

Didn't do great in practice on the first stage,
(they only practice individual sections)
Got worse as he climbed.
Reports are he's trying different mapping.

[Tony Nitrous]

Gammaboys post makes a lot of sense and explains why some serious
bikes gave bad a crack at it but an electric bike holds the two wheel record.
Not effected by the change in altitude.

[Tony Nitrous]

Seeing the new Fred Dibnah, a Pommie on an old Suzuki Streetfighter,
stick one up the Seppo's Electric Bicycle, in their own back yard, would
put a smile on my face for the rest of the week.

[TurboKat]

In the last couple of years it's been all about Ducati Multistradas in the unlimited bikes class :confused:
There must be a really good coffee shop at the top.
Go Guy !

[Tony Nitrous]

Ducks still win their class but they can't touch the electric bike that
holds the outright 2 wheels record. Love to see that beaten by GM.

[Tony Nitrous]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RynYbTBCI8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woPgU4vqnU

[Tony Nitrous]

http://i57.tinypic.com/vngew5.jpg

[stiffsimon]

Seeing the new Fred Dibnah, a Pommie on an old Suzuki Streetfighter,


Fuckin LOL Tony

[Tony Nitrous]

From another racers bike camera during practice.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKQjt-e0zY

[Gix11]

Borrowed from Visor Down:


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Martin's turbocharged GSX-R1100




GUY Martin’s turbocharged, Martek-framed GSX-R1100 had all the makings of a Pikes Peak hillclimb winner and with no question marks over the rider’s bravery or ability many were expecting an outright win. But it wasn’t to be.
While Martin’s time of 11m 32.6s up the 12.42 mile track was enough to win his class, just beating rival Yasuo Arai’s 1980 Kawasaki by a second, it was over a minute-and-a-half away from the outright winner’s time of 9m 58.7 seconds.
That prize went to ZX-10R rider Jeremy Toye, the only man on two wheels to dip under the 10m mark at this year’s event.
Martin’s time was 24th quickest of the bikes, and he’d been struggling to get his homebrewed machine to work properly throughout the event.


The motorcycle class was also tinged with tragedy when Bobby Goodin lost control of his Triumph Daytona 675 after the finish line, where the course’s asphalt gives way to a dirt surface. He lost control and crashed into rocks. Unconscious and undergoing CPR, he was airlifted to Penrose Main Hospital where he was sadly succumbed to his injuries. The 54 year-old had just taken 4th place in the middleweight open class, with a time that was 17th fastest overall. Despite the apparently risky nature of the course, with its near-vertical drops at the sides, Pikes Peak has seen a relatively small number of fatalities in its history (two motorcyclists and five overall), and this was the 92nd running of an event that’s been around since 1916.



Read more: http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--racing-news/guy-martin-wins-class-at-pikes-peak/25213.html#ixzz36BnME8SS

[Gitzy]

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[Gitzy]

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[Tony Nitrous]

Great pics Gitzy.

Top bloke but shame he didn't do better.
His class was pretty much non-existent, a 34 year old Zed was his nearest rival.

I'm pretty sure it was being done for a future TV programme so that'll be good.
Top bloke, what a thing to cross off your bucket list !

[Mishdog20]

Talking bout tv shows Tony, have you seen Guy's Tv series? it was called SPEED by memory...A really interesting bloke, i can't wait to read his autobiography when the postie decides to bring it finally for me.

[Tony Nitrous]

Yeah.

Another one that's worth a look is "the boat that guy built"
A bit different, more UK industrial history but I liked it.

[Mishdog20]

Yeh that was going to be my next question to ya too... lol. That was a bloody good series as well, couldn't drive a narrow boat to save himself though...

[MARTEK]

I built that bike ,I building another that makes this one look like a field bike lol
mark

[K6Thou]

We'll need pics and details Mark.

[wackyrider]

^^ What he said ^^

[ozzy1100]

/\/\/\what they said/\/\/\/\

[Gix11]

Talk about a fucking tease! Come on Mark, a bombshell like that need more info.

[Tony Nitrous]

Built the original version as it appeared in Streetfighters magazine ?
or built the version GM raced ?

[Tony Nitrous]

Tomorrows MCN...

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[Tony Nitrous]

http://eattherichuk.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/martek-gsxr1100-turbo.html

[MARTEK]

hi both of them
mark