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Steve Hamel Bonneville 2012
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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 35413" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Bill,</p><p></p><p>Yes, that is the Joe Simpson Black Lightning that currently resides at the Solvang Museum, which is owned by Virgil Elings.</p><p></p><p>I believe the bike is 1C/2535, dispatched to V.L. Martin (dealer) in California. Joe ran the bike stock and took Rollie Free's record in 1953. Rollie came out and took the record back by a few tenths. I think Joe then super charged the bike and asked Marty for his assistance with the mechanicals and the riding. Marty did 177 mph two way average as I recall. It had a giant SU carb with the stack facing forward. Sounds like a good article!</p><p></p><p>The bike was on the cover of MPH 444.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 35413, member: 1177"] Bill, Yes, that is the Joe Simpson Black Lightning that currently resides at the Solvang Museum, which is owned by Virgil Elings. I believe the bike is 1C/2535, dispatched to V.L. Martin (dealer) in California. Joe ran the bike stock and took Rollie Free's record in 1953. Rollie came out and took the record back by a few tenths. I think Joe then super charged the bike and asked Marty for his assistance with the mechanicals and the riding. Marty did 177 mph two way average as I recall. It had a giant SU carb with the stack facing forward. Sounds like a good article! The bike was on the cover of MPH 444. David [/QUOTE]
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