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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The long-forgotten Malcolm Uphill managed the first 100 MPH lap on a production bike way back in 1968.

A bog stock Triumph Bonneville 650, apparently.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

....sorry 1969 not 1968.

The 'Bonnie' was shod with Dunlop K81 tyres. After his achievement the name was changed to Dunlop TT100.

Ring a bell?

[Andy B]

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Having owned a Vitesse and two 827's I agree,they weren't the best handling cars out there

The biggest problem  had with the courtesy 827 was understeer, if you planted it at a roundabout, the car would just go in a straight line irrespective of which way the steering was pointed ..... and it had the turning circle of Amoco Cadiz 

[Kevin Wood]

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Having owned a Vitesse and two 827's I agree,they weren't the best handling cars out there

The biggest problem  had with the courtesy 827 was understeer, if you planted it at a roundabout, the car would just go in a straight line irrespective of which way the steering was pointed ..... and it had the turning circle of Amoco Cadiz 

Got an 827 as a hire car on a business trip when I was "young and stupid" (was supposed to have got a Ford Escrot but they'd run out. Shame!).

I think that trip up the M54 is still the fastest I've ever been in a car on a public road. Luckily it was 'kin early in the morning, as I needed both lanes.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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Having owned a Vitesse and two 827's I agree,they weren't the best handling cars out there

The biggest problem  had with the courtesy 827 was understeer, if you planted it at a roundabout, the car would just go in a straight line irrespective of which way the steering was pointed ..... and it had the turning circle of Amoco Cadiz 

Showing your age there......Mr B...eanz.

Still, I suppose you could have said Torrey Canyon instead.

[biggriffin]

Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First  sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph and he followed it up by going faster still How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life

Thats pretty impressive but so is this     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI

Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course

That was not a straight off the,forecourt rover, it went to ST first.

Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First  sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph and he followed it up by going faster still How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life

Thats pretty impressive but so is this     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI

Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course

Was it Tony Pond who used to drive that supped up metro with half a Jaguar XK220 engine in it 

What.....a three cylinder Metro.

Alright, so I cant count 
Half the turbo's  then 

The metro you refer to was a 6R4, the engine started out as a 220jag engine, had two cyls lopped off, then ws redesigned, as a new V6, then turbo'd, a supercharged version was tested, when on song 6r4  O-60 was 3.1 sec's.
Top speed was allegedly with long tarmac setup was 189.!

[dbug]

Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First  sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph and he followed it up by going faster still How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life

Thats pretty impressive but so is this     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI

Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course

That was not a straight off the,forecourt rover, it went to ST first.

Yep never seen a standard 827 Vitesse corner so flat - I had a company 827 Vitesse and that rolled like hell if pushed through the twisty bits!

[henryd]

Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First  sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph and he followed it up by going faster still How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life

Thats pretty impressive but so is this     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI

Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course

That was not a straight off the,forecourt rover, it went to ST first.

Yep never seen a standard 827 Vitesse corner so flat - I had a company 827 Vitesse and that rolled like hell if pushed through the twisty bits!

Hell of an engine though that Honda V6,way better than the KV6 that followed