So the TU isn't a speed demon, and it was never intended to be, but somewhere someone has probably asked the question. To that end, my wife and I are planning to take our TU to Bonneville for Speed Week 2015!
I use the word "Production" in the title of this article because that is the class we will be running in. Production is the class with the least amount of modifications allowed, but it doesn't mean "stock". There are a myriad of changes that can be made.
On the street our personal TU has indicated 92 MPH but as I have mentioned in previous articles, the TU's speedo is quite optimistic so I suspect that is closer to 83 MPH. To get that kind of speed out of the 18 HP TU you have to mind your frontal area tightly and I think that will be the key to getting the most out of her.
Now the record for her class (250 P-P) is 136 MPH and change. That was set by a 2 stroke Kawasaki and I don't think the TU will get there, but I am hoping to get 110-120 MPH out of her. To get there I plan on getting our frontal area as small as possible through whatever adjustments are legal (waiting on current rulebook), tuning the engine to get every bit of power possible, and gearing her for 137+ MPH (yeah, don't have a chance, but why not be prepared).
Keep posted for more updates!!!
Eric, I want to thank you for your TUX blog, sadly it appears you are no longer updating it but I read it back-to-front and really enjoyed the whole thing. I hope you get around to updating it again soon. Thanks for all the info.
ReplyDeleteStill in the works, I had some hardships earlier this year that slowed my progress and life generally got in the way. I will be doing a clutch upgrade soon and I am considering doing a video to accompany it, so maybe something new soon!!!
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