Forget the streamliner unless you have a
lot of time and money.
I managed a Moto Guzzi Team in 1999 that captured two Bonneville class records and I think we spent over $18,000 on bike prep and getting the team to the salt.
It was a fun and heady time for the Moto Guzzi community though
Your post made me check at Maxton NC though to see what the 650 records were, and most seem doable with a properly sorted Berg. I don't know what the full classification means, but the firts P is for Production Engine and I think the 2nd P is for Production Frame, and a 3rd P is stands for Pushrod.
Take a look:
P/P-650/2 Snart Racing Mark Wolniak Oct-04 104.358
P/P-650/4 Adams Performance C. Ellis Oct-99 173.477
P/P-650/R Darth Rotor Scott Guthrie Jun-99 112.500
P/PP-650/4 Scott Guthrie Racing Scott Guthrie May-98 114.650
P/PS-650/4 Scott Guthrie Racing C. McNamara Oct-98 111.248
P/PS-650/R Darth Rotor Scott Guthrie Jun-99 107.784
About this time half the people with 650 Bergs are saying to themselves "damn, I know my bike can go faster than that". Same thing happened when the MG folks found out the Bonneville record was 131 for a pushrod 1000cc. However, it's all ******** until you do it at a recognized event :lol:
