The Bike

Specification and Technical Information

Lets start this page about our bike with a brief list of what we intend to cover in this section of the website.

An overall view of the design.

BUB Seven Streamliner video

A video of of Rocky Robinson, one of our competitors, and the previous holder of the record.

A downloadable leaflet about the project.

A sample of some of the How it Works articles written epecially for our website. Members of the Angelic Bulldog Association can read more of the articles.

Design Overview

Designed & built to race to 400mph to bring the Outright World Motorcycle land speed record back to the UK.

Manufacturer: Angelic Bulldog Project Ltd

Performance: Six miles from rest in approx 95 seconds Top speed: under 9 seconds per mile!

Current record: 367.382mph by Chris Carr in BUB7 (USA)

Engines: Dantec square 8 based on Twin Honda Blackbird Turbo powered. 2272cc, approx 600 to 700 bhp

Gearbox: 6 speed 120mph in 1st gear

Length: 6.5m Height: 0.8m Width: 0.6m Weight: 800kg

Braking: twin parachutes and twin discs at rear

Wheels: solid metal front and rubber tyre on rear wheel

Contacts: Gabriel Uttley. Rider & project owner tel 07974 277582 – Jim Brown, Chief Engineer tel 07854 399992

BUB Seven Streamliner video

Here is a video of BUB Seven the current holder of the world record at 367.382mph.

Rocky Robinson video

Here is a video of Rocky Robinson, another of our competitors. His record was 360.913mph and set in 2008.

We intend to bring the record back to the UK.

(click the video screen to watch the record being set)

The way we can make our vehicle faster is through more power or better aerodynamics. We should have both so….

Leaflet about the project

Click here to download a leaflet about the Angelic Bulldog project.

How it Works articles

Each of these articles will open when you click the relevant link.

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Topic

General Web Link

Members Privileged Web Link

Belts or Chain?


Belts or Chain 310709

Engine Derating


Engine Derating 130609

Simulator Logic

Simulator Logic 1 130609

Simulator Logic II 130609

The Bikes Design History


The bikes Design History 130709

Aerodynamics

Aerodynamics I 130609

* Aerodynamics II ….under construction *

Computing Power

Computing Power 130609


Brakes

Brakes Who needs them 1306009

* Brakes II under construction *

Chrome

Chrome Does it make the bike go faster? 13060909


Swing Arms

Swing arms I 130609

Swing arms II members 130609

Tyres


Tyre Centrifugal loads 130609

* coming soon.

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