2006 Bonneville Speed Trials Photo Gallery

The big news coming out of Bonneville this year was the epic three-way streamliner battle for the world record, but there were some other interesting things running up and down the salt this past September. Check out the full article in 2006 Bonneville Speed Trials Recap.

Benard Kolb of BK Racing was there to test their partial streamliner utilizing a 125cc 2-stroke GP powerplant.

The fellows from BK Racing journeyed out to Bonneville all the way from Upstate New York.

Roger Goldhammer went 2-stroke with his Bonneville effort.

Matt Hotch's contribution to the Discovery Channel Biker Buildoff.

Aris Bernales lines up of a pass on his ZX-12.

Aris Bernales shows off his official time for the MCUSA camera.

Roger Goldhammer awaits his moment to run out on the salt.

Patrik Baetens made the trip all the way out from Ghent, Belgium to whitness the place where world records are made.

If this Side Car entry looks familiar its because the Baker Motorsports machine was raced by rider and sometimes-Speed-Trials radio announcer Larry Coleman.

When you get an opportunity, give the Lamberd boys a visit on their own website.

For the Salt Flats the Extreme Scooter racer ditched its O-ring chains.

The throttle on the Extreme Scooter is thumb-actuated.

For dragracing and the Salt Flats, the Lamberd's swap out their dirt exhaust for another unit with a larger expansion chamber.

A new addition for this year's Salt Flats excursion was the new front fairing.

Gary (above) and brother Robert weren't able to eclipse their 103.086 mph run from last year, but there's always 2007.

The Lamberd brothers always have some explaining to do when it comes time for scrutineering.

In 2007 the Extreme Scooter will return, and the Lamberd brothers may have a more conventional partial-streamliner made from a GSX-R750 alongside.

As usual, the innovative Extreme Scooter, a stand-up design powered by a CR500 motor, turned a lot of heads in the pits.

The ZX-14's headlights really do look like the face of a mean looking spider.

Bill Sherer was always in line and tracking down one of his four records.

One reason why there weren't a lot of ZX-14s at Bonneville was because the new design hasn't had time to become a major project bike in a lot of garages. Bill was ahead of the game and came to the Trials equipped with an aftermarket exhaust from Brock's Performance.

A steering damper is a safety requirement for bikes over 125 mph. Sherer was able to find one for the brand new Kawasaki.

An aerial photographer by trade, Bill Sherer came to Bonneville determined to set a world record. The pilot did just that, gathering an FIM world record by topping out at 194.792 mph.

By the end of the five-day event, Craig Anderson was sunburned and suffering from a full-blown case of salt fever.

MCUSA reader Aris Bernales was there to do some business with his ZX-12 drag racer.

Many Bonneville machines have multiple Salt Flats visits to their credit.

This vintage NSU racer was back for some photos at Bonneville.

The Hayabusa is still king at Bonneville, although the ZX-14 figures to give it a run for the money in the years to come.

Racer Andrew Edwards put his TZ350 in the world record book with a run of 156.661 mph.

The two Mile-11 Jons gave new meaning to salt fever as they seemed to be going a little mad. When I arrived they had just discovered a red wheelbarrow turned upside down in the middle of nowhere.

It would be a horrible injustice if the 2006 Speed Trials wrapup didn't include a mention of Mile 11 spotters and Bay Area residents John Carey (left) and Jonathan Hyman (right), who saw little much experienced much during their five-day Bonneville sojourn.

Our rider, Butch Cook, was a busy fellow racing three bikes at Bonneville and then making a non-stop drive back to Medford, Oregon to participate in an NHRA regional, where he was victorious in the motorcycle event.

Oregon's Lawrence Saxton, got a pair of AMA records after Butch set new marks on Saxton's vintage Indian and Honda CRF450R at a respective 100.002 and 112.476 mph.

Guy Mobbley waits in line next to Butch on the Vulcan. Mobbley was instrumental in MCUSA's Bonneville participation working out of his Reedsport, Oregon based shop, Sherms Cycle.

We may not have gotten a record, but the Vulcan went so fast on its return run that one of the sevens blew off.

A prototype 2-into-1 exhaust from Mobbley’s SCP Performance shop helped us get the burly Vulcan up to 139.201 mph.

The extra weight on the front wheel from the dual 300mm rotors would make breaking our speed from last year a challenge.

With a supposed AMA record intact, our Vulcan spent most of its time at Bonneville sitting in the impound waiting for an official teardown.

Our rider, Butch Cook, and crew chief/mechanic, Guy Mobbley, can't be blamed for our not snagging another record, as we registered the Vulcan in the wrong class. Even so still have our AMA record from last year.

Lawrence Saxton, got an AMA record when Butch went 100.002 mph on his vintage Indian.

'The Flying Kiwi' with its bodywork.

Anderson lost his legs in a non-motorcycle-related accident, but still found a way to enjoy the sport.

Craig Anderson was at Bonneville to ride 'The Flying Kiwi' or the first time ever.

Not a motorcycle, but still interesting. This vintage fighter made a couple strafing passes during the Speed Trials.

We were hoping for another record when we brought the big bad Vulcan 2000 back to the salt.

Miles and miles of flat salt. Anyone wonder how the Salt Flats got their name.

The old reliable MCUSA-sponsored Vulcan was ready for action at Bonneville.

For 2006 our Vulcan was equipped with a prototype 2-into-1 exhaust from Mobbley’s SCP Performance shop helped us get the burly Vulcan up to 139.201 mph.