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2004 Nitro CBR600RR Bonneville Photo Gallery

The Falkner/Livingston Racing team joined forces with Honda and Bonneville specialist Jason McVicar in an attempt to break the 650cc Altered Partial-Streamliner Fuel class on a CBR600RR. Check out the full story in World's Fastest CBR600RR.

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A common sight at Bonneville since any extra weight, starters, etc...is usually pared off. Plus, tall gearing sometimes facilitates a little push.
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Bonneville officials have the last wor at the starting line.
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Even a semi tractor has a shot at a title in Bonneville.
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Big daddy turns out a few top speed runs.
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As you can imagine, the Hayabusa is a regular Bonneville visitor.
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Jason McVicar and his Yamaha R1 streamliner.
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36-year old Susan Robertson of California is way faster than you'll ever be. So, you'll never catch her.
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The surface of the salt is rough, but many consider Bonneville to be the safest place for land speed racing.
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Few will ever know what it’s like to hold a bike wide open for five miles, and do it legally.
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The spirit of Bonneville is to build something for bragging rights.
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We run 40lbs. of air pressure in the front and 35 in the rear. Gearing was one up one the front and down four on the rear.
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Due to the space limitations on the CBR, Paul Livingston and Rod Falkner had to devise a spraybar-style mounting setup for the individual nitrous nozzles.
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A Nitrous Express nitrous system and a Dynojet Power Commander fuel-management system worked nearly perfect together during this event.
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A Hyper Pro steering damper helped keep the bike stable as speeds surpassed 180 mph.
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'We took a very smart approach to this project and didn’t go overboard with a lot of exotic parts,' said McVicar.
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McVicar is one of five people to set six records on one bike at Speed week in the 56-year history.
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Yeah, this is fast-female Susan Robertson posing with the record-winning CBR600RR.
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This is where man has gone over 600mph on land, and one of the few places you can actually see the curvature of the earth.
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The exhaust system was supplied by Micron.
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Falkner/Livingston Racing gets down and dirty in the salt.
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