Silver Bird (streamliner)


Silver Bird was a motorcycle land-speed record setting streamliner motorcycle. It was powered by two motors delivering. It was the first motorcycle to set a speed record over, when ridden by Don Vesco at the Bonneville Speedway in 1975.

Construction

The motorcycle was built by Don Vesco and sponsored by Yamaha. It had two four-cylinder, 694.9 cc reed-valve two-stroke engines from the Yamaha TZ750 racebike.

Specifications

  • Displacement: 1,389.8 cc total
  • Engine bore and stroke: 64mm×54mm
  • Dimensions: 21 feet long, 32 inches high
  • Weight: c.