bonneville salt flats Articles

Hiro Koiso and the World's Fastest Dyna

Hiro Koiso and the World's Fastest Dyna

Hiro Koiso and the World's Fastest Dyna

Now that's fast

By Jason Marker 22 October 2018

Motorcycle History

That Time a Ural Set a Land Speed Record at Bonneville

That Time a Ural Set a Land Speed Record at Bonneville

That Time a Ural Set a Land Speed Record at Bonneville

Time to hit the salt, tovarisch!

By Jason Marker 09 October 2018

Are the Speeding Days of the Bonneville Salt Flats Ending?

Are the Speeding Days of the Bonneville Salt Flats Ending?

Are the Speeding Days of the Bonneville Salt Flats Ending?

AMA is urging citizens to take action to help restore the flats

By Sabrina Giacomini 28 September 2018

Local Man Catches Salt Fever, Sets Record on Superhawk

Local Man Catches Salt Fever, Sets Record on Superhawk

Local Man Catches Salt Fever, Sets Record on Superhawk

Nothing like building a land speed record winning motorcycle with your own two hands

By Jason Marker 20 September 2018

Watch This Woman do Almost 200 Miles per Hour on a Bicycle

Watch This Woman do Almost 200 Miles per Hour on a Bicycle

Watch This Woman do Almost 200 Miles per Hour on a Bicycle

Talk about fast company

By Sophia Vassiliadis 20 September 2018

18-Year Old Sets Speed Record on New Royal Enfield

18-Year Old Sets Speed Record on New Royal Enfield

18-Year Old Sets Speed Record on New Royal Enfield

All-new Royal Enfield Continental GT shows what it's made of at the salt flats

By Sabrina Giacomini 10 September 2018

Mad Montanan Fuels Land Speed Racer with Vodka

Mad Montanan Fuels Land Speed Racer with Vodka

Mad Montanan Fuels Land Speed Racer with Vodka

What do you do when you have a bunch of leftovers from a distillery that are too impure to drink? You make ethanol and go racin'!

By RideApart Staff 27 August 2018

Team 38 Rides Kawasaki H2 to Land Speed Record at Bonneville

Team 38 Rides Kawasaki H2 to Land Speed Record at Bonneville

Team 38 Rides Kawasaki H2 to Land Speed Record at Bonneville

209 miles per hour on salt astride a Kawasaki H2? Indie Japanese race crew Team 38 did it at this year's Bonneville Speed Week, and did it with style.

By RideApart Staff 27 August 2018

A V-twin, Some Salt, and a Land Speed Record

A V-twin, Some Salt, and a Land Speed Record

A V-twin, Some Salt, and a Land Speed Record

Shoot the Salt is a documentary that follows Jody Perewitz and her crew as they attempt to set a land speed record for a woman on an American bike.

By Sabrina Giacomini 22 August 2018

Kawasaki Going After Another Record With H2

Kawasaki Going After Another Record With H2

Kawasaki Going After Another Record With H2

With records, it seems that fast is never enough. Kawasaki is heading to the Bonneville Salt Flats for a second attempt at a world record on the H2.

By Sabrina Giacomini 23 July 2018

Motorcycle History

Chasing a Legacy - Lee Munro's Quest for Speed

Chasing a Legacy - Lee Munro's Quest for Speed

Chasing a Legacy - Lee Munro's Quest for Speed

Lee Munro went out on the salt flats with an Indian streamliner to chase his Uncle's legacy, and Justin was there to tell the tale.

By Guest Contributor 28 August 2017

Valerie Thompson and Denis Manning Return to Bonneville

Valerie Thompson and Denis Manning Return to Bonneville

Valerie Thompson and Denis Manning Return to Bonneville

Team 7, Valerie Thompson, and Denis Manning return to Bonneville in hope of recapturing the motorcycle World Land Speed Record.

By Tod Rafferty 25 August 2017

Everything You Need to Know About the Bonneville Salt Flats

Everything You Need to Know About the Bonneville Salt Flats

Everything You Need to Know About the Bonneville Salt Flats

A quick primer on the Bonneville Salt Flats, every speed freak's idea of heaven.

By Bryan Wood 08 June 2017

Indian Motorcycle to Re-Create Burt Munro Run at Bonneville

Indian Motorcycle to Re-Create Burt Munro Run at Bonneville

Indian Motorcycle to Re-Create Burt Munro Run at Bonneville

The great-nephew of legendary speed freak Burt Munro is set to commemorate his father's epic Bonneville Salt Flats run on a modern Scout.

By Tod Rafferty 24 May 2017

Thompson Becomes First 200mph Club Female Board Member

Thompson Becomes First 200mph Club Female Board Member

Thompson Becomes First 200mph Club Female Board Member

Racer Valerie Thompson smashes a 64-year-old glass ceiling by joining the Bonneville 200 mph Club.

By Tod Rafferty 21 February 2017

Triumph Postpones Bonneville Attempt

Triumph Postpones Bonneville Attempt

Triumph Postpones Bonneville Attempt

Triumph Motorcycles has postponed its land speed record attempt due to the course conditions at Bonneville.

By Tod Rafferty 20 September 2016

Triumph Record Attempt Tripped By Tricky Salt

Triumph Record Attempt Tripped By Tricky Salt

Triumph Record Attempt Tripped By Tricky Salt

Triumph's world record attempt gets tripped up by bad salt at Bonneville

By Tod Rafferty 19 September 2016

Triumph Sets Date for Land Speed Record Attempt

Triumph Sets Date for Land Speed Record Attempt

Triumph Sets Date for Land Speed Record Attempt

Triumph Sets Date for Land Speed Record AttemptFollowing a successful practice session at the Bonneville Salt Flats, achieving a speed of 274.2 mph...

By Tod Rafferty 24 August 2016

Triumph Breaks Personal Record at Bonneville

Triumph Breaks Personal Record at Bonneville

Triumph Breaks Personal Record at Bonneville

Triumph Breaks Personal Record at BonnevilleGuy Martin, Triumph Break Personal Record at Bonneville Salt Flats Isle of Man TT legend Guy Martin has...

By Chris Cope 09 August 2016

Guy Martin, Triumph Seek to Break Record at Bonneville

Guy Martin, Triumph Seek to Break Record at Bonneville

Guy Martin, Triumph Seek to Break Record at Bonneville

Guy Martin, Triumph Seek to Break Record at BonnevilleTriumph Motorcycles today confirmed that it will return to the Bonneville Salt Flats this month...

By Chris Cope 01 August 2016

Check Out Hot Rod Film Maker's New Documentary: THREE MILE

Check Out Hot Rod Film Maker's New Documentary: THREE MILE

Check Out Hot Rod Film Maker's New Documentary: THREE MILE

Learn more about Brian Darwas's film, Three Mile.

By Laura Llovet 08 December 2015

Bonneville Salt Flats In Jeopardy

Bonneville Salt Flats In Jeopardy

Bonneville Salt Flats In Jeopardy

Due to natural erosion, pervasive industrial mining, and political blockages, the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats are in serious jeopardy.

By Gary Ilminen 30 November 2015

Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats Cancelled by SCTA for the Second Year in a Row

Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats Cancelled by SCTA for the Second Year in a Row

Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats Cancelled by SCTA for the Second Year in a Row

Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats Cancelled by SCTA for the Second Year in a RowAnother disappointing blow for racers and petrol heads...

By Sam Bendall 21 July 2015

The Fate of Speed Week and the Bonneville Salt Flats are in Danger of Being No More

The Fate of Speed Week and the Bonneville Salt Flats are in Danger of Being No More

The Fate of Speed Week and the Bonneville Salt Flats are in Danger of Being No More

Conditions at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah are not looking too good for this year’s Speed Week — salt on the flats have reached dangerously low levels.

By Sam Bendall 15 July 2015

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