The go-fast Grandad: Yorkshire 'nutty inventor'

[Noobie]

Grandad sets land speed record on steam-powered bike built in his shed

Graham Sykes is on the brink of turning 60. That means he will shortly be eligible to receive a senior citizen's bus pass. But this Grandad of nine is more interested in the fast lane than the bus lane!

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[Exige]

Grandad sets land speed record on steam-powered bike built in his shed

Graham Sykes is on the brink of turning 60. That means he will shortly be eligible to receive a senior citizen's bus pass. But this Grandad of nine is more interested in the fast lane than the bus lane!

www.dailymail.co.uk

Graham owns his own high end engineering company and his shed is not a shed as in West Cork, it’s full of CNC machining centres

 

[Exige]

Grahams been out playing this week at Elvington speed week…

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[Exige]

For those without FB here's the data...


0.831 seconds 60ft
2.22 seconds 330 ft
3.48 seconds 660 ft 170 mph
6.48 1/4 mile

 

[Robarano]

Grandad sets land speed record on steam-powered bike built in his shed

Graham Sykes is on the brink of turning 60. That means he will shortly be eligible to receive a senior citizen's bus pass. But this Grandad of nine is more interested in the fast lane than the bus lane!

www.dailymail.co.uk

To be fair, the headline ia dramatically misleading. In Yorkshire, you can be a Grandad by the age of 27

 

[Exige]

To be fair, the headline ia dramatically misleading. In Yorkshire, you can be a Grandad by the age of 27

Think he was 26