The Lark Streamliner is an
electric
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streamliner motorcycle
A streamlined motorcycle is a motorcycle with a fairing that goes beyond a 'full' or 'dustbin' fairing, to form an aerodynamic shell to minimize drag. This helps attaining higher top speeds, as in the motorcycle land-speed record, or increased ...
built to challenge the standing
land speed record
The land speed record (LSR) or absolute land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land. By a 1964 agreement between the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Fédération Internationale de M ...
for two-wheeled vehicles. The builder, Shea Nyquist, is an American
aerospace engineer
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educated at
San Jose State University
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. Nyquist salvaged many of the parts, including the 22 kWh
LiFePO4
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battery pack and the 200 kW electric motor. It was reported in 2019 that the vehicle reached at 10% throttle.
The machine weighs without fairings.
[ The fairings are made from secondhand carbon fiber by Nyquist in his barn.
As of 2021, Nyquist plans to run the bike at Bonneville salt flats. The motorcycle will run in the Omega class as a streamliner motorcycle. Standing SCTA record is 175 mph.
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Zenith Motorcycles
Motorcycles of the United States
Electric motorcycles
Land speed record motorcycles
Streamliner motorcycles
Feet forwards motorcycles
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