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The Flying Banana

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Sources
Name:             The Flying Banana
Built:            1981
By:               Royce Creasey / Jack Difazio
Numbers:          1

Specification
Chassis:          Brazed Steel tube
Front Suspension: Difazio Centre Hub
Rear Suspension:  Honda swing arm, Twin Hagon Shock
Drive train:      Honda CX500E, extended shaft
Brakes:           AP Disks
Tyres:            4*18
Tank:             ~3 Gallons
Bodywork:         Fabricated GRP sections
Others:           SU Pump
                  Later converted to dual seat
                  SU carb
                  Motad Exhaust

Dimensions
Wheelbase:        67"
Width:            29"
Length:           Unknown"
Seat Height:      29"
Weight:           490 lbs

Claimed Performance
Cruising Speed:   85 mph
Top Speed:        100 mph
Fuel Consumption: 50mpg

Royce goes to the Island.
© Bike Magazine and Hunt Emerson

Paul Blezard in Paris on the way back from the Bol d'Or, 1983

The current owner, Bob Winsper, 1997.

How it looks now.