Builder: Fritz von Opel
Motor: Opel 500ccm-OHV-Single Cylinder, 22 hp
Rockets: 6 Powder rockets with 5 kg thrust each
Rocket Specialist: Friedrich Sander, Bremerhaven
Motor Work: Fork and frame from pressed steel
Motorcycle Height: 1.4 meters (4.62 ft)
Motor Work Leader: Ernst Neumann Neander
Motorcycle Weight: 180 kg (396 lbs) fully loaded
Max. Speed: over 200 km/hr (125 mph)
Year: 1928
Production: 1
...this was may 23 1928 - opel-rak II - 24 sander rockets this bike did 125mph
...earlier on apr 12 1928 - opel-rak I - 6 sander rockets @ 70mph
...a test, also with 24 rockets accelerated a rail carriage to 100mph
- almost something you could expect from rodney rucker
- sorry for the hijack