Ah, well may you laugh.
Apparently the Duke's speed down the straight was in large part due to the effective winglets. Half way down the straight there is a slight rise and the bikes tend to wheelie. The Yammy, with the acknowledged best electronics, detects the wheelie and backs off the throttle a poofteenth - and wooshkah, past goes the Duke

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We'll be seeing more winglets, both on the track and on the road

. Get in on the ground floor and send $10,000 in unmarked bills for your part of the action

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"A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." - George Fitch Atlanta Constitution, 1916