Montana motorcyclist dies in 239 mph crash

WENDOVER, Utah (AP) - A 47-year-old record-setting motorcycle racer from Montana has died when he lost control and crashed while traveling at 239 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Investigators weren't sure what caused Cliff Gullett, of Bozeman, Mont., to lose control of the motorcycle Wednesday during a time trial.
The American Motorcyclist Association said on its Web site that Gullett was competing in the 500cc Streamliner class at the Salt Flats, where drivers go for speed records every summer on the flat, open space just east of the Nevada state line.
Gullett owned Team Bozeman Motorsports, a motorcycle and snowmobile dealership. He had set a handful of world land-speed records and wanted to eventually become the first to reach 400 mph on a two-wheeled Streamliner, according to an interview last week with The Billings Gazette.
Curt Lance, Team Bozeman's general manager, said "Cliff always told me that if anything happened on the Salt, he wanted it to be quick and not lingering. He died doing the thing he loved to do most _ racing at Bonneville."



Montana motorcyclist dies in 239 mph crash



Damn I dont know if I would want to go that fast in a car nevermind a bike

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Wow...What a way to go....REALLY FAST!!

I doubt it would make a difference at 239 mph on a motorcycle.

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True definition of a donorcycle......but in this case bet there wasn't anything left to donate

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That's just crazy , i could see on a racetrack it least your in a car , but on a cycle that fast even a tiny pebble on the road can throw you in a spin, very easy to get killed.not my cup of tea.

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Going that fast on a bike would lift you off the ground, literally. One bump could have you a few inches off the ground for numerous yards.

That SOB had a huge set on him!

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He was trying to be the first to go 400 mph on a bike I dont think "set" is the right word for what he had