The fastest liter bike in world isn’t what you think it is The first every stock liter bike to cross the 200mph barrier in land speed record racing? It’s not a 193bhp BMW S1000RR or 197bhp 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R, it’s a humble 175bhp Honda CBR1000RR, ridden by a girl. On Monday, Leslie Porterfield reached a two-way average of 200.137mph on a Honda CBR1000RR in the FIM 1000 P-P class. That’s a stock motorcycle with a stock engine. Like all such recor... By HFL Staff News - Aug 31 2011 -
Killacycle, TTXGP shooting for outright motorcycle land speed record Nope, not the land speed record for electric motorcycles. The land speed record for motorcycles (367mph), period. Don’t laugh, the team behind this effort has already built an electric bike that can do 0-60mph in less than 1 second and run a quarter mile with a 155mph exit speed. The best news though? The exact same powertrain that will power the land speed record attempt will be available throu... By HFL Staff News - Aug 24 2011 -
Chip Yates plans speed record for final electric motorcycle act As the final act in what’s sure to go down in history as one of the most significant careers in electric motorcycling, Chip Yates plans to set a new land speed record. So far this year, the defense contractor emerged from motorcycling obscurity to achieve performance parity with ICE in WERA racing, outpace liter bikes at the Mojave Mile and successfully race up Pikes Peak. An attempt at the offi... By HFL Staff News - Aug 12 2011 -
Custom: Streetmaster Brighton cafe racer Café-racers, cool, yeah? I’m with ya on that. But have you spent any time on a pukka (sorry, Brit-speak for genuine) example? I have. Start speed-tuning on an old Triumph motor, say hello to unreliability, not to mention pesky oil puddles wherever it’s parked. And while my ample ass is pretty good at prodding a kickstarter, I’m up to snuff on the Ceremonial Tickling of the Amals, know how... By David Edwards News - May 15 2011 -
The world’s fastest compressed air motorcycle One of the neat things about land speed record racing at Bonneville is that you don’t have to adhere to an existing formula or class. If you’ve got a new technology, just apply for acceptance to race it, then turn up and go fast. That’s what the Saline Airstream will do this summer when it will go for a targeted top speed of 125mph. How will it get there? Compressed air. Pneumatic engines ... By HFL Staff News - May 10 2011 -
