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Walden Miller (2018) Z-Max Dragway at Charlotte North Carolina. Sportbike motorcycle drag racing involves racing motorcycles, often imported from Japan. Many sportbikes such as the Suzuki Hayabusa, the Kawasaki ZX-14, or the BMW S1000RR can perform a 1/4-mile drag race in the 9-second range with little to no modifications. 1/8th-mile racing is also popular in some parts of the country.
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
BMW S1000RR is a race oriented sport bike initially made by BMW Motorrad to compete in the 2009 Superbike World Championship, [1] that is now in commercial production. It was introduced in Munich in April 2008, [2] and is powered by a 999 cc (61.0 cu in) transverse inline four-cylinder engine redlined at 14,200 rpm.
Motorcycle drag racing (also known as "sprints") involves two participants lining up at a dragstrip with a signaled starting line. Upon the starting signal, the riders accelerate down a 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) or 1 ⁄ 8 mile (0.20 km) long, two lane, straight paved track where their elapsed time and terminal speed are recorded.
BMW S 1000 RR (second generation) 2019–present Inline four: 999 cc (61.0 cu in) 205 hp (153 kW) 193 mph (310 km/h) By some measures, faster than MV Agusta F4 R 312. [1] BMW S 1000 RR (first generation) 2009–2018 Inline four: 999 cc (61.0 cu in) 199 bhp (148 kW) 188 mph (303 km/h) By some measures, faster than MV Agusta F4 R 312.
[2] [1] Jay Leno, owner of the first "production" Y2K Turbine Motorcycle with serial number 002, said, "It really does scare you half to death, but it's great fun." [5] [6] Leno also said, "I've got to go with the Y2K Jet Bike as one of the all time sexiest. It's the most fun because it's a bike... and it's a jet, and because it's the best ...
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BMW: BMW S1000RR: 41 Federico D'Annunzio [3] 1–3 BMW S1000RR HP4: 4–7 Motos Vionnet BMW: BMW S1000RR: 51 Eric Vionnet [9] 7 BWG Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki: Kawasaki ZX-10R: 53 Antonio Alarcos [4] 3–4, 6–7 71 Christoffer Bergman [8] 1 Moto LG Racing Team Ducati: Ducati 1199 Panigale R: 55 Tomáš Svitok [4] 3–6 82 Karel Pešek [3] 1–2 ...