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For example, in 1956, the Vincent Black Shadow remained the fastest motorcycle to date, with a 125 mph (201 km/h) top speed, but it was no longer in production. The fastest model on the market in 1956 was the BSA Gold Star Clubman , which at 110 mph (180 km/h) was not a record holder, but is listed for the sake of illustrating a more complete ...
Highest average lap speed: 220.720 km/h (137.149 mph) Barry Sheene (1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix) [35] Highest average race speed: 217.370 km/h (135.067 mph) Barry Sheene (1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix) [35] Slowest average race speed: 93.994 km/h (58.405 mph) Umberto Masetti (1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix) [22] Longest race ...
The highest speed for a MotoGP motorcycle in 125cc category is 249.76 km/h (155.19 mph) ... Traditionally, the age limits for Moto3 were 16-28, with an upper limit of ...
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.
His first experience of motorcycle road racing was in 1982, at age 10, ... 10.69 seconds faster than his opening lap and at an average speed of 129.451 mph. ...
By 1920 Harley-Davidson was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world, with 28,189 machines produced and dealers in 67 countries. [27] In 1921, Otto Walker set a record on a Harley-Davidson as the first motorcycle to win a race at an average speed greater than 100 mph (160 km/h). [28] [29]
Motorcycle rider on his Rudge-Whitworth motorbike, Australia, c. 1935. By 1920, Harley-Davidson was the largest manufacturer, [31] with their motorcycles being sold by dealers in 67 countries. [32] [33] Amongst many British motorcycle manufacturers, Chater-Lea with its twin-cylinder models followed by its large singles in the 1920s stood out.
The first generally recognized motorcycle speed records were set unofficially by Glenn Curtiss, using aircraft engines of his own manufacture, first in 1903, when he achieved 64 mph (103 km/h) at Yonkers, New York using a V-twin, and then on January 24, 1907, on Ormond Beach, Florida, when he achieved 136.27 mph (219.31 km/h) using a V8 housed in a spindly tube chassis with direct shaft drive ...