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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 ...
The fastest production motorcycle for a given year is the unmodified motorcycle with the highest tested top speed that was manufactured in series and available for purchase by the general public. Modified or specially produced motorcycles are a different class, motorcycle land-speed record.
William Walter "Bill" Warner (February 11, 1969 – July 14, 2013) was an American motorcycle racer who set a land speed record on a conventional motorcycle in 2011. [1] [2] He was killed in a motorcycle racing crash in 2013. [3] Warner was born in Little Falls, New York. He studied marine biology and chemistry at the University of Tampa.
On July 17, 2011, riding a highly modified turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa, Bill Warner set a new world motorcycle land speed record of 311.945 mph (502.027 km/h) from a standing start to 1.5 miles at the Loring Timing Association's Land Speed Race, held at the Loring Commerce Centre (the former Loring Air Force Base) in Limestone, Maine. [65] [66 ...
Land speed records by surface Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs On ice: 335.7: 208.6: Audi RS 6: Janne Laitinen 9 Mar 2013 FIA [19] On the Moon: 18.0: 11.2: Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV‑003) Eugene Cernan: 11 Dec 1972 (unofficial) [20] On Mars: 0.18: 0.11: Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
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Motorcycle land-speed record; I. Indian Scout (motorcycle) This page was last edited on 17 December 2024, at 18:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Pages in category "Motorcycle land speed record people" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.