Triumph hoping to hit 645km/h on two wheels
British bike-maker aiming to break World Speed Record for bikes with 745kW missileTriumph will attempt to smash the world record for the fastest motorcycle ever made next month at Bonneville Salt Flats.
Declaring it will crack 400mph (645km/h) in its Triumph Rocket III Streamliner, with Isle of Man TT racer Guy Martin riding it, the British outfit have to beat the current record of 376mph (605km/h) that was reached by the Suzuki-powered Top Oil-Ack Attack Streamliner.
To help Martin beat the record the Triumph is powered by two 2.3-litre Triumph Rocket III engines that, combined, generate 745kW at 9000rpm.
Made of lightweight carbon-Kevlar construction, the bike runs on methanol fuel.
Triumph is no stranger to setting world land speed records for motorcycles.
From 1955 to 1970 it held the world’s fastest motorcycle record consecutively, with the exception of just 33 days.
The British firm hopes to set the record at the salt flats between 24-27 August following final testing within the next couple of days.
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