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IOM TT: Harrison SMASHES records on lap 1 of the RST Superbike TT race
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Silicone Engineering Kawasaki mounted Dean Harrison shattered the record books in the delayed RST Superbike TT Race on Saturday. From a standing start the Bradford rider lapped in a seemingly incredible 16:50.384, to give an average lap speed of 134.432mph, the first 134+mph lap in TT history and a new absolute lap record. In response…
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Street Hawk (now a grandad) to jump 20 double-decker buses and break his own World Record
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Back in 1983 stuntman Chris Bromham leapt 196ft over 18 buses on a KTM495, breaking the world distance and obstacle records – and now the Street Hawk stuntman is hoping to go one better at the age of 61. Chris retired in 1997 after a 21-year career inspired by legendary stuntman Evel Knievel – but…
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Video: Record-breaking burnout on a Harley Street Rod
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Polish stunt-rider Maciej “DOP” Bielicki has broken the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest burnout on the Harley-Davidson Street Rod. Bielicki’s new record stands at 4.5km (2.8 miles) and was set with the help of the latest Harley-Davidson Street Rod 750cc, which was unveiled in March this year. The previous record was set…
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“The World’s Fastest Indian” 50th anniversary to be celebrated with a Bonneville Land Speed record attempt by Burt Munro’s great nephew Lee
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It’s been 50 years since Burt Munro took his Indian Scout Streamliner to the Bonneville Salt Flats and made history – and to celebrate, Indian Motorcycle is teaming up with Kiwi road racer Lee Munro (Burt Munro’s great nephew) to recreate the historic run on Sunday 13th August. The team isn’t be competing in any…
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Kawasaki H2 world speed record at 229.1mph
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Rickey Gadson has set a new world speed record on a modified Kawasaki H2, reaching 229.1 mph at the Texas Mile. The name Rickey Gadson might seem familiar to some of you. He’s an 11-time ¼ mile champion drag racer, RG62 performance parts manufacturer, star of US tv show ‘Caffeine and Octane’, and he’s recently…
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Africa Twin breaks altitude riding record for twin-cylinder bikes by riding up a volcano to 19,570ft!
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Honda’s Africa Twin has reached new heights (guffaw) by breaking the record for the highest altitude reached by a twin-cylinder motorcycle. The scene of the record was the world’s highest active volcano, the Nevado Ojos del Salado – situated between Argentina and Chile – on which a team of five riders rode the Africa…
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Guy Martin abandons record attempt because of injury: ‘I was papering over the cracks by carrying on’
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Guy Martin abandons record attempt because of injury: ‘I was papering over the cracks by carrying on’. Guy Martin has been forced to pull out of his latest world record attempt because of an injury. The plan had been to ride a pushbike for 4,800 miles around the UK in an attempt to be the…
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Guy Martin’s honest answers: I’m done with the TT, I’m doing the Burt Munro Challenge and I’m going for the motorbike record at the Nürburgring!
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Guy Martin’s honest answers: I’m done with the TT, I’m doing the Burt Munro Challenge and I’m going for the motorbike record at the Nürburgring! The up and down story of Guy Martin at the TT is now over and he isn’t going back – that’s according to the man himself. Speaking out in a…
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Video: Guy Martin’s slow practice paddle for his world record attempt
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Here’s a brief video of Guy Martin’s latest world record attempt for his upcoming SPEED WITH series on Channel 4. This time Guy is trying to beat the world record of 25mph on a cycle-powered hydrofoil boat. The attempt is happening over two days with today being a practice day on the Brayford waterfront in…
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Ride into the record books with Staffordshire Triumph
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A leading Triumph motorcycle dealership is giving riders across the West Midlands the chance to become World Record holders. Staffordshire Triumph is seeking to smash the record for ‘Largest Parade of Triumph Motorcycles’ on Sunday September 4, 2016, and is calling for participants to sign up. Raising funds for Jessica Simpkin HELP, a charity that…
