A motorcycle is not just a transport, but also true friend companion, companion. But there are also such tales that can rather be attributed to status things. Some of them are capable of record speeds, some are limited editions, some have had a hand in the most eminent creators. The cost of such "iron horses" sometimes reaches fabulous sums. It is the most cool motorcycles- the topic of this article.
Speaking of tops, rating tables and other systematized lists, it is worth considering many factors. The world does not stand still, something new and progressive is being created every day. Information that was relevant yesterday may be hopelessly outdated tomorrow. And it’s not customary to argue about tastes, because someone appreciates engine power most of all in a motorcycle, for someone the design is more important, and there are those who value the sonorous name on the logo the most. Therefore, claiming the ultimate truth is simply stupid. Better just admire some of the most interesting motorcycles.
10. Ducati-1098
Came out in 2006. The manufacturing company considers its brainchild to be a very successful development and is proud of it. This is well deserved, because motorcycles of this brand have repeatedly taken part in the most prestigious races and won prizes.
High results "Ducati-1098" owes its performance characteristics. Its weight is 173 kg and exceeds 200 km/h. And you can accelerate it to hundreds in just 3 seconds.
9. Honda Blackbird CBR1100XX
This bike first went on sale in 1997. It was expected to be worthy competition Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11.
Today we can confidently say that the "black bird" managed not only to get around the competitor, but also to become the best versatile motorcycle. It is equipped powerful motor in 164 "horses", its weight is 225 kg. This bike can be accelerated up to 290 km/h.
8. BMW S1000 RR
This legendary superbike is produced by BMW Motorrad. He is famous for his participation in the world championship in motorcycle racing, the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team of pilots rode it.
The motorcycle went on sale in 2008. It easily accelerates to 300 km / h in a matter of seconds, which allowed him to take his place in the list of "Coolest Motorcycles".
7. Yamaha YZF-R1
A real legend in the motor world is a motorcycle Among the company's products, it is considered one of the most progressive and advanced.
Futuristic design, huge power (185 hp), high speed - all this deserves to enter the bike in the top 10 "Coolest motorcycles".
6Ninja ZX-14
Perhaps every motorcycle manufacturer from time to time tries to create something that will make everyone gasp. So that buyers run to mortgage houses and go into debt, just to save up for a coveted bike, and competitors simply cry in the corner with envy, grief and impending ruin. Ninja ZX-14 is exactly that case. The company that created it, Kawasaki, is seriously convinced that the coolest motorcycles in the world fade next to its brainchild. This, of course, is debatable, but the fact that the model can be safely ranked among the top ten bikes in the world is quite justified.
The point is not only in the mega-cool appearance, but also in the performance characteristics. Almost 200 "horses", three-second acceleration to hundreds and speeds up to 300 km / h ... Really impressive.
5. MV Agusta F4 CC
The fifth position of the top is occupied by the legendary "Augusta" - a limited edition superbike. The designer Massimo Tamburini and the engineers of the concern "Ferrari" had a hand in the creation of this beauty.
Advanced design suggests that the device is designed to high speeds. It can accelerate to 306 km / h, and its power reaches 200 liters. With.
4 Suzuki Hayabusa
"Suzuki-Hayabusa" - motorcycle industry. For the first time the world saw this motorcycle in 1999. The general interest in this model is quite understandable - the manufacturer regularly improves it. The company's engineers seemed to set out to make it the best of the best. In many ways, they succeed - today this bike is rightfully considered one of the coolest in the world.
But among its class, "Suzuki-Hayabusa" is a real leader. Of the mass-produced in the world of sports, it is the fastest. And yes, it is quite expensive. Engine power - 197 liters. s., a maximum speed this motorcycle - 330 km / h.
3.MTT Turbine Superbike
If you decide to put such a handsome man in your garage, you will not only have to fork out for 200 thousand US dollars, but also try hard. After all, only 5 of these motorcycles go on sale per year.
From Rolls Royce-Allison is not the only feature of this legendary bike. It is impossible to remain indifferent, looking at his charismatic appearance, an LCD monitor with a rear-view camera connected to it, and many other bells and whistles. A fairly heavy unit (225 kg) is able to rush you towards adventure at a speed of 365 km / h.
2. MTT Street Fighter
A little bypassed the previous nominee by his own "brother" - a huge, powerful and incredibly beautiful "Street Fighter" from MTT.
Outwardly, they are similar, only specifications they are different. has a capacity of 430 Horse power, its maximum speed can reach 402 km/h.
1. Dodge Tomahawk
The legend of all times and peoples - "Dodge Tomahawk" - rightfully holds the top step of the top for quite a long time.
This is the most fast bike in the world, because it can drive along the highway at a speed of 480 km / h. It looks more like props for a movie about the distant future than reality. today. It is distinguished by 2 pairs of wheels, a powerful 10-cylinder engine, a power of five hundred horsepower.
Only 10 Dodge Tomahawk motorcycles have been produced, each with unique features. The price of one is 550 thousand dollars. This incredible bike weighs quite a lot - 680 kg. It can reach speeds of 100 km / h in less than 2 seconds.
Is there a limit to perfection? The rapid pace at which it is developing today scientific and technical progress rather say the opposite. The coolest motorcycles in the world are another wonderful confirmation that nothing is impossible.
cruising speed average jet aircraft is about 950 kilometers per hour, which is only thirty percent more than stated in the data sheet for the most powerful motorcycle Tomahawk. Only bad luck, planes fly, but bikes don't.
Manufacturers are chasing record numbers because there are people who need the very best. For extreme people, the boundaries of what is permitted lie on the verge of the possible, otherwise how can one explain the acceleration of a two-wheeled iron horse to a mark of five hundred kilometers per hour.
1. Dodge Tomahawk
The four-wheeled bike accelerates to 97 kilometers per hour in 2.5 seconds. If you forget about the oncoming resistance, then, according to the developers, the motorcycle will be able to develop 640 kilometers per hour.
True, this is only a theoretical value, which is taken from real parameters. power plant: 8.3-liter ten-cylinder engine with 500 hp.
2. 2010 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R
One of the fastest and most powerful bikes in the world. In 2011, during the Loring Timing Association races, American Bill Warner (Bill Warner) dispersed the upgraded version of the Hayabusa to 502 kilometers per hour, which became a new speed record on a motorcycle.
IN basic configuration The sportbike is equipped with the latest 197-horsepower four-cylinder engine with a volume of 1,340 cubic centimeters.
3.MTT turbine superbike Y2K
The only motorcycle to drive on ordinary roads which is equipped with aviation gas turbine engine. In addition, the Y2K was twice listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the "Most Powerful Production Motorcycle" and "Most Expensive Production Motorcycle". At own weight at 61.2 kilograms, the bike's engine develops 320 horsepower, and the maximum speed is limited to 402 kilometers per hour.
4 Lightning Electric Superbike
The Superbike has been recognized as the fastest electric motorcycle in the world. According to the results of a test run in the desert of the Great Salt Lake, the electric bike reached a speed of 352 kilometers per hour.
Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird
The CBR 1100 XX has been in production since 1996 and is still in production. The black streetfighter has a speed of more than two hundred kilometers per hour.
6. Yamaha YZF R1 2011
The production motorcycle has four valve engine DOHC with a displacement of 998 cubic centimeters, providing 182 horsepower. The maximum speed is at around 300 kilometers per hour.
7. MV Agusta F4 1000 R
The chassis of the motorcycle is decorated with a modern technological suspension, and the heart is a high-tech 1,000 cc engine. A frisky bike accelerates to a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.
8. Kawasaki ninja ZX-11/ZZ-R1100
The ZX-11 held the title of "fastest motorcycle" for six years, reaching speeds of 280 kilometers per hour on the track.
9 Aprilia RSV 1000R Mille
10. BMW K 1200 S
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The speed threshold of 300 km / h has long been overcome by motorcycles different brands. Moreover, if earlier only a few copies that set speed records on the Bonneville salt lake in the USA could accelerate to such a speed, in our time, every motorcycle manufacturer has a post production model, capable of driving under 300 without alterations, and with shallow tuning - and above 300 km per hour.
In this article, we will look at motorcycles that have set world speed records over 300 km per hour. In the next article, we will focus on production motorcycles reaching this speed.
The fastest motorcycles that set world speed records over 300 km per hour.
Traditionally, speed records are set on the Bonneville salt lake, which is located in the US state of Utah. The surface of the dried lake has an area of 260 square kilometers and an almost perfectly flat surface, on which world speed records have long been set. In the film "" based on real events, the protagonist Bert Monroe just goes to Bonneville to set a speed record on his old, but deeply tuned 1920 Indian Scout motorcycle.
Let's start our review just with motorcycles that set world speed records and exceeded 300 km per hour, since Bert Monroe in 1962 just couldn’t overcome this threshold, accelerating his motorcycle to “only” up to 288 km / h.
Speed records on motorcycles are counted in several classes, the division into which is due not only to the cubic capacity of the engine, but also to serial production, the presence of wind protection, etc. motorcycle characteristics. The first motorcycle speed record was set in 1903 by Glenn Curtis on liter motorcycle Curtiss V-2 and was only 103 km / h. The threshold of 300 km per hour was overcome only in 1955.
September 25, 1955 The world speed record on a motorcycle is 310.151 km/h.
It was delivered by John Allen on a Triumph motorcycle with a 649 cc engine. This record, however, did not leave a noticeable mark in history, since it was not approved by the FIM. But the new official record was not long in coming.
August 2, 1956 The world speed record on a motorcycle is 304.97 km/h. August 4, 1956 - 338.992 km / h.
In two days, the world motorcycle speed record was broken twice, both times by Wilhelm Hertz on his specially prepared NSU Delphin III motorcycle.
It was the so-called "streamliner". All subsequent world speed records were set on similar structures. The motorcycle had a two-cylinder inline engine displacement of 499 cubic centimeters with a supercharger, gave out only 110 horsepower at 8500 rpm.
September 6, 1956World motorcycle speed record 345.188 km/h.
Still the same Johnny Allen, this time in a 650cc Triumph Tiger T110, and again past FIM. Nevertheless, this record truly epochal, and not at all because the motorcycle once again crossed the bar of 300 km / h.
It was this speed record, for which the stock Triumph T110 was, of course, heavily modified, that influenced the fact that the successor to the T110 in model range Triumph motorcycles became a cult Triumph Bonneville, produced, with interruptions, great improvements and modifications, but to this day.
1962 The world speed record on a motorcycle is 361.41 km/h.
The record was set by William Johnson on a 667cc Triumph motorcycle.
The motorcycle was radically modified, the engine from the T120 was bored out, and the cockpit of this streamliner was made by aircraft mechanic Joe Dudek, inspired by the shape of the X-15 rocket plane.
This speed record was set on nitromethane, after a warm-up run on regular commercial gasoline.
1966The world speed record on a motorcycle is 395.36 km/h.
This world record was set by Robert Lepan on the 1298cc Triumph Special Gyronaut X-1 streamliner. Using tires specially designed by Goodyear for speeds in excess of 300 km per hour, the bike had two heavily modified twin-cylinder 641cc engines from the TR6, each producing 70 horsepower at 8200 rpm. The construction of such a motorcycle cost about $ 100,000.
1970World motorcycle speed record 405.25 km/h.
The first world record to exceed 400 km per hour was set by Don Vesco on a 700 cc Yamaha "Big Red" streamliner with two twin-cylinder two-stroke engines Yamaha, 350 cc each.
The record did not last long, being broken by Sal Rayborn on H-D the same year, but Vesco soon returned for revenge and set several more motorcycle world speed records.
1970The world speed record on a motorcycle is 410.37 km/h.
The aforementioned Cal Rayborn set a new world record for Harley-Davidson motorcycle Sportster with a 1480 cc engine running on nitromethane. The motorcycle was built by Warner Riley and named "Godzilla".
September 28, 1975The world speed record on a motorcycle is 487.515 km/h.
Don Vesco is back for revenge on Yamaha's new "Silver Bird" streamliner.
It must be said that, since constructions with two motorcycle engines, had already proved themselves well by that time, the record holders continued to use this technology. Vesco's new motorcycle was equipped with two two-stroke four-cylinder engine from the racing Yamaha TZ750 with a total displacement of 1389.8 cubic centimeters.
August 28, 1978 The world speed record on a motorcycle is 509.757 km/h.
And again Don Vesco. The world speed record on a motorcycle for the first time exceeded 500 kilometers per hour! The design of Vesco's new motorcycle was seemingly similar to his past record-breaking cars.
But on closer examination, it comes to the realization that this time they created a real monster by taking two four-stroke engine from Kawasaki Kz1000, having installed turbines on each of them, they received an eight-cylinder turbocharged in-line engine with a total working volume of 2032 cubic centimeters!
This speed record lasted for 12 years.
July 14, 1990World motorcycle speed record 518.450 km/h.
This speed record was set by Dave Campos on the Easyriders streamliner motorcycle and went down in history as the longest. No one could beat him for a whole 16 years!
Two engines from Harley-Davidson with a total displacement of 3000 cubic centimeters.
September 3, 2006 - mworld speed record on a motorcycle 551.678 km / h. September 5, 2006 -mworld speed record on a motorcycle 564.693 km / h.
16 years later, after the last motorcycle world speed record, the Rocky Robinson-Chris Carr race began. On September 3, Rocky Robinson sets a new world speed record on the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner, powered by two Suzuki turbocharged four-cylinder engines with a total displacement of 2600 cc.
Two days later, the world motorcycle speed record was broken again! This time by Chris Carr on a BUB Seven streamliner with a specially built Sierra Design turbocharged three-liter V-4.
Since this year, streamliners have completely ceased to look like motorcycles, at least in their size. The designs used water cooling systems drive chains, the power of the motors exceeded 500 hp.
Further world records were set on the last two streamliners already mentioned. The chronology is as follows:
September 26, 2008 - Rocky Robinson - 580.833 km/h.
September 24, 2009 - Chris Carr - 591.244 km/h.
September 25, 2010 - Rocky Robinson - 605.697 km / h. Over 600! The record has not yet been broken!
I would like to finish this article with an interesting infographic. Years and speed of motorcycle world speed records.
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For several years now, Dodge's non-production concept has been the superbike champion, the fastest motorcycle in the world, breaking all Tomahawk power records. Tomahawk design differs from the standard dual front and rear wheels between which there is a gap of several centimeters. Each of the four wheels has an independent suspension. The motorcycle needed twice the number of wheels to adequately receive torque from the super engine.
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The Tomahawk motorcycle has a ten-cylinder V-engine from Dodge Viper volume of 8.3 liters. Motor power 500 horsepower. Acceleration of the car from zero to one hundred kilometers per hour is equal to a maximum of 2.5 seconds. The real speed that the Tomahawk can reach is 480 km / h. But if you do not take into account air resistance, theoretically the motorcycle can accelerate to 676 km / h.
About $100 million was spent on the development of the Dodge Tomahawk. In total, ten of these Tomahawks were assembled by hand, and in the Neiman Marcus catalog they were priced at $ 550,000, moreover, all 10 motorcycles were successfully sold
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Story:
In 2003 at the North American international motor show in Detroit Dodge
introduced a futuristic-looking motorcycle with a ten-cylinder engine with a capacity of 500 hp. With. from Dodge car viper.
The motorcycle has two front and two rear wheels, which makes it rather than a motorcycle, but separate view ATV. Four wheels give this marvel of modern technology amazing stability.
Each of the four wheels has its own independent suspension. When assembling the Tomahawk, titanium, aluminum, carbon, magnesium are used. All these innovations are designed to reduce the weight of the proto-bike. Basically, it's a motor on two wheels.
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According to the owners this motorcycle, in operation it is very demanding on the quality of fuel and service, and disproportionately small fuel tank severely limits the capabilities of the motorcycle, the most inconvenient, according to the owners, is the accelerator: when driving, the motorcycle strives to slip out from under the driver, the reason for this shortcoming is powerful engine and an excessively short transmission stroke, which causes discomfort when moving.
“Tomahawk is not for everyone - Tomahawk is for madmen,” some experts said after the presentations of the prototype, there is some truth in their words, falling from such a monster is really life-threatening, but no serious accidents involving this prototype have been registered. Tomahawk prototype exclusively hand-built. Some time after the presentation of the Tomahawk, replicas, clones, and prototypes began to appear.
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Specifications
Wheelbase 1.930 mm
Weight including liquid 680.4 kg
seat height 737 mm
Full length 2.591 mm
Full Width 704 mm
Full height 937 mm
Weight per front axle % 49.0 %
Spring rear axle % 51.0 %
Motor
Power 500.00 HP
Supply system Injector
Cylinder arrangement V - figurative
Number of valves per cylinder 2
Number of cylinders 10
Number of cycles 4
Distribution system OHV
Cooling system Liquid
Bore / Stroke 102.4 x 100.6 mm
Torque 712.00 Nm
Transmission
Number of gears 2
brakes
Front brakes 2-disk
Rear brakes double disc
Diameter front brake 508 mm
Rear brake diameter 508 mm
Exploitation
Max Speed 482.8 km/h
Acceleration time from standstill to 100 km/h 2.500 seconds s
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Of course, not everyone will be able to drive such a giant as the Dodge Tomahawk V10. That is why Chinese company I decided to create a mini version of this motorcycle. By the way, the original itself costs 550 thousand dollars. And its Chinese mini-copy is only $750. The Chinese, as always, distinguished themselves. And yes, the maximum speed of the baby is 140 kilometers per hour, which is very, very good.
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Already after writing the article, I found another motorcycle, which is most likely the fastest: American Bill Warner set a new world speed record by speeding up to 502 kilometers per hour on a modified version of the Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa, which is considered the fastest production motorcycle in the world. For the race, which was held on the 2.4-kilometer runway of the US Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine, Wild Brothers Racing prepared upgraded version motorcycle. It received a 1299 cubic centimeter engine, which is equipped with a Garrett turbocharger and runs on methanol. The engine power is 1000 horsepower (the standard Suzuki Hayabusa has 197 horsepower), and the cost of the unit is about 160 thousand dollars. In addition, the motorcycle received an aerodynamic body kit, an improved gearbox, clutch, exhaust system, rear suspension and other brakes. Also installed on Suzuki are BST full carbon wheels, which are planned to be offered for production motorcycles soon, with Continental tires 120/70 front and 240/40 rear. The previous motorcycle speed record (448 kilometers per hour) also belonged to Warner. Before that, the record belonged to Dean Sabatinelli, who on a motorcycle managed to reach a speed of 431 kilometers per hour. I don't think that anyone in the next five years will be able to beat Warner's new achievement, even if they start training right now and focus the rest of the time only on this task. Bill approaches high-speed races like a real scientist. I just don't have the words to describe his achievement," Sabatinelli said. And here and here I am. Here is an interesting one The original article is on the website InfoGlaz.rf Link to the article from which this copy is made -
