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Triumph Motorcycles' attempt to score a new land speed record this year was thoroughly documented for Guy Martin's TV show "Guy Martin: Fastest Man On Two Wheels, " and you'll be able to learn all about the Infor machine there.
The 45-minute special episode will air on the Velocity network Thursday, December 8 at 10:00 pm EST (7:00 pm PST), giving viewers a chance to see the inside story behind Guy’s fastest challenge yet.
While testing continued throughout the year with high hopes of a record attempt, course conditions at the Bonneville Salt Flats stood in the way of Guy Martin's record run. A speed of 274.2 mph (441.28 km/h) was recorded last time, though, which makes the Infor streamliner the world's fastest Triumph for now.
The Triumph Infor Rocket features a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction, and two turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines producing a combined 1,000 bhp at 9,000 rpm. Developed between Triumph, Hot Rod Conspiracy, and Carpenter Racing, the motorcycle is 25.5 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet tall. Powered by methanol fuel, the bike is competing in the Division C (streamlined motorcycle) category.
This is not Triumph's first attempt at going very fast, as the company has quite a long history of breaking land speed records. It hold the "World Fastest Motorcycle" title from 1955 to 1970. Among the record-breaking Triumph streamliners, you can find Devil’s Arrow, Texas Cee-gar, Dudek Streamliner and Gyronaut X1, the former achieving a top speed of 245.667 mph (395.36 km/h).
The current speed record for two-wheeled vehicles is held by Rocky Robinson as he reached a top speed of 376.363 mph (605.697 km/h) in 2010 at the helm of the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner.
The glorious history can also be found in Triumph's bike names. The iconic Bonneville badge was conceived following Johnny Allen’s land-speed record runs at the Salt Flats in September 1956, when he reached the record-breaking speed of 193.72 mph. The first T120 Bonneville model was unveiled at the Earls Court Bike Show and went on sale in 1959.
While testing continued throughout the year with high hopes of a record attempt, course conditions at the Bonneville Salt Flats stood in the way of Guy Martin's record run. A speed of 274.2 mph (441.28 km/h) was recorded last time, though, which makes the Infor streamliner the world's fastest Triumph for now.
The Triumph Infor Rocket features a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction, and two turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines producing a combined 1,000 bhp at 9,000 rpm. Developed between Triumph, Hot Rod Conspiracy, and Carpenter Racing, the motorcycle is 25.5 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet tall. Powered by methanol fuel, the bike is competing in the Division C (streamlined motorcycle) category.
This is not Triumph's first attempt at going very fast, as the company has quite a long history of breaking land speed records. It hold the "World Fastest Motorcycle" title from 1955 to 1970. Among the record-breaking Triumph streamliners, you can find Devil’s Arrow, Texas Cee-gar, Dudek Streamliner and Gyronaut X1, the former achieving a top speed of 245.667 mph (395.36 km/h).
The current speed record for two-wheeled vehicles is held by Rocky Robinson as he reached a top speed of 376.363 mph (605.697 km/h) in 2010 at the helm of the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner.
The glorious history can also be found in Triumph's bike names. The iconic Bonneville badge was conceived following Johnny Allen’s land-speed record runs at the Salt Flats in September 1956, when he reached the record-breaking speed of 193.72 mph. The first T120 Bonneville model was unveiled at the Earls Court Bike Show and went on sale in 1959.
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