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183 KM/H Record-Breaking Wheelie on Ice, Because I Can
183 KM/H Record-Breaking Wheelie on Ice, Because I Can

16 Dec 2014, 16:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Guinness Book of Records has just homologated a new record for the fastest wheelie on a motorcycle… on ice. The new record belongs to Swedish rider Robert Gull, who was clocked at 183.8 k...

 
Rocket Bicycle Does 333 km/h, Murders Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Rocket Bicycle Does 333 km/h, Murders Ferrari 430 Scuderia

11 Nov 2014, 14:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We knew there was more to come from Swiss daredevil Francois Gissy as himself told us in the exclusive interview we did after his 285 km/h (177mph) run in Switzerland one year ago. Once more a Novem...

 
Bienville Legacy, for Those Who Believed that Confederate Was Too Crazy
Bienville Legacy, for Those Who Believed that Confederate Was Too Crazy

28 Oct 2014, 15:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Enter Bienville Legacy, a custom machine which will change your perception on what is crazy in the two-wheeled world. If you thought that Confederate are extreme bikes, prepare to meet something eve...

 
Triumph Announces Three Special-Edition Bonneville Bikes
Triumph Announces Three Special-Edition Bonneville Bikes

30 Sep 2014, 12:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s rather hard to make a bike like the Triumph Bonneville better, or helping it look more classic, so the historic British manufacturer decided it was once more special edition Bonnie time, ...

 
Watch this Record-Chasing Car Crash at Bonneville at 373 MPH
Watch this Record-Chasing Car Crash at Bonneville at 373 MPH

23 Sep 2014, 04:48 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Land speed records are as dangerous as they are exhilarating, and to witness this, just check out a recent run by George Poteet at an event at the Bonneville Salt Flats called Mike Cook's Bonne...

 
241 MPH Electric Sidecar Motorcycle Ridden by the World's Fastest Woman
241 MPH Electric Sidecar Motorcycle Ridden by the World's Fastest Woman

16 Sep 2014, 11:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KillaJoule and Eva Håkansson are two names which have entered the history books, at least the land speed history books. Eva has become the fastest woman on a motorcycle, even though her KillaJ...

 
Check Out the World’s Fastest Mobility Scooter
Check Out the World’s Fastest Mobility Scooter

4 Sep 2014, 21:27 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Be it the dual exhaust or the candy green paint, it doesn’t take much to realize that this is not your grandmother’s mobility scooter. Instead, a couple of speed freaks decided to attemp...

 
Bonneville Speed Week Cancelled Because of Rain
Bonneville Speed Week Cancelled Because of Rain

13 Aug 2014, 07:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The centennial anniversary of the Bonneville Speed Week is going to be a little peculiar this year, as the rain in the Salt Lake City area hampered this year’s edition of the famous land speed...

 
Top Stunt Rider Chris Pfeiffer Not Attending the 2014 BMW Motorrad Days Due to Injury
Top Stunt Rider Chris Pfeiffer Not Attending the 2014 BMW Motorrad Days Due to Injury

1 Jul 2014, 15:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An event already darkened by the very nasty story of the 2014 R1200RT recall and riding ban, the 2014 BMW Motorrad Days will not have one of its top attractions this year. Multiple stunt world champ...

 
The Bonneville Salt Flats Receive New Salt
The Bonneville Salt Flats Receive New Salt

29 Jun 2014, 13:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It may sound a bit funny to some, but the Bonneville Salt Flats need some replenishment from time to time. The most iconic place on Earth for land speed record setting and breaking on both the autom...

 
Fast MotoGP: News Ducati Wants Dovi, Rea Wants a MotoGP Ride, Dorna Wants Slower Bikes
Fast MotoGP: News Ducati Wants Dovi, Rea Wants a MotoGP Ride, Dorna Wants Slower Bikes

9 Jun 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ahead of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, which is the 7th round of the 2014 championship, things are again stirring up in the premier class. For starters, Ducati has become very interest...

 
Electric Bike Speed Records Shattered in the Isle of Man TT Zero
Electric Bike Speed Records Shattered in the Isle of Man TT Zero

5 Jun 2014, 15:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / John “Mr. Pint” McGuinness and Bruce “Almighty” Anstey have blown previous lap speed records to smithereens in the 2014 Isle of Man TT zero race, the all-electric event recen...

 
On-Board Isle of Man TT Action with Record-Breaking Bruce “Almighty” Anstey
On-Board Isle of Man TT Action with Record-Breaking Bruce “Almighty” Anstey

2 Jun 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The video you’re about to watch may be considered a bit inappropriate by some, because it depicts how extreme the most extreme road race in the world actually is. However, this video also show...

 
Raptor Robot Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt
Raptor Robot Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt

30 May 2014, 12:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / In the age of speed, humans are losing their supremacy against robots. A team of scientists from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has recently created a two-legged robot that ...

 
Bonneville 100 Years of Speed Anniversary T-Shirt Available, Funds New Speedway Museum
Bonneville 100 Years of Speed Anniversary T-Shirt Available, Funds New Speedway Museum

7 May 2014, 13:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This year marks a century of speed record-breaking at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, and S&S Cycle and the Bonneville Speedway Museum have revealed the 100th anniversary special edition t-s...

 
Country Music Star Tim McGraw to Present Hot Rod Documentary
Country Music Star Tim McGraw to Present Hot Rod Documentary

1 May 2014, 15:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Set to debut on the 7th of May on the National Geographic Channel, the "Breaking Barriers" documentary traces the history of land speed record attempts and the brave men that made it possi...

 
British RAC Patrolman Attempting New Bonneville Land Speed Record Aboard Self-Tuned Aprilia
British RAC Patrolman Attempting New Bonneville Land Speed Record Aboard Self-Tuned Aprilia

30 Apr 2014, 11:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Great legends begin with a dream, and Stuart Swift’s dream is riding on the Bonneville Salt Flats. After years of preparations, researches and engine development, the 51-year-old British Royal...

 
Out of Nothing Bonneville Salt Flats Documentary Premieres in May
Out of Nothing Bonneville Salt Flats Documentary Premieres in May

1 Apr 2014, 11:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Almost one year ago I wrote this small piece on the daring movie project called “Out of Nothing”, a documentary about a team of enthusiast motorcyclists who dreamed of the Bonneville Sal...

 
Valerie Thompson Attempts to Break Her 212 MPH Texas Mile Record
Valerie Thompson Attempts to Break Her 212 MPH Texas Mile Record

15 Mar 2014, 08:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lady rider extraordinaire Valerie Thompson will attempt to break her own land speed record of 212 mph (341 km/h) at this spring’s Texas Mile run. One of the fastest BMW racers of the world, Va...

 
Watch the Hennessey Venom GT Hit 270.49 MPH
Watch the Hennessey Venom GT Hit 270.49 MPH

25 Feb 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yesterday we brought you news of Hennessey Performance Engineering hitting 270.49 miles per hour (435.31 km/h) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in their outrageous Lotus Exige-based V...