TV star and racer Guy Martin is to make an attempt at the motorcycle world landspeed record in August at Bonneville using a 1000bhp Triumph-powered bike.
Triumph has a long legacy of smashing the land speed record and held the title of ‘World's Fastest Motorcycle’ from 1955 to 1970 with the exception of a brief 33-day period.
The record-breaking Triumph Streamliners which included: Devil's Arrow, Texas Cee-gar, Dudek Streamliner and Gyronaut X1, the former achieving a top speed of 245.667 mph (395.28 km/h). Today's bar, held by Rocky Robinson since 2010 riding the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner, sits at 376.363 mph (605.697 km/h).
The 2015 Triumph Rocket Streamliner features a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction with two turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines producing a combined 1000 bhp at 9000 rpm. The motorcycle is 25.5 feet long, two feet wide and three feet tall. Powered by methanol fuel, the bike is competing in the Division C (streamlined motorcycle) category.
