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New Motorcycle World Speed Record, 367.382 mph

Posted by kdawson on from the mile-and-back dept.

An anonymous reader, apparently a member of the BUB racing team, wrote to let us know that on Thursday, their crew set the new ultimate motorcycle world speed record at 367.382 mph with the BUB Seven Streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The Seven is powered by a 3 Liter, turbocharged, 16-valve V4 engine that produces a claimed 500 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque at 8500 rpm. The pilot, Chris Carr, hit 380 mph during the run.

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  1. that's not a motorcycle by j1mmy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    it's twenty feet long and fully enclosed. calling it a motorcycle because it has two wheels it really stretching the definition of the term.

  2. Uh. If that's a motorbike, I'm the fucking pope. by blind+biker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think it's more than just a stretch to categorize that vehicle as a motorbike. For one think, bikes are nimble and corner easily and accurately. That thing, if it turns corners at all, is probably like a paralytic elephant.

    The engine they used is, however, extremely interesting. Extra kudos' for being custom built!

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