Speeding with a prestige motorcycle is one of the popular hobbies for the wealth. They’re proud to ride a fastest motorcycle and go anywhere with it. There are bikes that set the standards in the market and leave a blazing trail on the roads. Over the last decade though the cars have pulled back and now in many cases even accelerate faster than the super bikes.
Nonetheless, an experience on a super bike or in a super car is different and has a charm of its own. Usually the fastest motorcycles in the world are considered to the most expensive motorcycles in the world. Let’s take a look at those fastest motorcycles and see how fast they can run.
- Dodge Tomahawk: 350 mph (560 km/h)
The number one position currently is held by the Doge Tomahawk. This bike is a non street legal yet fully functional bike with two front and rear wheels. Its enormous engine built will put a car on the road to shame. The Tomahawk is a Viper V-10 based motorcycle, a 500 horsepower engine with four wheels beneath it. The Dodge Tomahawk can reach 60 miles an hour in about 2.5 seconds, and has a theoretical top speed of nearly 400 mph.
- Suzuki Hayabusa: 248 mph (397 km/h)
The erstwhile number one bike is now been pushed to the second spot. Hayabusa means “Falcon” in Japanese, which preyed on the black birds. This naming was also a pot shot at the Honda’s black bird series which were the fastest bike till then. It has 1340cc, 4 stroke engine with 162 hp and runs at 198mph i.e. 320km/hr.
- MTT Turbine Superbike Y2K: 227 mph (365 km/h)
It is the 3rd fastest bike and has been listen in Guinness world record using Rolls Royce engine gas turbine generating 320hp at 6000rpm. The transmission system used by this motorcycle is different than other motorcycle by simply using 2 speed automatic transmissions. Its speed is 370.3km/hr.
- Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird: 190 mph (310 km/h)
This motorcycle was released by Japan leading motorcycle manufacturer, Honda. This motorcycle is using 1137 cc, liquid-cooled, four cylinder engines. The engine can make this motorcycle reach 190 mph (310 km/h) while it’s running on top speed. This motorcycle can produce 114 kw (153 hp) @ 10,000 rpm power. The transmission system used by this motorcycle is close-ratio 6-speed transmission.
- Yamaha YZF R1: 186 mph (297 km/h)
Its radical bodywork is a direct spin off from our World Championship winning R6. And with class-leading features like upside down front forks, aluminum swinging arm and a short-stroke liquid-cooled engine, the YZF-R125 is built to thrill. This motorcycle can be expected to reach 186 mph (297 km/h) on its top speed. This motorcycle can produce 128.2 horsepower (95.6 Kw) at 10000 rpm.
– Tanvi Shah
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