Saturday, June 26, 2010

The Fastest Motorbikes In The World

The beliefs behind the Superbike category, which was created half-way through the 1970s, was to race bikes that were very powerful but were in any case similar to production models on sale to the general public. The possibility for the general public to identify themselves with the bikes in this championship that were so close to production models has been the basis for the success of the Superbike category. These are some of the most powerful and fastest Superbikes available in the market ranked by its maximum speed:

Suzuki GSX1300R (Hayabusa) Ah yes, the fastest motorbike is Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R. It is also known worldwide as Hayabusa. This speedy bike was introduced in the year 1999 by Suzuki. This name is a Japanese term for the Peregrine Falcon, which is known for its speed. The fastest motorbike before the Hayabusa was invented is the Super Blackbird. This also happens to be the name of the previously fastest production motorcycle. Makes you think doesn't it?

Yamaha YZF - R1 Introduced in 1998, this machine brought the sector nearer to a true racing motorbike. Its 1000cc engine powers the bike up to 176mph. Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input and output shafts and this compacting of the engine yielded a huge dividend in that the total engine length was now very short. The launch model Yamaha YZF-R1 was available in white/red or blue this bike has a compression ratio of 11.8:1.

MV Agusta F4 1000R Released in 2006, this bike which could whizz you up to 185mph in rapid time set a world record at Bonneville Salt Flats and won the title of the 'Fastest Production Class 1000cc'. The F4 engine is a liquid cooled inline four cylinder (4 strokes) with two overhead camshafts (DOHC), 16 radial valves, electronic multi point injection, induction discharge electronic ignition and following capacity variants: 749.5, 998 and 1,078 cc.

MTT Turbine Superbike Y2K Created by Ted McIntyre of Marine Turbine Technologies Inc, this bike is only the world's second wheel driven motorcycle powered by a turbine engine, and doesn't it move; 227mph to be precise. It has a Rolls Royce Allison 250 series engine and is recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Most powerful production motorcycle" and the "Most expensive production motorcycle. Riding the motorcycle is said to be somewhat tricky due to the inherent throttle lag in the engine, acceleration when letting off the throttle, and extreme length and with a price tag of US$150,000.

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