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Killacycle slays the quarter mile - video
By Tim Skilton on 13/11/2007 15:35:47
First electric-powered bike to run seven-second quarter
THE KILLACYCLE made drag racing history at Pomona, USA, this weekend when it became the first electric-powered vehicle to run seven seconds for the 1/4 mile. The machine was piloted by expert drag racer, Scotty Pollacheck. The machine delivers 500hp
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BMW logs first quarter sales record
By Visordown News on 11/04/2012 09:37:44
BMW sees 5.5% increase on last year in the first quarter of 2012
and 24,373 motorcycles sold, compared to 23,109 from the first quarter of last year. Also, March saw BMW deliver 12,295 motorcycles to customers worldwide, up 5.3% on the 11,675 from last year.Hendrik von Kuenheim, General Director BMW Motorrad, said "BMW
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BMW R1200GS tops first quarter sales
By Visordown News on 19/04/2012 15:18:15
Combined sales of the R1200GS and Adventure place it ahead of the Honda Fireblade in the first quarter sales of 2012
the Honda CBR600F with 186, Kawasaki ZZR1400 at 184, the NC700X from Honda at 183, Suzuki's 650 V-Strom selling 171, the R1200RT at 169 and the VFR1200 with 167.The first quarter of 2012 also saw some positive growth for motorcycle sales as new registrations
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VIDEO: Killacycle slays quarter-mile record
By Visordown News on 02/01/2009 11:37:05
Watch a battery-powered bike go from 0-60mph in under a second!
Cycle is just a giant cordless drill with wheels." Dube added that the next version of the KillaCycle should top 1000bhp.Watch the run here and see the bike go from 0 to 60mph in under one second - in virtual silence.
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Hayabusa (ish) 7-second quarter mile
By Ben Cope on 08/08/2011 15:24:39
..but I bet it doesn't go 'round corners
The fastest ever run on a NOS-assisted 'Street Bike'. If this pulls up next to you at the lights, you might as well take it on. What have you got to lose?
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Video: 5.84s quarter mile @ 243mph
By Ben Cope on 17/02/2011 16:41:38
Hold on...
Fast forward to 1m30s.It's all very well doing a 243mph 1/4 mile but I suppose the flip side is that normal life must be massively depressing for these guys..
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US drag racer cracks 250mph over quarter-mile
By Visordown News on 30/10/2008 23:12:45
Denver racer becomes the fastest man ever but he won't make it into the Guinness Book of Records
Hogan hit 250mph in under six secondsA US drag racer has beaten the world record for the fastest quarter-mile ever recorded on two wheels but it won't count in the Guinness Book of Records.Denver's Korry Hogan took his top fuel drag bike from zero
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BMW S1000RR breaks 9-second quarter mile
By Ben Cope on 02/07/2010 16:34:57
Only slightly slower than a ZZR-1400...
.Running off an 8.90 national record set by Rickey Gadson on a Brock's-prepared ZX-14 last season, Teasley clicked off successive quarter-mile runs of 9.12 and 9.04 seconds before hitting a 8.971 at 157.93 mph. He went on to lower the mark with an astounding 8
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Quarter-mile for beginners
By Robin Goodwin on 09/02/2012 16:18:35
Spectacular drag start fail
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BMW S1000RR: Quarter mile in 8.49 secs
By Visordown News on 21/05/2010 08:54:07
Ryan Schnitz rips up US drag strip on a virtually bog standard S1000RR
US DRAG racing hotshot Ryan Schnitz has decimated a quarter-mile strip in a mind blowing 8.49 secs on a BMW S1000RR with a bog stock motor.Schnitz's Brocks Performance-built machine, which cranks out a crazy 203 rear wheel bhp, runs nothing more
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