Triumph to set motorcycle land speed record in September

Triumph Motorcycles recently confirmed the attempt to set a new outright motorcycle land speed world record. However, now, there is a date for this feat, it will take place mid-September, 2016, weather permitting.

The British motorcycle manufacturer recently held a practice session at the Bonneville Salt Flats, it proved to be a successful session as they managed to hit a speed of 441kmph. Which also made it the world’s fastest ever Triumph. This successful practice session was held on a surface where the team felt that the salt wasn’t yet fully capable of supporting a top-speed run. This goes to show that there is a lot left in Triumph’s corner.

The record beating motorcycle will be piloted by Isle of Man TT star Guy Martin. He will return to the famous Bonneville Salt Flats and attempt to beat the current 606.4kmph record speed on the 17.7km long course, aboard the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner.  Martin’s first week in the streamliner saw him master the controls of the 1,000bhp streamliner quickly - achieving all of the goals set by Crew Chief and Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner designer Matt Markstaller and his team.

When asked about returning in September Markstaller commented, “We achieved a great deal during our test week at Bonneville and feel we are in a great position to move ahead with our record attempt. Guy settled into the streamliner very quickly and impressed us with the speed in which he mastered both the motorcycle and riding on the salt. While conditions were some of the best I have seen over the last few years, we feel there is still some room for improvement. When chasing a record such as this on two wheels the conditions have to be the very best they can be, to give us the greatest chance of achieving the speeds we require to set a new record. We feel that waiting a few further weeks will provide us with even better conditions and put us in the ideal position to make our record attempt.”