Triumph Plans to Break Motorcycle Land Speed Record

The attempt will employ the purpose built, 1,000bhp Triumph Rocket Streamliner that will be piloted by Guy Martin - a renowned Isle of Man TT racer, truck mechanic, and TV presenter. Guy Martin.

Delving a into Triumph's history with land speed records - the bike maker held the title of the "World's Fastest Motorcycle" from 1955 to 1970 with the exception of a brief 33-day period. The record-breaking Triumph streamliners of that period were Devil's Arrow, Texas Cee-gar, Dudek Streamliner and Gyronaut X1, the former achieving a top speed of 245.667 mph (395.28Km/h).

Competing in the Division C (streamlined motorcycle) category, the 2015 Triumph Rocket Streamliner sports a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction with 2 turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines that, together, put out a 1,000bhp at 9,000rpm. It will be powered by methanol fuel.

The final testing will be organised at the Bonneville Salt Flats in mid-July, while the record attempt will take place between August 24 - August 27, 2015.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Vimal Sumbly, Managing Director, Triumph Motorcycles India, said, "We are extremely excited to see adrenaline junkie Guy Martin confirmed as pilot for the Triumph world record attempt and will be tuned in from the 23-27 August 2015. We wish Guy and the entire team all the very best to break the motorcycle land speed record at the salt flats of Bonneville, USA."