Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner
Triumph will return to the legendary
salt flats of Bonneville in the USA, to try to break the motorcycle world land
speed record with a purpose built vehicle.
The 25.5 feet (777.24 cm) long, 2 feet
wide (60.96 cm) and 3 feet (91.44 cm) tall two-wheeler, baptized Triumph Infor
Rocket Streamliner, features a carbon Kevlar monocoque and is propelled by two
turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines, which produce a combined output of
1,000 HP, at 9,000 rpm.
Riding it over the measured mile will be
multiple speed record holder and Isle of Man II racer Guy Martin, who is eager
to show what he can do: "I can't wait to take the Triumph Infor Rocket
Streamliner onto the salt at Bonneville for the first time this summer. The
Triumph engineers have built an amazing machine, giving us the very best chance
to beat the two-wheeled land speed record."
Triumph has a long history of breaking
the record between 1955 and 1970, with the Devil's Arrow, Texas Cee-ger, Dudek
Streamliner and Gyronaut X1; the former managed to achieve a top speed of
245.667 mph (395.28 km/h). The current world speed record for motorcycles was
set by Rocky Robinson in 2010, with the Top Oil-Ack Attack Streamliner, and
sits at 376.363 mph (605.697 km/h).
The manufacturer will unleash their
latest purpose built motorcycle on the salt flats of Bonneville in August.
