10 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLE!
1. Hats off to the artist
The ultra-popular Japanese helmet manufacturer ARAI was originally a hat manufacturer when it was founded in 1926.
2. It's hot!
Triumph makes more than motorcycles, you would never guess! These are golf balls. We can also add to this the golf ball markers that land where the ball lands in order to mark its exact position.
3. A mooooooooooooooooooooooo...
The longest motorcycle in the world was built in India, in Gujarat in 2015 by a certain Bharat Sinh Parmar. It was 26.29 meters long, it's gigantic.
4. What stamina!
We remain in the field of records with the record for the longest distance traveled in 24 hours. It was performed by Matthew McKelvey nicknamed “Bushy” in Welkom, South Africa on October 8, 2014. He traveled 3256.5 km in 24 hours!
5. The biker pyramid
A new useless record: A team of 54 Indian soldiers traveled 1km and 100 meters on the same motorcycle. The motorcycle used was a sad Royal Enfield Since then the record was broken in 2017 with 58 passengers this time, but still in India.
6. Faster than lightning!
We are still in the records with the world speed record which was won by Rocky Robinson thanks to his top speed at 634 km/h. The motorcycle in question was a Suzuki Hayabusa prepared especially for this record. The Bugatti Veyron has never exceeded 408 km/h!
7. Ghost fright!
On May 28, 2017, on the A4 towards Paris, around 8 p.m., a motorcyclist fell from his Harley. The motorcycle continued to roll straight for several meters without any pilot, it is nicknamed the ghost motorcycle.
8. What a handstand! We are not talking about the tree...
An English stuntman named Marco Georges has entered the legend of records! He did a headstand on his motorcycle at 122 km/h. It's kind of pointless and downright dangerous but at least it can feature in this article. Bravo but we do not advise you to imitate it!
9. It burns (or not)
The tallest motorcycle in the world! It is this man: Gianfranco Bianchi who has managed the feat of raising a motorcycle to the highest altitude, at 6471 meters. This record was achieved on the highest point of the highest volcano in the world, Nevado Ojos del Salado in Chile. And by the way, it was a Suzuki RMZ 450.
10. On a Wheel
A Dutch driver by the name of Egbert Van Popta is the world record holder for the fastest wheelie in the world. It was precisely at 343km/h that he managed to lift his front wheel for a few seconds in 2016.
That's it for our top 10 motorcycle funfacts! Rest assured, there are thousands of others all over the Internet, you have not finished being amazed by the universe of our passion. Records and facts will always be achieved in the years to come and we will be entertained forever by this passion that brings us all together: the motorcycle!
PS: We are looking for someone to set the record for the largest number of retro-reflective stickers stuck on his equipment and his motorcycle.
