It can be a bit trickier getting a motorcycle up to extreme speeds than it is a car. Here are the fastest motorcycles ever built - street legal or not.
Things went wrong for Kiwi Richard Assen when his turbo-charged Hayabusa-powered machine got out of shape causing Assen to crash during his opening run. The tumble prompted a medical evacuation, and Assen is now recovering at a hospital in Bolivia.
Triumph Motorcycles, the iconic British motorcycle brand, has confirmed that it will return to the legendary salt flats of Bonneville, USA, in August 2016 t .