List of Records
| Date | Location | Driver | Make | Engine displacement cc (cu in) | Speed | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||
| 1903 | Yonkers, U.S. | Glenn Curtiss | Curtiss | 1,000 cc (61 cu in) | 64 | 103 | over the mile, first (unofficial) World Speed Record, Hercules V-twin |
| January 24, 1907 | Ormond Beach, U.S. | Glenn Curtiss | Curtiss | 4,000 cc (240 cu in) | 136.27 | 219.31 | Unofficial record stood over 20 years |
| 1920 | Daytona Beach, U.S. | Gene Walker | Indian | 994 cc (60.7 cu in) | 104.12 | 165.67 | |
| 1923 | Brooklands, UK | Bert le Vack | Temple-Anzani | 996 cc (60.8 cu in) | 108.41 | 174.58 | |
| 1924 | Arpajon, France | Bert le Vack | Brough Superior-JAP | 867 cc (52.9 cu in) | 118.98 | 191.59 | |
| 1926 | Arpajon, France | Claude F. Temple | OEC-Temple | 996 cc (60.8 cu in) | 121.3 | 195.33 | |
| 1928 | Arpajon, France | Oliver M. Baldwin | Zenith-JAP | 996 cc (60.8 cu in) | 124.55 | 200.56 | |
| 1929 | Arpajon, France | Bert Le Vack | Brough-Superior | 995 cc (60.7 cu in) | 126.75 | 207.33 | |
| 1930 | Arpajon, France | Joseph S. Wright | OEC Temple JAP | 994 cc (60.7 cu in) | 137.23 | 220.99 | First official record to exceed Curtiss' pioneering effort. |
| 1930 | Ingolstadt, Germany | Ernst Jakob Henne | BMW | 735 cc (44.9 cu in) | 137.58 | 221.54 | |
| 1930 | Cork, Ireland | Joseph S. Wright | Zenith JAP | 995 cc (60.7 cu in) | 150.65 | 242.59 | |
| 1932 | Tát, Hungary | Ernst Jakob Henne | BMW | 736 cc (44.9 cu in) | 151.77 | 244.40 | |
| 1934 | Gyon, Hungary | Ernst Jakob Henne | BMW | 736 cc (44.9 cu in) | 152.81 | 246.069 | |
| 1935 | A3 autobahn (Frankfurt-München route), Germany | Ernst Jakob Henne | BMW | 736 cc (44.9 cu in) | 159.01 | 256.046 | First record over 250 km/h (160 mph) |
| 1936 | A3, Germany | Ernst Jakob Henne | BMW | 493 cc (30.1 cu in) | 168.92 | 272.006 | |
| 1937 | Gyon, Hungary | Eric Fernihough | Brough Superior-JAP | 995 cc (60.7 cu in) | 169.68 | 273.244 | JAP supercharged Fernihough was killed in a 1938 attempt |
| 1937 | Autostrada A4 (Italy) (Brescia-Bergamo route) | Piero Taruffi | Gilera | 492 cc (30.0 cu in) | 170.27 | 274.181 | Supercharged four-cylinder. Taruffi famous as Grand Prix driver. |
| 1937 | A3, Germany | Ernst Jakob Henne | BMW | 495 cc (30.2 cu in) | 173.68 | 279.503 | Last pre-WWII record |
| 1951 | Ingolstadt, Germany | Wilhelm Herz | NSU | 499 cc (30.5 cu in) | 180.29 | 290.322 | First post-WWII record |
| 1955 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Russell Wright | Vincent-HRD | 998 cc (60.9 cu in) | 184.83 | 297.640 | |
| 1956 | Bonneville, U.S. | John Allen | Triumph | 649 cc (39.6 cu in) | 193.730 | 311.778 | |
| 1956 | Bonneville, U.S. | Wilhelm Herz | NSU streamliner | 499 cc (30.5 cu in) | 211.4 | 338.092 | First record over 200 mph (320 km/h) |
| 1956 | Bonneville, U.S. | Johnny Allen | Triumph | 649 cc (39.6 cu in) | 214.5 | 345.188 | Unratified by FIM |
| 1962 | Bonneville, U.S. | William A. Johnson | Triumph | 667 cc (40.7 cu in) | 224.57 | 361.41 | |
| 1966 | Bonneville, U.S. | Robert Leppan | Triumph Special Gyronaut X-1 | 1,298 cc (79.2 cu in) | 245.60 | 395.28 | Triumph Special twin-engined |
| 1970 | Bonneville, U.S. | Don Vesco U.S.A | Yamaha | 700 cc (43 cu in) | 251.66 | 405.25 | Two-stroke twin-engined First record over 250 mph (402 km/h) |
| 1970 | Bonneville, U.S. | Cal Rayborn U.S.A | Harley-Davidson | 1,480 cc (90 cu in) | 254.84 | 410.37 | twin-engined |
| 1975 | Bonneville, U.S. | Don Vesco | Yamaha | 1,480 cc (90 cu in) | 302.92 | 487.515 | First record over 300 mph (483 km/h) |
| 1978 | Bonneville, U.S. | Don Vesco | Kawasaki | 2,030 cc (124 cu in) | 318.598 | 509.757 | Turbocharged twin Kawasaki Kz1000 engines First record over 500 km/h (311 mph) |
| 1990 | Bonneville, U.S. | Dave Campos U.S.A | Ruxton Harley-Davidson | 3,000 cc (180 cu in) | 322.150 | 518.450 | twin-engined Longest held official record, 16 years (see Curtiss' 20 year unofficial record) |
| 3 September 2006 | Bonneville, U.S. | Rocky Robinson U.S.A | Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner | 2,600 cc (160 cu in) | 342.797 | 551.678 | Twin Suzuki engines |
| 5 September 2006 | Bonneville, U.S. | Chris Carr U.S.A | BUB - Lucky 7 streamliner | 2,997 cc (182.9 cu in) | 350.884 | 564.693 | BUB/Sierra Design V4 |
| 26 September 2008 | Bonneville, U.S. | Rocky Robinson U.S.A | Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner | 2,600 cc (160 cu in) | 360.913 | 580.833 | Twin Suzuki engines |
| 24 September 2009 | Bonneville, U.S. | Chris Carr | BUB - Lucky 7 streamliner | 2,997 cc (182.9 cu in) | 367.382 | 591.244 | BUB/Sierra Design V4 |
| 25 September 2010 | Bonneville, U.S. | Rocky Robinson U.S.A | Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner | 2,600 cc (160 cu in) | 376.363 | 605.697 | Twin Suzuki engines First record over 600 km/h (373 mph) |
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