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Top 5 powerful and fastest bikes in the world

Last updated on: January 20, 2013 10:33 IST


Ayan Sengupta

There are bikes and there are bikes. In the pages to follow we take you through the latter variety -- the ones that set the standards in the market and leave a blazing trail on the roads.

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Top 5 powerful and fastest bikes in the world

Image: Dodge Tomahawk

1. Dodge Tomahawk

This mean machine runs on four wheels instead of two. It is so massive that it needs two extra wheels to support itself on the asphalt.

With an 8.3 litre 10 cylinder V-type engine and 500 bhp this mean machine can go from zero to 97 mph in 2.5 seconds. The top speed of this quadricycle is 640 kph. Power doesn't come to all and this Dodge proves the same.

Only 10 of these powerful lugs were made throughout the world which fetched an eye wobbling figure of $555,000 each.

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Top 5 powerful and fastest bikes in the world

Image: 2010 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX 1300R

2. Suzuki Hayabusa GSX 1300R

Hayabusa is best known as being one of the fastest motorcycles on earth. In 2011, Bill Warner dispersed the upgraded version of it at the race -- Loring Timing Association American Bill Warner, which can achieve a top whack of 502 kph -- the highest for two-wheeler then.

It boasts a 1340 cc four-stroke, four-cylinder liquid-cooled DOHC 160 valve engine with 197 bhp.

Top 5 powerful and fastest bikes in the world

Image: MTT Turbine Superbike Y2K

3. MTT Turbine Superbike Y2K

It is probably the only motorcycle on roads which is fuelled by a heart of an aircraft. The MTT Turbine Superbike Y2K also holds Guinness Records for being the most expensive serial motorcycle and the most powerful series motorcycle.

This 61.2 kg robust superbike touches top speeds of 402 kph with 320 BHP.

Top 5 powerful and fastest bikes in the world


4. Lightning Electric Superbike

This superbike is dignity personified. There isn't much to say about this o#8800 it holds a tag of the fastest motorcycle with a top pounce of 352 kph with an Electric Motor.

Top 5 powerful and fastest bikes in the world

Image: Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird

5. Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird

Carrying on the legacy of world's fastest production motorcycle from 1996, it is holding its own even to this day.

This Honda features a dual counter balance shaft which provides an exceptional smoothness and a top slot of more than 190 mph. At Blackbird's heart is an 1137 cc liquid-cooled inline 4-cylinder engine which rides a power of 153 BHP.