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2000cc and 2500cc bikes aiming for 400km/h

Italian V8 record challenger

Written by Ben Purvis , Date 12:31 PM

A pair of new V8-powered machines is being built in Italy with the aim of setting new world land speed records for partially-streamlined bikes.

The idea of Roberto Crepaldi – the man behind the CR&S firm that created the exotic Vun and Duu models and that in the 1990s raced John Britten’s fabulous V1000 – the new bikes will be made under the ‘Record Motorcycles’ brand.

While the fastest record-breaking bikes these days are fully-enclosed streamliners, Crepaldi’s new machines are more like conventional bikes, aimed specifically at taking records for partially-streamlined machines. While slightly slower than the outright record, he still hopes that both the 2000cc and 2500cc versions will be able to top 400km/h, easily taking world records in their capacity classes.

The engines of both bikes use dimensions inspired by the old 2.4 litre V8s that were used in Formula 1 cars until the end of 2013. Normally-aspirated and running on conventional gasoline rather than special racing blends, they’re mounted longitudinally in a chassis that’s engineered by a team led by former Pramac Honda MotoGP technical director Giulio Benerdelle. Both versions are expected to make more than 400bhp.

The larger, 2500cc bike is painted as a tribute to John Britten, in the same colours raced 20 years ago on the CR&S team’s Britten V1000 in the B.E.A.R.S championship. The smaller 2000cc version is titled ‘Pride of Italy’ and wears red and gold paint.

The team hopes to make attempts on the records during 2016 at the Bonneville salt flats.

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