World's Longest Motorcycle

Colin Furze from the United Kingdom holds the Guiness World Record for building the World's Longest Motorcycle. The motorcycle was 14.03m (46 ft 3 inches) long and was presented and measured at Saltby Aerodrome in Leicestershire in the United Kingdom.



This was probably only built for the sole purpose of achieving the Guinness World Record. This motorcycle does not seem practical at all. It would be a nightmare to pass a motorcycle like this in daytime or rush hour traffic. Despite the motorcycle's odd design, it's still interesting to see. You won't find a bike like this in the classifieds. You'll probably have to build one yourself, that is, if you really wanted one.

Piaggio MP3 Hybrid Trike

Piaggo plans to release the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid Trike in early 2010. This doesn't look too bad, in my opinion, although I think I'd rather appreciate a proper motorcycle over a hybrid scooter. This scooter / trike / odd looking vehicle will have a price tag of between $8000 and $9000. The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid Trike is a plug-in hybrid and can run off of a standard charge for 40 miles (64 km). Piaggo also claims that this hybrid will only take 3 hours to charge. It has gas-powered generator for extra power. The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid Trike features a regenerative breaking high-performance battery-boosted mode. This 3 wheeled scooter can operate in full-electric mode, or 1 of 3 hybrid modes. The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid Trike is capable of reaching a speed of 141 mph (226 km/h). If Piaggio meets its deadline, this vehicle is expected to be the first mass produced vehicle in the world to be able to be charged by regular wall socket. It's also considered to be green, since it will have a 50% reduction on carbon emissions. Since this might not be for me, I'll probably have to look around in the classifieds for a 2nd hand bike instead. The price tag is a little bit too high for me.

Dodge Tomahawk

This is a concept vehicle which was produced by Dodge. The Dodge Tomahawk was introduced at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. It has an unusual design, featuring a 500 hp (373 kW) 8.3 L V10 Dodge Viper engine. It has 2 front wheels and 2 rear wheels. One could see this as a motorized quadricycle rather than a typical motorcycle. It was reported that hand-built examples of the Dodge Tomahawk would be produced on order. 9 of them might have been sold. With a price tag of $550,000, I doubt that the amount of Dodge Tomahawks sold would be more than that. The Dodge Tomahawk has an estimated top speed of more than 300 miles an hour (480 km/h or faster). It has a 2 speed manual transmission and front double horizontal fork suspension. It's highly unlikely that one would find a vehicle like this advertised in the classifieds. It's way overpriced in my opinion and definately not for the faint at heart. I wouldn't want to hit a speed bump travelling at a ridiculous top speed on that thing.

Longest Motorcycle Ride by a team

On the 20th of May 1999, Chris and Erin Ratay from New York City in the US set off for a planned motorcycle journey of 15 months from Morocco in North Africa. It turned into a 4 year, 163,061 km (101,322 mile), 51 month journey over 6 continents. They returned home on the 6th of August 2003. On their journey around the world, they crossed 86 borders and covered 50 countries. Truly an impressive achievement. Personally I wouldn't mind doing a similar trip one day. It sounds like a very interesting way to see the world. Chris and Erin Ratay hold the Guinness World Record for the longest motorcycle ride by a team. I'm sure that someone could probably improve on this record one day. Maybe I'll look in the classifieds for a motorcycle and do my solo trip around the world on it, who knows.

Related Link:
Ultimate Journey - Chris & Erin Ratay's website