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A motorcycle speeding record described as the 'fastest ever' recorded in the UK is making headlines, clocked at 161 mph (about 259km/h). While the number itself is striking, excessive speeding on public roads is extremely dangerous, and the story should be taken as a warning about safety.
161mph is such a huge number it doesn't even feel real, but hitting a speed like that on public roads is genuinely dangerous. I admired speed at first too, but now I think safety has to come first with motorcycles. If you want to ride fast, I think it's better to fully enjoy that urge on a circuit.
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Do it on a track and it'd be celebrated as a record — on public roads, it's just plain criminal.
Legitimate speed pursuit on a track and public-road crime are completely different things — that distinction really needs to be understood.
161mph on a public road — how do you even get there? How long would the straight need to be?
UK motorways have longer straight stretches than in Japan, so it's physically an environment where you could reach that speed.
Stories like this pop up a certain amount over the years, but the numbers always send a chill down my spine.
What bike actually hit this speed? Curious whether the article even mentioned the model.
It reads like the story's prioritizing buzz, but I do wonder if it's right to cover dangerous riding in a way that makes it entertaining.
I think this kind of reporting is necessary as a cautionary tale — the aim is probably sharing the danger, not making light of it.
259km/h is not a speed you should ever hit on a public road — honestly, it's just terrifying.
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