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TV favorites Henry Cole and Allen Millyard have set a new speed record for two-up riding, reaching 183.5mph aboard Millyard’s own 8000cc Viper V10 naked bike.
The UK&ITA record was set at Elvington, with the pair reaching the ludicrous speed from a standing start over 1.25-miles – beating the current Guinness World Record of 181.426mph, set by Erin Hunter and Andy Sills back in September 2011.
“I’m on a homemade bike that weighs 600kg with no fairing,” Millyard told MCN, having ridden the 13-year-old machine on the day.
“I’ve got that to manage and then I’ve got someone on the back. It’s like having a topbox on the back of your bike, full of cement,” he joked. I was very cautious and careful, and progressively went faster and faster across the day.”
The pair were also able to set a new one mile, standing start speed record of 178.614mph, covering 29 miles up and down the Yorkshire runway on the day. The bike has broken the 200mph barrier with Millyard at the helm.
“I got the nod from Allen, and he said to me: ‘Do you fancy going on the back of my bike?’ I want to attempt the land speed record for two-up on a motorcycle,” Henry Cole said during a recent MCN Premium online Q&A event.
He added: “We had a right laugh, but I’ve got to tell you it was a struggle!”
The record attempt was shown in full on the Monday, July 10 episode of the Motorbike Show on ITV4. If you missed it or want to watch it again, be sure to head to ITVX online to catch up.
