World Land Speed record for motorcycles

World Land Speed record for motorcycles (606 km/h)

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If World Land Speed record for motorcycles (606 km/h) was a standard unit ...

  • World Land Speed record (1,228 km/h)...more would be 2 x World Land Speed record for motorcycles
  • Fastest speed attained by a maglev train (603 km/h)...more would be about as big as World Land Speed record for motorcycles
  • Speed of a fastball in baseball (150 km/h)...more would be 1/4 of World Land Speed record for motorcycles
  • Top speed of a pigeon (149 km/h)...more would be 1/4 of World Land Speed record for motorcycles
  • Fastest speed attained by a wind-powered watercraft (121.2 km/h)...more would be 1/5 of World Land Speed record for motorcycles
  • Top speed of a cheetah (120 km/h)...more would be 1/5 of World Land Speed record for motorcycles
  • Top speed of a Polar Bear (30 km/h)...more would be 1/20 of World Land Speed record for motorcycles

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