FIM ABSOLUTE RECORDS

Date	Location	Rider	Make	Engine displacement cc (cu in)	Speed		Comments
Date	Location	Rider	Make	Engine displacement cc (cu in)	mph	km/h	Comments
1903	Yonkers, New York, US	Glenn Curtiss	Curtiss V-2	1,000 cc (61 cu in)	64	103	over the mile, first (unofficial) World Speed Record, Hercules V-twin
1905	Blackpool, UK - Average Speed over a 1,000m on 27th July 1905.	Henri Cissac	Peugeot 1,489cc V twin	1,489cc	87	140	Blackpool Speed Trials
24 January 1907	Ormond Beach, Florida, US	Glenn Curtiss	Curtiss V-8	4,000 cc (240 cu in)	136.27	219.31	Unofficial record stood over 20 years
14 April 1920	Daytona Beach, Florida, US	Gene Walker	Indian	994 cc (60.7 cu in)	103.56	166.66
6 November 1923	Brooklands, UK	Claude Temple	Anzani		108.48	174.58
6 July 1924	Arpajon, France	Bert le Vack	Brough Superior-JAP	867 cc (52.9 cu in)	118.99	191.50
5 September 1926	Arpajon, France	Claude F. Temple	OEC-Temple	996 cc (60.8 cu in)	121.44	195.44
25 August 1928	Arpajon, France	Owen M. Baldwin	Zenith-JAP	996 cc (60.8 cu in)	124.27	199.99
25 August 1929	Arpajon, France	Bert Le Vack	Brough-Superior	995 cc (60.7 cu in)	129.00	207.6
19 September 1929	Ingolstadt, Germany	Ernst Jakob Henne	BMW WR 750	735 cc (44.9 cu in)	134.67	216.75	The first successful use of a supercharger for a World Record.
31 August 1930	Arpajon, France	Joseph S. Wright	OEC Temple JAP	994 cc (60.7 cu in)	137.23	220.99	First official record to exceed Curtiss' pioneering effort.
21 September 1930	Ingolstadt, Germany	Ernst Jakob Henne	BMW WR 750	735 cc (44.9 cu in)	137.74	221.67
6 November 1930	Cork, Ireland	Joseph S. Wright	Zenith JAP	995 cc (60.7 cu in)	150.74	242.59
2 November 1932	Tát, Hungary	Ernst Jakob Henne	BMW	736 cc (44.9 cu in)	151.86	244.40
30 October 1934	Gyon, Hungary	Ernst Jakob Henne	BMW	736 cc (44.9 cu in)	153.00	246.23
27 September 1935	A3 autobahn (Frankfurt-München route), Germany	Ernst Jakob Henne	BMW	736 cc (44.9 cu in)	159.10	256.04	First record over 250 km/h (160 mph)
12 October 1936	A3, Germany	Ernst Jakob Henne	BMW Type 255	493 cc (30.1 cu in)	169.08	272.11
19 April 1937	Gyon, Hungary	Eric Fernihough	Brough Superior-JAP	995 cc (60.7 cu in)	169.72	273.14	JAP supercharged Fernihough was killed in a 1938 attempt
21 October 1937	Autostrada A4 (Italy) (Brescia-Bergamo route)	Piero Taruffi	Gilera	492 cc (30.0 cu in)	170.37	274.18	Supercharged four-cylinder. Taruffi famous as Grand Prix driver.
28 November 1937	A3, Germany	Ernst Jakob Henne	BMW	495 cc (30.2 cu in)	173.68	279.50	Last pre-World War II record
1951	A9 autobahn (Ingolstadt-München route), Germany	Wilhelm Herz	NSU Delphin I streamliner	499 cc (30.5 cu in)	180.29	290.322	First post-World War II record
1955	Christchurch, New Zealand	Russell Wright	Vincent-HRD	998 cc (60.9 cu in)	184.83	297.640
25 September 1955	Bonneville, US	John Allen	Triumph	649 cc (39.6 cu in)	192.719	310.151	Unratified by FIM
2 August 1956	Bonneville, US	Wilhelm Herz	NSU Delphin III streamliner	499 cc (30.5 cu in)	189.5	304.97
4 August 1956	Bonneville, US	Wilhelm Herz	NSU Delphin III streamliner	499 cc (30.5 cu in)	210.64	338.992	First record over 200 mph (320 km/h)
6 September 1956	Bonneville, US	Johnny Allen	Triumph Tiger T110	649 cc (39.6 cu in)	214.4	345.188	Unratified by FIM
5 September 1962	Bonneville, US	William A. Johnson	Triumph	650 cc (40 cu in)	224.57	361.41
1966	Bonneville, US	Robert Leppan	Triumph Special Gyronaut X-1 streamliner	1,298 cc (79.2 cu in)	245.667	395.36	Triumph Special twin-engined
1970	Bonneville, US	Don Vesco	Yamaha "Big Red" streamliner	700 cc (43 cu in)	251.66	405.25	Two-stroke twin-engined First record over 250 mph (402 km/h)
1970	Bonneville, US	Cal Rayborn	Harley-Davidson	1,480 cc (90 cu in)	265.492	410.37	single nitro-fueled Sportster engine nicknamed 'Godzilla' built by Warner Riley.
28 September 1975	Bonneville, US	Don Vesco	Yamaha "Silver Bird" streamliner	1,480 cc (90 cu in)	302.92	487.515	First record over 300 mph (483 km/h)
28 August 1978	Bonneville, US	Don Vesco	Lightning Bolt streamliner	2,030 cc (124 cu in)	318.598	509.757	Turbocharged twin Kawasaki Kz1000 engines. First record over 500 km/h (311 mph)
14 July 1990	Bonneville, US	Dave Campos	Easyriders streamliner	3,000 cc (180 cu in)	322.150	518.450	Twin Harley-Davidson engines. Longest held official record, 16 years (see Curtiss' 20 year unofficial record)
3 September 2006	Bonneville, US	Rocky Robinson	Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner	2,600 cc (160 cu in)	342.797	551.678	Twin Suzuki engines
5 September 2006	Bonneville, US	Chris Carr	BUB Seven streamliner	2,997 cc (182.9 cu in)	350.884	564.693	BUB/Sierra Design V4
26 September 2008	Bonneville, US	Rocky Robinson	Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner	2,600 cc (160 cu in)	360.913	580.833	Twin Suzuki engines
24 September 2009	Bonneville, US	Chris Carr	BUB Seven streamliner	2,997 cc (182.9 cu in)	367.382	591.244	BUB/Sierra Design V4
25 September 2010	Bonneville, US	Rocky Robinson	Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner	2,600 cc (160 cu in)	376.363	605.697	Twin Suzuki engines First record over 600 km/h (373 mph)