…AND THEN THERE’S GUY’S ’BUSA!

To my knowledge at the time of writing, the most powerful Hayabusa doing the rounds is Guy Martin’s 830bhp turbo-charged weapon that he’s using to try and hit 300mph in a mile from a standing start. As chance would have it, I found myself in the position to have a go on it which I reluctantly took. I say ‘reluctantly’ because who in their right mind wants to sit on top of such a bike and try to do something with it??

I only managed three gear shifts to reach fourth gear, and managed to balls two of them up, but I still somehow hit 219mph in the mile according to his datalogger. That night I didn’t sleep