World’s Quickest Motorcycle Hits 62MPH In 0.4 Seconds Running On Steam

Graham Sykes, a 62-year-old precision engineer from North Yorkshire, has built the world’s quickest-accelerating motorcycle, dubbed ‘Force of Nature’, which runs on steam. The bike can hit 62 mph in just 0.4 seconds and covers the quarter-mile in 5.5 seconds at 192.94 mph.

Sykes’ machine is powered by a small burner running on kerosene or vegetable oil, which generates heat that is then channeled through a manifold into six burner tubes, providing thrust for approximately 2.9 seconds. The bike pulls up to 6.8 Gs under acceleration, rivaling the G-forces experienced by fighter jet pilots.

Sykes believes that with further development, the bike can dip below the 5-second mark for the quarter-mile. The current record for the quarter-mile is held by a rocket-powered bike ridden by Frenchman Eric Teboul, which set a time of 4.976 seconds at 290.51 mph.

However, the Force of Nature owns the marks at shorter distances, taking the eighth-mile in 3.17 seconds at 203 mph and the 1,000-foot run in 4.53 seconds at 193 mph.