Motorcycle wheelie speed record – level 2

30-09-2015 07:00

A British stunt rider set a new world motorcycle wheelie speed record.

He made two one-kilometre runs at an airport in Yorkshire. His average speed was 337.5 kilometres per hour.

The man said that he could not believe this himself.

Difficult words: stunt (a dangerous action), wheelie (a trick when a bicycle or a motorcycle is ridden with the front wheel raised off the ground), run (a route).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think about this record?

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