Student engineers from Monash University have built and successfully raced Australia’s fastest human-powered single-track vehicle.
A pair of Monash University engineering students-turned-racers have broken the Australian single-track speed record, reaching 116 km/h in Nevada as part of the World Human Powered Speed Challenge.
The racers are part of Monash Human Power, a student-run team that aims to build the fastest human-powered vehicle in the world.
Kit Kirby and Alastair Haslam both broke the previous record, with Kirby setting the new threshold of 116 km/h. They were supported by a passionate and skilled team of innovative engineers.
“The goal has always been [to] push the boundary of what humans can do physically,” Kirby told create.
Watch the video below to learn how Monash Human Power constructed the bicycle, what it’s like to lie inside, and why there are higher speeds on the horizon for the Monash Human Power team.
Does that superbike stay upright and balanced easily? Or does it need a handler to assist at the start and at the finish?
Great piece of work by all involved!
My fastest ever was riding down the Black Spur bends and all!
Haydn Deane
Love the idea of electric motorbikes. Just one thought. What are the changes happening in regards to licensing for an electrical motorbike? Requirements are very different to a fossil fuel motorbike; no need for gearing. So for me this would, and should, change the licensing requirements. Asking for a friend, because they feel it should be easier to get a license for an electric motorbike.
UUmm, Perhaps you did not notice but this was human powered, NOT electric!