We already let it know, Jonny Davies I was going to try to burst two Guinness records with his Kawasaki ZX-10R. And, as we are telling you, the first one has been pulverized. The chosen stage was Elvington’s airfield in York, during the Straightliners Speed Week. An exciting event where the limits of the machines and those who dare to dominate them are tested.
That’s where Jonny Davies He managed to overcome the previous registration of 202 km/h, becoming the fastest man in the world again in this modality of going in a horse in an unnatural way. As you can imagine, this maneuver is undoubtedly the absolute risk of a wheel.
With this new milestone, Jonny Davies It is consolidated as one of the great specialists in high -speed acrobatics. In fact, his career is an example of determination, technical innovation and constant search for limits. In a world where most pilots focus on the conventional competition, he has found his way in a much more risky and spectacular territory, that of impossible records on a motorcycle.
The “High Chair Wheelie” is not a common horse. The pilot is not sitting in the seat or in the natural driving position. In this case, Davies It is placed on the fuel tank, with the legs resting on the handlebar, and from there he lifts the front wheel, keeping the motorcycle only on the rear. An unstable, overcoming and uncomfortable posture and that, of course, demands superhuman control of the motorcycle, especially when it comes to doing it above 200 km/h.
Jonny Davies He had already achieved the record in 2020, when he set the mark at 175 km/h. However, that record was pending overcoming due to the difficult weather conditions of that day, with a frontal wind that limited the speeds of all participants. This time, with accumulated experience and a more precise plan, the British returned determined to recover his crown. And what if he did. As he himself told.
To achieve this, Davies chose as a base a Kawasaki ZX-10Ra superbike born for the circuits but, in his hands, became a “devil tool.” The motorcycle was deeply modified.
In fact, he eliminated the fairing and watches to reduce weight and avoid interference, replaced the semimaners with a straight handlebar that offers greater control in acrobatics, carved a cleft in the deposit to better fit the body better in the extreme posture of the “high chair“ And finally, he added an additional foam edge in the tank to ensure its position in violent accelerations.
These modifications, together with the brute power of the 1,000 cc tetracylinder, with more than 200 hp as series, made it possible to keep the motorcycle stable in conditions that, for the majority, would be uncontrollable. The record was achieved in the first part of the day, before noon, fulfilling the plan to progressively overcome the previous figures. However, after the pause, Davies He began to notice problems: the motorcycle did not lift in second or third, and did not respond the same in the rest of the marches.
The cause, discovered later at home, was as simple as frustrating. When passing from fourth to Quinta, he activated the traction control unintentionally, which limited the power delivery. Not carrying the mounted watches (since their feet rely on that area during the acrobatics) could not realize immediately. Even so, the main objective was fulfilled: a new world record.
Now, to overcome the 210 km/hy … roll back! Yes, as you read it, far from conforming, Jonny Davies You already think about the future. Its goal is to raise the bar to overcome 210 km/h in the same discipline, something that considers feasible with small adjustments in the ergonomics of the motorcycle. And, in addition, he plans to try an even more unusual challenge: beat the world speed record making a horse … but back! (“Switchback Wheelie”) This is his second commitment to beat.
“I think we will get it next year”He said Davies After his deed in Elvington. “I will make some changes in the motorcycle, I will move the foam edge of the tank further back and we will continue working until we achieve it”Here we will be to tell you if he gets it.
