Kawasaki released a bike so quick that it took the mantle of "world's fastest" for six unbroken years ...

Yamaha, the popular Japanese bike manufacturer, is known for making some really fast bikes. However, it has never held the title of the fastest bike in the world like Suzuki, Honda, or Kawasaki.

This 200-mph diplomat ended the speed wars by forcing a global truce. An unrestricted, aero-aggressive icon of raw velocity.

Humanity's obsession with speed long predates the development of the automobile. Who can get to that tree first? How fast can I cover this field on foot? Fortunes have been won and lost betting all ...