Kenan Sofuoglu, the current World Supersport champion has set a new land speed record of 400KMPH on a Kawasaki Ninja H2R production motorcycle. The Turkish rider made the record attempt on the Osman Gazi Bridge in his native land.
Kenan Sofuoglu rode the Kawasaki Ninja H2R for the rescheduled 5am record attempt. Special treatment was given to the bike and Kenan’s riding gear for the attempt. Sofuoglu himself had been preparing and training for the special event for four months.
Kenan Sofuoglu said,
“I reached 400 km/h, the maximum speed that this motorcycle could have, after a 4 long months of training,” commented the WorldSSP superstar just after breaking the record. “I do not remember where I got this idea of the record from first, but when I signed the agreement on 2016 with Kawasaki, I liked and wanted so much this special edition bike. When I asked for the motorcycle, Kawasaki said its maximum speed was 380 km/h and that their dream was to reach 400km/h. The first time I rode it, I felt its huge power and speed, and I made small changes to the motorcycle – keeping its original settings – and did not modify it. I reached 390 km/h in my last trials and today I beat this and reached 400 km/h. I was planning to do this speed attempt for the opening but we had to catch the best weather conditions and so we did it at 5:00 am. The top speed we get to in the world championship races is about 300 km/h, so 400 km/h is a really high speed. It was a dream to reach this speed and thank god I made it. I currently hold the top place in the World Championship, and my next dream is taking the World Champion title the fifth time.”
