Bigtoeis amotorcyclethat once held theGuinness World Recordin the category ofTallest Rideable Motorcycle,[1]bearing a maximumheightof 7.5 feet (2.3 metres) and a topspeedof 62 mph.[2]It weighs 3,600 pounds.[3]Tom Wiberg,fromSweden,built it in 1998 with aJaguarV12engine.
The title has passed to Dream Big, a bike built by Greg Dunham in 2005.[4]Wiberg also holds the record for the smallest rideable motorcycle, with Smalltoe.[5]
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edit- ^"Tallest Rideable Motorcycle".Guinness World Records (on Internet Archive).Archived fromthe originalon 2006-03-16.Retrieved2009-05-18.
- ^"A mean machine!".Birmingham Evening Mail.24 November 1998. Archived fromthe originalon 25 October 2012.Retrieved2009-05-18.
- ^Haynes, V. Dion (14 January 2007)."Showoffs Rev Their Engines".The Washington Post.Retrieved2009-05-18.
- ^"Tallest Rideable Motorcycle".Guinness World Records.2009. Archived fromthe originalon 1 June 2009.Retrieved2009-05-18.
- ^Grandell, Tommy (5 November 2003)."Size matters to Swedish motorcycle builder".The Associated Press.Retrieved2009-05-18.
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