In 1994 Suzuki broke the 24 hours high speed world record with two stock RF900R in the class until 1000cc. Together with Metzeler it was broken at the high speed (race)track in Nardo/Italy. The world record is unbeaten until today!

The facts:

• Date: June 4/5th, 1994
  
• Team: Suzuki Germany, Metzeler, german motorcycle magazine "Motorrad"
  
• Bikes: 2 RF900R, red and black prepared from the Suzuki mechanics Michael Schellig and Klaus Schimo
  
• Power: 146hp at 10900rpm
• Tyres: Metzeler, serial carcass and tread design but modificated tread compound, 120/70 ZR17 ME Z1, 180/55 ZR17 ME Z2, 2.5/2.9 bar
  
  
• Fuel: leaded super 98 octane
  
• Oil: Castrol RS
• Modifications: No main and sidestand, longer windshield, red batterysupplied emergency lamp, fast tankclosing, LCD speedometer, 2 infrared sensors for rear tyre temperature, 100W headlight, positioning lights, carbs adjusted rich due to overheating, 1 mufflerplate removed.
  
• Riders: 18: Salvatore Pennisi, Waldemar Schwarz, Walter Villa, Rainer Jänisch, Yves Briguet, Andreas Bronnen, Rainer Bäumel, Helmut Faidt, Hartmut Skora, Dorothea Späth, etc.
  
• Commision: FIM (Federation Internationale Motocycliste)
  
• Worldrecords:

  Time	Distance	Average speed new	Average speed old
  	km miles	km/h mph	km/h mph
  	100 62	260,491 161,896	247,710 153,953
  1h	256 159	256,211 159,236	246,935 153,471
  	1000 621	253,445 157,517	233,250 144,966
  6h	1514 941	252,341 156,831	231,642 143,966
  12h	3022 1878	251,835 156,516	232,013 144,197
  24h	5904 3669	246,000 152,890	230,426 143,211

  
  
• Fastest lap average: 268,965 km/h (167,163 mph) at 7:05h AM, when the air had the highest oxygen concentration
• Start: 7:25h PM 4th Jul, 2000
  
• Stop: 7:25h PM 5th Jul, 2000
  
• Boxstops: 57 seconds:
  
• Tyre temperature: under 100°C: 72°C in the middle, 78°C on the right side
• Fuel consumption: >18l/100km
  
• 3:40h PM: The red RF9 rans out of fuel, because Dorothea first missed the tankstop and then second missed the halting line -> 37min pushing the bike to the box at temperature of 30°C
  
• 5:05h PM:Heavy rainshowers, the average falls down to 215 to 230km/h
  
• We made it!
  
• Burn out! by Michael Schellig and Klaus Schimo
  
• In september 1994 the FIM accepted this worldrecord.

More pictures and videos will follow soon!

Great thank to Metzeler for providing me with this information and pictures!