Yorkshire grandad and inventor Graham Sykes breaks world land speed record at 163mph in 3.87 seconds with water powered motorbike 'Force of Nature'
- 11 months ago
Graham Sykes, a grandad of nine grandchildren, is based in Bedale and is passionate about bikes.
The self-proclaimed 'nutty inventor' and precision based engineer dedicated 10 years to designing an environmentally friendly motorbike he named 'Force of Nature'.
The 'Force of Nature' bike uses steam based science to reach super speeds and has beaten the odds by breaking the world land speed record using the latent energy of superheated, pressurised water that is then released through nozzles.
The bike then turns this water to steam which thrusts it forwards; the invention is eco-friendly and broke the world record at 163mph in 3.87 seconds.
The grandad-of-nine used his own shed to invent the bike along with his team, which includes his wife Diane Sykes who is also passionate about the bike.
The self-proclaimed 'nutty inventor' and precision based engineer dedicated 10 years to designing an environmentally friendly motorbike he named 'Force of Nature'.
The 'Force of Nature' bike uses steam based science to reach super speeds and has beaten the odds by breaking the world land speed record using the latent energy of superheated, pressurised water that is then released through nozzles.
The bike then turns this water to steam which thrusts it forwards; the invention is eco-friendly and broke the world record at 163mph in 3.87 seconds.
The grandad-of-nine used his own shed to invent the bike along with his team, which includes his wife Diane Sykes who is also passionate about the bike.