Saturday 25th August 1928
Owen Baldwin riding his Zenith-JAP at Arpajon in France became the first man to ride a measured kilometre at an average speed of over 200 km/h (120 mph), taking the official FIM motorcycle land-speed record.




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Owen Baldwin riding his Zenith-JAP at Arpajon in France became the first man to ride a measured kilometre at an average speed of over 200 km/h (120 mph), taking the official FIM motorcycle land-speed record.
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