Rocket Bicycle World Record ǀ 333 km/h (207 mph) ǀ Rider: François Gissy
On November 7th of 2014, on the Circuit Paul Ricard located at Le Castellet in South of France, I have reached a speed of 333 km/h on a rocket-propelled bicycle, after only 4.8 seconds of acceleration. A velocity of more than 300 km/h on a skinny and completely stripped bicycle, this is amazing, and a bit crazy! Who thought that one day a daredevil on a bicycle, with a rocket under the saddle, could travel the quarter mile in less than 7 seconds?
Some data:
0 to 333 km/h in 4.8 seconds
Thrust: 4.51 kN / 460 kgf
Peak acceleration: 3.05 g
Average acceleration: 1.96 g
Peak deceleration at rocket shutoff (due to the aerodynamic drag): -1.4 g
I’d like to thank:
Arnold Neracher
The staff of the Circuit Paul Ricard
TF1 Automoto
Daily Planet - Discovery Channel / Exploration Production Inc.
France Télévisions - France 3 Côte d’Azur / Var
Éric Hélary
Colombo Challenge
And all people, friends and family who have helped me.
Original music: Axel Guenoun
www.axelguenoun.com/
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You can watch here the video of the 261 km/h Water Rocket Trike:
• 261 kph WATER ROCKET T...
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It’s all fun and games until you accidentally do a wheelie and you reach the moon.
Very underrated comment. Well done.
Mustaali Kapasi 😂😂😂😂😂
Lol!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
3 tooth for you. Nice cmt
Looks safe
its not good for kids under the age of 3
Very safe
What kind of brakes? Campagnolo Rocket Assist is fantastic. Sure to win Tour de Luna(tic).
@@brucewayne4036 - Small parts?
U dumb oh something
The fact that the driver/rider could keep that particular vehicle stable at that acceleration and speed is nothing short of miraculous. It defies physics.
he didn't always manage, and the time he didn't is when he died 4 years ago
Just holding onto the handlebars is some achievement in itself when taking off. Amazing stuff!
Looks like his seat pushes him too
He is history maker!
First the record goes to the whole crew, including ones who engineered that... thing. Second, if you have even handled 200mph on a motorcycle, you wouldn't say that.
Damn, there goes my excuse for being late for school.
relatable
Lol, and mine too
ahahaha...you are to lazzy....dude...🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Norbero Fontanez thanks
@Norbero Fontanez okay
What an incredible piece of engineering, I mean I didn’t even know there were materials strong enough to support this mans balls.
@ᴛʏᴇᴀ怨 go on...
TRUTH...monster balls allow the balance required!!!!
Chuck Norris approved
I learnt there's a man called James Bond....
I learnt there's a man called James Bond....
I've seen F1 and rocket cars before, but that standing start is incredible!
I love bikes. I'm a 59 years old man and I still riding .. I use my electric bike for my daily rides even if it rains or snows, I always suit up and ready to rumble against any weather ..Bikes are so much fun
We must appreciate his guts cuz a small movement in handle bar could change his life
Could not change but end his life.🙁
Middle of the run I saw the beginnings of a death wobble-amazing skill to recover and stabilize at that speed... 200 mph on a bicycle. Damn, gotta train harder...
@@augustshier2636 ju
It looks like you can move the bar but you have to be balancing
@@augustshier2636 j9kki9kkj9j
Just imagine he used his brakes , he’ll be doing 300 front flips
Without neck 🤔
And have plenty of broken bones
@@ayy9689 or maybe death
The brakes would probably not work
karan hundal no way you survive a flip (multiple) going that fast
The look on the drivers face when he sees the bike pull away and leave him in the dust was priceless 😂👍🏻
3G force while balancing a bike, and body half in air, what an amazing daredevilry
Here is dr Ubaja the great spell caster ,I'm here to bring back your ex
If the rider opens his mouth he'll become a parachute...
OUCH!!
Lollll
😂😂😂😂
No sir, just adds more fuel for the rocket
Lol 😂🤣✌🏽
KZhead: let's recommend this after 2 years.
That guy who fly and Then after 3 years again
Same here lol
This video has already been taken 5 years ago, on Nov 7th 2014. So the chances that this WR will survive also the next 2 years are pretty good.
That guy who fly ikr
Same here
I thought I've seen some crazy people on the tube, but this one tops it all ! I 've done 265 m/h on a 2,000 cc motorcycle and man that felt fast ! Just can't imagine doing it on a bicycle while laying on my stomach ...
no you haven;'t. KZhead comments section always has one guy like you who makes a post like that.
@@marks6663 ha ha lol
I didn't even know there were 2,000 cc motorcycles. The biggest I had ever seen was a [1340?] cc either Kawasaki or Yamaha. It was huge and the acceleration --- even with a 250 lb man _and_ a 170 lb man --- was insane.
Remembering 2018 - Francois Gissy, The Frenchman Known For His Incredible Homebuilt Rockets Has Died. This footage was from 2014. He died in 2018 testing a trike.
REST IN PEACE SIR. 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Well that's the problem he experimented with a trike, he should have stuck with two wheels.
Such a shame really, total nutter really!! What a character :)
Hmmmm he's lucky he lived thru that Daredevil craziness did he have a heart attack?
@@steveeddy6876 It was a crash.
He was so fast I couldn't even see his legs moving.
Quality comment.
@@ArvindKumar-fl3lx fuck off no links allowed
Gazz Dean lmao
Nice one
😂🤣😂🤣👍🚴😂🤣
Can you imagine trying to explain to your friends that your Ferrari lost to a a bicycle. #Classic🤣
Imagine telling my friends that I have a ferrari 🤣... Imagine I have friends 😂
Lol .
Your limited edition* track focused* modified* Ferrari
I wouldn't mind having that problem. Rather have a 430 scud than a bicycle.
It's foolish to say it lost to ordinary bicycle 🤣🤣
Rumor has it, he was so fast, Fear couldn’t keep up. RIP Francois
As a kid this is what I thought I looked like running home when I saw the street lights coming on!!!
The ferrari looked like a child running after his mom😂😂
Lmao
Looks like mom running after child
@@khattaktechworld6984 😂
Kadak bhai😂😂😂😂😂
LOL 😂😂😂
New meaning for "Crotch rocket"
Jon Hutchens I think you mean ants in your pants :)
Seriously
Darrell Wood no
LITERAL meaning of crotch rocket!
Indeed Sir. (Said in Jeeves voice.)
the best thing about this video is that it starts right away with the thing it wants to show
It’s insane how fast it goes it’s almost comical. it seems sped up it so quick. Hats off to the rider and the engineers that built that thing.
"Ive got a Ferrari" François: - Hold my beer
You meant wine? Lol
@@drheud1512 riiiiiight!!!!!
i got a rocket bicycle hold my beer
You keep your bicycle, I'll take the Ferrari.
Fukin lol
One wrong movement, however slight, and he's a dead man. You've got to have part of that brain which deals with fear to not be working properly to do this. Absolutely crazy!
Oh yes definitely, this is not normal at all.
Even live in basement is dangerous
I’m sure he knows what he’s doing because a normal bike would explodes going that fast . Sick
Imagine the carnage if an ant was crossing the road 🍾🍾🍾🤪
larey12 Absolutely.
This is an excellent use of everyone's time and resources, fantastic.
OMG it’s amazing!!! Congratulations 🚴♂️
Yep, I would definitely attach a baseball card to those spokes.
Yes on card plus a CAN on tire up against frame crushed around tire for those who knows what I'm talking about for those other noise that makes it sound like a real motorcycle. LMMFAO
Hank Aaron 1963 Topps.
Quite surprised the spoked cycle wheels and tyres survived.
Exactly
Why not? There are very few stresses on them. The wheels are not driven, there are no side loads (straight line drag race) and as long as the bearings are good, there should be no issues. At higher speeds the centrifugal force will put an even load from the hub to the rim, but this is tensile, which is what the spokes are designed for. As long as the rubber is stiff enough to accept centrifugal distortion the design is sound and very light weight.
Why? There is but a couple stresses on them. They aren’t driven from a hub. They pretty much have just as much stress put on them as a normal bike
Motorcycle wheels most likely
Daniel Thompson I’m a mechanical engineer who has worked in the bike industry. You’re right on target.
What was the speed rating of the tyres. I had a bicycle tyre fly to bits at 50mph when I fitted it to a lightweight sidecar.
He’s pedalling that fast you cannot see his feet moving, that’s amazing?
The fact that a pebble can literally end this man's career
Nah, that gyroscope will be crazy good. But a gentle downward curve in the road...
I thought I read that he did died afterwards
Race car on highway: "Wanna race?" Rocket Bike: "You dare to test me mortal?"
@naaman leigh Are we supposed to take this crap seriously? Four thousand year old Bronze Age superstition?
Rock on the road: That's cute.
@@AshtonCDs I approve
@naaman Leigh Enjoy your legendarium. It’s as valid as LoTR or Harry Potter. Do not try to make me accept that nonsense, or worse still, try to enact it in statute.
@naaman leigh hey.... Go preach somewhere else.. crack head ..
Très intéressant et spectaculaire. Tu es pas mal courageux c'est certain!
SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} and ooo weee now THATS a fast bike..!!!
This is how my grandparents told me they got to school
bec they alway woke up late
@@appriscomusic2262 lol😂
There should be a meme
That's call old school
😅😅😅😅😅
Anything on the road, a rock, a cat or any wrong move, and he's history.
A squirrel or chipmunks eik splat.
It's not a road
Yup
Hey dad you ran over a rabbit! Oh I did? Oh no! Wait a minute, lotta blood for a rabbit, is that a toe?
just a long stain of blood
I would not have believed it if I had not SEEN it on you tube. Wow, Wow and Wow the impossible possible.
One of the most insane things I've ever seen! That's real tuff
I'm afraid you got the riders name wrong ,, it's Francois Hugetesticles
HAHAHAAHHAHAHA IM DEAD BRO
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
BallsTreGrande
@@Armadurapersonal I'll remember that one, Balls TreGrande 👍
One mistake and it's balls to the walls.
Did i search for it: NO Did stick till the end: YES
Was it original : NO
KOOL kzhead.info/sun/gr2xmNaor3pmoHk/bejne.html
Are you stupid? Yes.
is this funny ? hell yes😅
Did you know English ; Big NO
Wow. That guy is insane. The acceleration and speed were breath taking. And to do it at Paul Ricard could've induced a fit.
Amazing. And very courageous
Ferrari: no you can't just go faster than me, you're just a bicycle. Rocket bicycle: haha rocket go brrrrrrr
Skrrrrrttttttt
They just need a good driver for Ferrari
Rocket bicycle:" Burrrn bi*ch"
kzhead.info/sun/htyweJR_kJNrpoU/bejne.html
😁😁😆😆
It's not a bicycle it's jet cycle
agree
Agree. I am from India(Bihar)
Two wheels = bi + cycle. Do you have to have a license to ride a motorized bike?
@@algrayson8965 Depending on the speed, if it reach a certain amount of speed its not a bicycle anymore. 🤣
Bijet*
I applaud you and your achievements, you have shown us that a bicycle can achieve speeds over 60 MPH and stay together fastest I've been was 58 on my Trek many years ago. A steep down hill new black top road and strong leg's is how I achieved it. I'm going to keep following you. Are your arms the only thing that keeps you on the seat??
Hats off to the rider. He has guts and how could I forget. Balls of steel.
It pains me to say that even a Bicycle beats a Ferrari these days.
So you follow F1 huh......... me too.
And not just beat it, but blow it away!
Ford humiliates Ferrari and now a bicycle does it too. What has become of the old world order!
On the upside even electronic supercars won't keep up with something that light. But yes, guess ferrari is done 😄
Ferarri doesn't deserve leclerc at this moment
That's one brave man & one highly modified bicycle. A normal bike would melt the tires & bearings and have no way to stop at that speed. BALLS OF STEEL! 😎
those axels etc look stock tho
It's a rockobike. The next step up from a motorbike. I don't care how skinny they made it, it's nothing new, just a bit wobblier :P
Years back I did 212mph in a Lamborghini - amazing, and not a little bit scary. I can't imagine the balls on this guy, doing 200+ on a bike frame? Madness - and he has my absolute respect.
If he'd been pedalling too, he would've beaten 212 MPH.
@@magaman6353 well the gear ratio isn't quite big enough... Also with 1.4g deceleration, even with really hard pedaling, it's unlikely to gain more than another mph.
I have hammered down on a Yamaha V Max and did the 0 to 60 in the 2 and a half seconds thing. This eclipses that. Mind boggling.
I have absolutely no intention of breaking this guys bicycle speed record. He can breathe a sigh of relief.
I once went 47 miles per hour on a mountain bike going down a long step grade road in Atlanta. The faster you go the harder it is to control your balance along with the physical and mental strain. The bike begins to feel like a brittle device ready to come apart any moment. The wind hits you in the face causing your eyes to water. You tuck into the bike the best you can. You feel fear yet stay with it because there isn’t any other option. Cars are passing inches from you on the left. Your attention is for debris that could throw you left into a car or to the right where a step falloff wouldn’t be an option. Hats off to this rocket bike. I just don’t see how he could have done it.
I did that before... only 20 miles an hour an my dumbass tried to brake and flew over the handle bars and broke my left arm lol
I got an e-bike that does 36 miles an hour and it scares the hell out of me, people don't realize how fast that is
You are dead on. And 25 coming down a ski slope seems like super hero speed.
I did 30mph one time and I remember vividly how insanely fast it was. Definitely feels like you had really really really better not make a wrong move
I used to ride my bike to work going down Paces Ferry. I know a few other good hills in that area. Good times. Lol
Concentrate and be safe, my friend. Very impressive.
It's amazing he can maintain his balance going that fast..wow
And that kids, is why power-to-weight ratios are important.
Next video someone will be telling us how important 4 wheels are
Not this important.
If the bike fail greater risk
Not actually
One to one 👻
You gotta have some balls to drive this one mishap it’s all over.
Maybe no balls at all.cuz if he had them he wd care
@@jehangirhasan4382 that's what I would say too
He. Has. 'Balls'. (Technically)
@@jehangirhasan4382 hahaha. True.... hahaha. Have you seen the Djockvich sharapova video? See till the end😉
Yes, it's a numbers game; if he tries it one too many times he will come off with most likely catastrophic results.
😅☝🏻 Wow! I just broke my left knee cap on a tuned electric scooter. Respect! It literally goes like a rocket. When I have recovered I want one! Greetings from Germany! Love it!
Now that took some balls. I wonder how he kept his legs under control in turbulence at 200 mph.
Jack-ass TV series and movie is all about idiot white dudes who have no business doing real things in the real world. Are you delusional, son? White dudes can't even shoot 3 points better than black dudes now, after how Steph Curry literally genocided the prospects of white dudes going into basketball (now you know how the Native Indians feel). With nothing you can dominate in, you do the silliest tricks and claim "greatest". So this clown with balls can stand next to the greats of MJ, Ali, and Gretzy? Are you delusional, son?
Aerodynamics.
Why isn't he doing a wheely, when his balls clearly put a metric ton on the back of the bike
No wheelie because this is not real it is computer generated.
The rocket is pushing the wheels aren’t causing the movement they are just rolling... the rocket is on the frame
@@jmh6896 you are not real... this thread isn't real... we're all in the matrix... a CGI world made up by some bored 5D computer nerd aliens... we're their grade 10 science project 😌🤓
Dude,he is talking about how big that guy ball is. he brave enough to ride that bike
@@JONIBOSS911 word I would've been like wouldn't i lose control at like maybe 50mph. 😂😂😂
Early 2000s we will have flying cars in future 2017: bicycles defeat supercars
Ahhoooopo!
yes future probably maybe
Flying cars? Some people can't even drive and can you imagine them intoxicated and falling out of the sky killing woman and children on the ground?😂
Not bad right?who would have thought this?
@@gregrivera208 you are absolutely right. No license to drunken person to drive flying Car !!!!!
Suréaliste !!! On dirait un trucage ! Fabuleux, la Ferrari donne l'impression de se traîner comparée au vélo 😂👍👍👍
Reminded 70-80-s - some retro-futurism touch, a crazy model of DIY jet engine from a tech magazine, a bit of Paris-Dakar Rally vibe and a long-hair dude.
Nobody: Tesla: thats our new E-bike
Actually musk refuses to make a motorcycle because he is afraid black people will steal them Er, I mean because he thinks they're too dangerous
Next up: the rocket unicycle
Hahaha. That suggestion was awesome..😂😂😂
0 to face plant in 0.0001 seconds
🤣🤣😹😂😅👍🏽👍🏾
@@sasho888prm r/Woosh
@@sandyaditya7467 r/whoosh
I just found this video after stumbling across the land speed record for a bicycle (183.9mph). That record happened to be set by a woman and the comment section is nothing but insults and people saying the record is pointless and that anyone with money can just buy a record (because she had a team and a custom engineered bike and drafted). But on this video there is nothing but praise and comments about how this guy must have balls of steel and so on. It’s just hilarious to read through the two comment sections.
WAW. SUPER. AWESOME. SIR. YOU. ARE. OUR HERO. WAOOOOOOOO
This is what CJ wanted for first mission!
Lmfao big smoke is fast af doe
Lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao
@@davidclark3643 are you talking about me ?
He got the plans from the Road Runner and Wile.E Coyote and Acme.......I can picture the plans on the rock wall!
I miss those acme days 😢😢😢
bob bobbo Me meeep
Meeeeep meeeeep
Exactly
Excellent invention ❤️❤️
Love it, thanks
I don’t think that could have possibly been done with any less equipment. That was like superman 1 meter off the ground!
Exactly well not a normal cycle ..all custom build..rocket boosted..not in the category of ordinary bicycle....
Marvel : Note that down, NOTE THAT DOWN! MAKE THE BIKE GREEN AND PUT SUPERMAN ON IT FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS!
@Matthew Henry bruhh you having a stroke or what...🤣🤣🤣🤣 Chill man😇👍
All that smoke was from just his peddeling.
Dylan Nance,You"re right!!,😅😂😅
Unbelievable, fantastic
Thanku man u created history 🙏
Lol Ferrari driver ......
Engine,weight,acceleration,aerodynamic influence broo
He was left for tust.... 🤔
He's like: Am I a joke to you?
The moment i saw 0-333 in 4.8 sec. I was like, yea. That's not gonna be a race at all.
That's me whenever my bicycle's breaks fail.
Definately not
The downward path 😨
Yeah, that's what it feels like. Speeding up and up.
This profile
I thought I've seen crazy but that takes the cake!
Wow, that looks like fun!
Here is dr Ubaja the great spell caster ,I'm here to bring back your ex
This bike needs extendable wings, so at full speed he goes up in the air and flies away~
Oppressor mark 2
okayyzzz PlaYzzz MK1*
E.T. in real life
MsYar2000 yea
Mgr songs
Police officer wouldn’t expect a bicycle going this fast so you could drive 300mph to get away from cops
It’s 333kmph or 207mph...
nah that bicycle might hit a vehicle i mean in that speed it is impossible to break
If it doesn't have a number plate you ain't braking law. It's still a bike.
one of my buddies friend got pulled over for going 52 in a 40 zone on a bike
@@Waterlemon... it's 333 km/h but 207 mph in 4.8 seconds
Bon voyage Champion !
Amazing ! The driver of that thing is one brave cat !
This is a clear representation of the speed I should have run away with when I first met my wife and her mother.
LMFAOOO
This man gets it rofl
yikes! How bad did it get?
😂😂😂
I can understand bro.🤣😂. Its an universal problem.
Francois: Mom, can I have a Hayabusa? Mom: No, too dangerous! Francois: What about a bicycle? Mom: that's ok. Francois: 😎
Here is dr Ubaja the great spell caster, I'm here to bring back your ex
Ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha 🤣
Haha! Very witty indeed (for those who know what a Hayabusa is).
Complete insanity. I love it.
Bravo 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
girlfriend : i m alone at home. Boyfriend : where is my rocket bicycle...
HAHAHAHAHAHA
🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴
Hahahahahahaha
that isn't a bicycle thats a fcking rocket with two wheels attach to it.peddles and chain are useless here.so it's not a bicycle
🚲🚲
Holy crap! I built a motorized bike that hit 49 mph and the wheels and tires were at their limit and it was scary (for me) to hit top speed. This guy is insane.
With what engine?
@@alexgrote161 50cc 2 stroke.
50 mph on a bicycle is pretty awesome.
@@evilseedsgrownaturally1588 Thanks. It was on an $80 Walmart Cranbrook Cruiser bike which made it even more scary. The power from that 2 stroke was way too much for it.
i respect you for phrasing it as “for me”.
I have a electric bicycle that goes 40MPH, I can’t believe you have a rocket one that goes 200MPH… insane 😵💫
Awesome, Amazing!
Imagine hitting the brakes and seeing how fast you drift
I like my own comment *how fast you’ll die*
What if you accidentally press the front brakes
Artur Fela Always wear a helmet kids....
@@arturfela4009 it would directly take the rider to the god
@@RahulKumar-xm9cl XD
I was afraid when he hit 88 miles per hour he might go back in time.
🤣🤣🤣
🤣😂😂😂
serious shit
derrin pickett ok
Me too.
Incredible!
That's absolutely nuts!
Pebble: I'm gonna end this man's whole life
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If he had a life to begin with ;).
Lmaooo
😂😂😂
JP your profile picture fits perfectly
No high speed wooble??? Dude got balls ...very cool.
Had balls. They exploded on impacted when he was thrown from the bike.
Yoh the speed wobbles 😰😰😰😰
"ONE" BIG PEBBLE.
R Mack you’re fucking hilarious
Dang!!! That's just insane acceleration!!!
Here is dr Ubaja the great spell caster ,I'm here to bring back your ex
@@drubajathegreatspellcaster1829 Don't even.....joke about that!!! If she was the last woman on Earth, I would just go gay.
Nice... Very very nice... Goods.. Superb