Motorcyclist referred to prosecutors over record speeding of 239 kph

A 33-year-old motorcyclist was referred to prosecutors Friday on suspicion of riding a large British motorbike at a record-breaking 239 kilometers per hour on an expressway near Tokyo, police said.The police allege that the man rode the Triumph Daytona 675 SE at the speed on the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line toll road at around 3:50 a.m. on May 24, 2017, exceeding the speed limit of 80 kph.The resident of Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, also posted footage on a video-sharing website of the motorcycle speedometer reading 279 kph on the expressway, challenging others to beat it. The man has admitted to spee…READ FULL ARTICLE