Wilhelm Herz Wilhelm Herz Wilhelm Herz (18 January 1912, Lampertheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse – 5 January 1998) was a motorbike racer and land speed racer. He started his career in 1932 with DKW and went over to NSU in 1939. He ran races on national and international courses like the Berlin AVUS, Grenzlandring, Helsinki, Hockenheimring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Isle of Man, Monza, Nürburgring, Schleizer Dreieck, Schottenring and Solitude. He gained his international reputation through numerous world records on two- and four-wheeled vehicles. He set a motorcycle record in 1951 on the Munich - Ingolstadt motorway and repeated it at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
Triumph Speed Four and other minor concessions to its streetfighter style; the frame and fully adjustable suspension are race-ready. The engine is a 599 cc inline-four-cylinder engine, as used in the TT600. The bike has a top speed of and a time of 4.5 seconds. "Motorcyclist" tested the 2002 Speed Four's time at 11.65 seconds @ and time at 3.71 seconds. The Speed Four was voted No.1 for handling and suspension in "Ride" magazine's 2008 Rider Power Survey. The Triumph Daytona 675 was second in the same category. Triumph UK After Sales has confirmed that 4,606 Speed Fours were produced from 2002 through