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The world’s fastest street bike hits the stage: The Asphaltfighters Stormbringer, powered by Warm Up, celebrates its world debut at the Essen Motor Show 2009.

The new high-performance motorcycle has a top speed of more than 320km/h and accelerates from rest to 300km/h in just 13.9 seconds. This performance is made possible by a 1,000cc four-cylinder, four-valve engine with a rated power output of 161.9kW, which in booster mode can be increased to 206kW for short periods of time.

While the semi-gloss black/orange bike weighs in at just 195 kilograms fully fueled thanks to uncompromising lightweight design, it still combines spectacular design with revolutionary features that have never before been used on a motorcycle.

Among them is a backup camera system that eliminates the need for conventional rearview mirrors, a head-up display that projects the current speed onto the windscreen and an innovative lighting system with LED daytime running lights and just one extremely powerful Xenon headlamp that serves as both high and low beam.

The Asphaltfighters Stormbringer is built in small-series production by Warm Up Zweiradtechnik GmbH in Aalen, Germany with a starting price of around AUD$94,000.

To achieve the perfect union of high-performance bike and rider the price includes a precision setup of the bike to the rider. Suspension, seating position and all operating controls are calibrated to the rider’s weight and size.

Also included in the price of the bike is high-tech riding gear color-coordinated with the bike. It includes a fitted leather suit and a carbon-fiber and Kevlar helmet whose aerodynamic properties make it perfectly suited for the extremely high speeds this motorcycle can reach.

At the heart of the Asphaltfighters Stormbringer is the liquid-cooled four-cylinder, four-valve engine from engine manufacturer Bikerbox. Complex detail work by power guru Sepp Buchner results in a rated power output of the 1,000-cc high-speed engine of 161.9kW at 13,500rpm.

For an optimal power yield and drivability the engine uses a freely programmable engine management system. Precisely calibrated mapping for injection and ignition ensure a healthy power curve all the way to the cutoff speed of 13,700rpm.

In addition the Bikerbox engine electronics feature an adjustable ten-stage traction control, a launch control feature for perfect acceleration from rest and a freely programmable speed limiter activated at the push of the button for city traffic or for the pit lane.

To further improve the enormous acceleration potential the bike features a booster mode. For a few seconds peak power can be bumped from permanently available 161.9kW to 206kW. Due to traction limitations this button-activated feature is only available at speeds above 180km/h.

The Asphaltfighters Stormbringer delivers acceleration performance normally reserved for true racing superbikes.  The bike reaches 100km/h after just 2.9 seconds and 200km/h after a mere 6.5 seconds. Using the booster mode the magical 300km/h mark, unattainable for most street bikes, is reached after just 13.9 seconds.

Warm Up invites every Asphaltfighters Stormbringer customer for a fitting session at their production facility in Aalen before the bike is delivered. This step is absolutely unique in the production of high-performance bikes.

The foot pegs are infinitely adjustable and thus can be adjusted to the specific rider. An integrated vernier scale allows precise positioning of the foot pegs. For riders with racing ambitions the shift pattern can be reversed so that the first gear is up, all the other gears down.

The handlebars also offer a multitude of adjustment options. The super-light handlebar halves are cut from solid aircraft aluminum and can be adjusted in height and angle to allow the rider to find the perfect position on the bike.

The CNC-machined levers for brake and clutch are also adjustable. The extremely compact levers feature true racing looks and offer 50 different settings over an adjustment range of 25mm, allowing perfect fine tuning for each individual rider.

Head-up displays have been in successful use in fighter jets and a few select high-performance automobiles for years. Now they have found their way into the production of motorcycles. The Asphaltfighters Stormbringer is the first bike that projects the current speed onto the windscreen using this technology.

Technology partner Waeco supplies the head-up display that offers a marked safety increase especially at high speeds. With information about the current speed always in the field of vision the rider never has to look away from the road to find out how fast the bike is traveling.

The Head-Up Display projects large green digits onto the orange-colored windscreen. Engine speed is indicated separately on an analog display with orange-colored carbon-fiber design. Operating temperatures and the selected gear are indicated by a digital display integrated into the tachometer.

Motorcycle riders are familiar with the problems of vibrating mirrors or with mirrors half obscured by the rider’s arms. On the Asphaltfighters Stormbringer this problem is solved with state-of-the-art technology. In place of conventional mirrors a Waeco backup camera system always provides a perfect rear view.

The camera is almost completely hidden from view in the back of the seat where the taillight is normally mounted. The five-inch LCD screen that displays the colour image from the backup camera is integrated into the tank in the rider’s field of vision eliminating the need for rearview mirrors.

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