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The first motorcycle to break 300kph was a Triumph powered Streamliner in 1956 ridden by John Allen with a 650cc parallel twin running on methanol.
A standard 650cc parallel twin from Triumph at the time produced around 34 hp, with race cams, pistons, air intake and exhaust and running methanol that could go as high as maybe 65hp at the crank. Maybe.
A streamliner is more aerodynamic than a ZX6R however the ZX6R puts out 113-116 hp at the wheel... without RAM air. Change the sprockets and it'll do 300kph, which to be fair isn't 200mph but freedom units were never my strong suit.