County Durham motorcyclist performs the fastest ever handlebar wheelie

A motorcyclist from County Durham has performed the fastest ever handlebar wheelie, by travelling at 109.2mph - and says he can go faster.

Jonny Davies, also known as "Stunter Jonny", performed the stunt - which sees riders rest their legs over their handlebars - at the Motorcycle Wheelie World Championship at Elvington Airfield, North Yorkshire.

The father-of-one from Peterlee says he managed 122mph in practice, well above the previous record of 108mph, but a strong headwind made the ride more difficult and dangerous.

A multi-skilled maintenance technician by trade, Mr Davies only rode a motorbike over 100mph for the first time in the last year.

Usually a stunt rider for tricks at slower speeds, Mr Davies watched a friend achieve a wheelie handstand record at the same championships last year and decided to buy a new faster bike so he could do the same.

He said he had never been over 100 on two wheels, and that his goal was to go over 100 on one wheel while sitting on the handlebars.

Jonny has ridden motorbikes since he was three, starting with wheelies on dirt bikes when he got older.

He has been riding that stunt bike for five years now, practising every Sunday and winning British and Scottish championships last year.