[1] Curtiss remained "the fastest man in the world," the title the newspapers gave him for going faster than any vehicle, on land, sea or air, until 1911,[11] when his absolute record was broken by the 141.7 mph (228.0 km/h) Blitzen Benz automobile.

[13][14] Curtiss's success at racing strengthened his reputation as a leading maker of high-performance motorcycles and engines.

[15] It has been suggested that the literary character Tom Swift was based on Curtiss.

The record setting V-8 motorcycle is now in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

[17] The Air and Space museum lent it to the Guggenheim for the 1998 The Art of the Motorcycle exhibition in New York.