ReconRat Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/01/an-electric-mot.htmlapprox production target of zero to 60 in 3.8 seconds, and 135 mphThe sad part will be the total silence as it races.Unless of course, playing cards are used to let the spokes go "drrrrrrrrrrrr".The article says that maybe 40 teams will race (TTXGP) electrics and maybe some hydrogen bikes at the end of the Isle of Mann TT this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brennan Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 quiet bike?meh..i couldn't imagine riding that on the street.i think the only reason some people don't hit me is because they can hear me coming a few blocks away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 quiet bike?meh..i couldn't imagine riding that on the street.i think the only reason some people don't hit me is because they can hear me coming a few blocks away.Yeah, electrics sneak up on you on the street and parking lots. Creeps me out. Keep fingers crossed for decent hydrogen bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Good post. I'll believe it when I see it though. Economical power to weight for a motorcycle still hasn't eclipsed the internal combustion engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted January 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Good post. I'll believe it when I see it though. Economical power to weight for a motorcycle still hasn't eclipsed the internal combustion engine.This will probably never be a street bike. It's a race bike only. Hydrogen for potential street bikes. It's the only way. Electric, like this one, is only capable of short term high energy output. Electrics race very well, for the shorter distances.This bike only weighs 364 pounds claimed, approx 54hp equivalent. But it only gets 20 to 40 miles range. I could ride it back and forth to work, but that's all. Too expensive for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Let our children's children be less cool. Good call.We'll all be dead, but at least we used to be cool. The men who piloted fire belching two wheeled beasts of fury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12oclocker Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 40 miles is not good enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Fossil fuel' date=' forever!!! Well, until we run out. Then we'll think of something less cool.[/quote'] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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