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Title: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: roy-nexus-6 on May 28, 2009, 04:21:21 PM
Some updates re electric bikes. For me, the sound of a bike should make you want to throw your pants up into a tree, so these aren't really for me.... but interesting nonetheless.

Mission Motors unveiled the bike, dubbed Mission One - 150MPH...
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/02/mission-motors/ (http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/02/mission-motors/)

Best Buy has signed on to sponsor Brammo's electric motorcycle racing team
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/brammo (http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/brammo)

(http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/images/2009/02/05/missionsideshot_sized.jpg)
(http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2009/05/brammo_race_bike02.jpg)
Title: Re: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: DucatiTorrey on May 28, 2009, 04:44:11 PM
so is there going to be a league? very cool, if its fast and looks cool, but no sound... hmmm, speakers, record some termis, and blast that shioooot!
[bacon]
Title: Re: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: Porsche Monkey on May 28, 2009, 04:52:32 PM
One lap of Isle of Man huh? Guess the batteries won't last any longer.  It will probably sound like a hairdryer convention.
Title: Re: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: flanman on May 28, 2009, 05:40:43 PM
Your missing the Motoczysz E1.. Hell for Leather had a couple of videos of it in action.  [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: roy-nexus-6 on May 28, 2009, 06:17:57 PM
Quote from: flanman on May 28, 2009, 05:40:43 PM
Your missing the Motoczysz E1.. Hell for Leather had a couple of videos of it in action.  [thumbsup]

Fixed!
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/05/14/motoczysz-e1-dyno-testing/ (http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/05/14/motoczysz-e1-dyno-testing/)
(http://thekneeslider.com/images/2009/04/motoczysz-ttxgp.jpg)
Title: Re: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: ArguZ on May 29, 2009, 12:49:18 AM
http://www.ttxgp.com/ (http://www.ttxgp.com/)   [coffee]

Title: Re: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: teddy037.2 on May 29, 2009, 09:11:35 AM
yep, def. curious about this year's IoM  [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: geoffduc on May 29, 2009, 03:23:04 PM
We sail at 2am on wednesday morning the 3rd and return on sunday the 7th,won't see the electric bikes racing but theres a good chance they will be out practising one evening plus we get to see the F1 race and  [bow_down]Mr Rossi doing a lap with the traveling mashals, perfect  [thumbsup]

[coffee]
Title: Re: Electric GP Bikes
Post by: ryandalling on June 05, 2009, 12:16:00 PM
The czysz was out at PIR the other weekend... it sounded pretty cool... there are some you tube vids of it too.