Mission-R EV Suporbike

[jvax]

http://ridemission.com/motorsport/mission-r

141 hp, 115 ft-lb (0 to 6400RPM), single gear, ohlins, brembo...

Hmm... makes you wonder what 115ft-lb of torque linearly available from 0 to 6400RPM feels like...

[The Bearded Duc]

I just saw that bike at the Long Beach Motorcycle Show.

Really nice looking in person!! They claimed it's a 160mph electric!!

[Turf]

Pshh chip yates is campaigning a 194bhp 295ft/lb electric in WERA heavyweight twins next year



Chip Yates Electric Motorcycle - First Test at Infineon

[Rameses]

^^^

I can't tell if that actually IS slow or if it just seems slow because of the way the bike sounds...

[DucHead]

^^^
I can't tell if that actually IS slow or if it just seems slow because of the way the bike sounds...

Watch with the sound off.

[Raux]

The engine noise seems right in the human speech area. Definitely will need to wear earplugs.

[derby]

The engine noise seems right in the human speech area. Definitely will need to wear earplugs.

(most) racers already do...

hell, i wear 'em on the street just to minimize the wind noise in my helmet, let alone motor noise.

[Raux]

I wear em too, just always thought they would be a bit more silent...

[Monsterlover]

Can't imagine not having to shift.

Ever.

[jvax]

I thought it's too loud for an electric bike too.

Yep, I wear earplugs all the time too.

[jvax]

Can't imagine not having to shift.

Ever.

Exactly!!  Like riding a scooter, only that it's a 141hp scooter with that much torque from 0 rpm.

I bet you can wheelie at will on that bike, with just a twist of the throttle.

Burnouts must be easy and more fun too...  no great, no clutch

On the negative side, I bet it's more difficult coming out of corners on the track, with a risk of highsiding at the slightest throttle control mistake.

[Howley]

I notice none of these companies are going on about the weight of these things. They must be heavy!

[derby]

I notice none of these companies are going on about the weight of these things. They must be heavy!

it's been discussed... i think the yates bike is ~500lbs... batteries are heavy.

[Rameses]

Watch with the sound off.

Yeah, it still looks slow.

[derby]

Yeah, it still looks slow.

i don't think the lap in the video was an "at speed" lap.