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« on: May 02, 2013, 05:50:04 AM »
http://www.mission-motorcycles.com/

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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2013, 05:53:57 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2013, 08:10:52 AM »
I'm all for the advancement of electric propulsion (I own a Nissan Leaf) but for a sportbike I think this is still a novelty at this time.  The weight of the batteries pushes this bike to 550lbs; that's a deal killer for a sportbike in my book.  It certainly looks the part though and torque response is sure to be unmatched.  Once battery technology advances to the point where weight can compete with traditional sportbikes I'll have one in my garage  waytogo      
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2013, 08:28:41 AM »
I was next to a Brammo Empulse R on the freeway yesterday.  Man, the engine whine on that bike . . . .  Still, it was pretty cool. 

Also, I watched Eric Bostrom racing one earlier in that day at the AFM races at Sears Pt.  It was running in a Formula class that has smokers, Suke 750s and other random bikes.  Neat to see it going head to head with dinosaur-fueled bikes.   waytogo
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« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2013, 09:11:11 AM »
Looks like Jay Leno has his hands on one already(who better): http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/motorcycles-1/electric-motorcyles/mission-motors-mission-r/#item=243680
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« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2013, 09:30:21 AM »
Wow, that looks like a great ride. That regen could be scary in the wet though.

http://ridemission.com/
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2013, 02:16:35 PM »
Quote from: bobspapa on May 02, 2013, 05:53:57 AM
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Seriously, every one of your posts crack me up.   Good work.   laughingdp
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« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2013, 08:41:58 PM »
Quote from: bobspapa on May 02, 2013, 05:53:57 AM
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Yep.

Seriously, an electric motorcycle seems like a good idea until you want to go somewhere.  It's not weight... it's range.  If it can't go 200 miles on a charge at highway speed, I can't actually do anything with it except go to work.... and the bikes I have do that adequately, plus I can ride them to where ever I want.

An electric vehicle would tether me to home more so than my mortgage does... and that's not good for my sanity (neither are quiet bikes).
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« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2013, 10:37:08 PM »
I'll pass and wait when I am a little older, to ride an electrical scooter Cheesy
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2013, 01:03:01 PM »
"Our trip was just over 50 miles in length for the day."
 (whereupon it ran out of juice)
 http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/reviews/mission-motors-mission-r-review/

"The Mission R is not available for purchase."
 http://ridemission.com/technology-demonstrators/mission-r/
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2013, 07:08:01 PM »
new update to the teaser...  shows a updated dash.

http://www.mission-motorcycles.com/

pretty sure it's coming into production
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« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2013, 09:00:16 PM »
between the Mission and the Motus, it's exciting times for motorcycling
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« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2013, 05:44:41 AM »
some press broke early...

160hp, 120 ft/lbs, 150 top speed, 140 mile range with a max of 200.

some pretty crazy sticker shock with the 60k price point... but that seems to be for a limited edition model.  mention of a production version at 30k... guess more info on monday.

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/05/mission-motorcycles-rs/

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/mission-motorcycles-mission-rs/#more-43438
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« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2013, 05:56:49 AM »
Yikes that's expensive for the range.  I'll wait for hydrogen bikes.  Wink
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« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2013, 06:13:29 AM »
Since most electricity in this country is generated by burning filthy brown coal....

I'll stick to my relatively environmentally friendly petroleum burning machines  waytogo.
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