Bike of the Future is here

sanaxe1 · 11 Jun 2010 at 13:46

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/motoczysz-e1pc/

This bike is bad-ass, no two ways about it. It has a custom-built 12.5-kilowatt-hour lithium polymer battery that can be swapped in seconds. The custom-built, oil-cooled motor generates 100 horsepower (continuous) and 250 pound-feet of torque. It all hangs from a custom frame. Of course, it’s got the usual top-shelf hardware. Ohlins. Brembo. You know the drill.

Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/motoczysz-e1pc/#ixzz0qY2iOmNl

So what do you guys think? Yay or nay?

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2010 at 13:50

nay, as their are no battery swapping stations. Even if/when they do exist. They will have to be a standard battery, which that won't be.

very nice though as a show piece, how much does it way?

Luke · 11 Jun 2010 at 13:51

Nay. Why can't electric vehicles look the same as their IC equivalents? Why must we make them all look like Tomorrows World flights of fancy?

VFR_KID · 11 Jun 2010 at 15:05

250 pound-feet of torque. That will pull harder than a teen boy with an adult mag

Looks horrid though. Like a drag bussa

Morbius · 11 Jun 2010 at 15:12

When battery technology improves, they'll look a lot better.

VFR_KID · 11 Jun 2010 at 15:32

I'm not sure what the sound or feel off one of these things would be, but I usually use the feel of the engine and the sound to know what a corner is going to be like such as revs and how i can feel the engine breaking. I think an electric bike would be interesting to feel the comparisons.

Does anyone know if the Electric racing from the TT will be shown on TV?

Another note and literally a note I like the idea of a loudish bike since people can hear you and well it sounds great. A whining electric one would just get on my mammary's

Morbius · 11 Jun 2010 at 16:00

It's good that they have electric bikes at the TT - motorsport will accelerate the rate of development. It won't be long before they start getting faster.

Arpegius · 11 Jun 2010 at 18:42

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/b...lectric-superbike-2010-current/_/R-EPI-124206
Is interesting this one, a snip at £30,000!
Looks similar to the KTM race bikes

Busa · 12 Jun 2010 at 07:43

VFR_KID said:
250 pound-feet of torque. That will pull harder than a teen boy with an adult mag

Looks horrid though. Like a drag bussa

Drag racing Busas do not look horrid!

Fireskull · 14 Jun 2010 at 10:54

It looked quite interesting when raced at the TT, shame they didn't get to 100mph average, so close!

agnes · 14 Jun 2010 at 12:59

Any clips of it going around the TT?

I am interested to know how quite it is lol.

ags

Fireskull · 14 Jun 2010 at 14:30

You see it there about 7 seconds in, abit Tie Fighter? lol

.one. · 14 Jun 2010 at 15:07

Milk float.

Morbius · 14 Jun 2010 at 15:23

When the green brigade go mad and ban the combustion engine, we'll all be glad that these guys put the effort in to help make the technology viable.