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adminjeff
09-19-2009, 01:25 PM
I just wantched a show on cable about electric motorcycles. How cool. This guy has developed an electric dirt bike and is working on an electric sportbike. Does anyone know about these things? I want one. If they are a light weight as they say and have the power they are going to be really fast and handle great.
jackdaripper
09-21-2009, 12:27 AM
Motorcyclist magazine oct 09 is all about electric bikes. Looks likes batteries seem to be the main downfall of electric bikes, but Motoczysz claim they've developed there own which fixed the problem
adminjeff
09-21-2009, 09:49 AM
That will be very interesting. I would like to build an electric bike and take it our on the racetrack. I saw a show about drag racers with an electric bike and it was unbelievable. It went as fast as the gas bikes.
XFACTOR
09-21-2009, 11:15 PM
they had a "electric" motorcycle class for the Isle of Man TT this year. Crazy stuff......the track workers had to put on special gloves in case they had to remove a bike from course, so as to not get electricuted. They all had to have these big red emergency stop buttons to pass tech.
jackdaripper
09-22-2009, 03:36 AM
Electric cars take something like 8 hours to charge for about 2 hour of run time if you're not pushing it to hard. So you better build a few
adminjeff
09-22-2009, 09:44 AM
I guess you would have to bring a lot of extra batteries. But still, I long for the day of more lightweight bikes. My TZ250 was 220 lbs. fully loaded and went like a bat out of hell.
yzfrjim
09-22-2009, 02:34 PM
my bike weighs 35lbs with me on it...
put that in your pipe and smoke it
adminjeff
09-22-2009, 03:19 PM
Lightweight! My shwanstucker weighs more than you.
jackdaripper
09-23-2009, 01:50 AM
All i can say is i like the 420lbs fatties
adminjeff
09-23-2009, 09:34 AM
Jack you have a CBR600RR, right?
jackdaripper
09-24-2009, 01:20 PM
yeah 06 600rr
adminjeff
09-25-2009, 08:00 AM
I don't think your CBR weighs 420 lbs. If it does you need to shed some parts.
jackdaripper
09-26-2009, 01:52 AM
Holy sh!t!!! I just looked on sportrider.com and it said 431 wet weight, 402 dry weight... Better get some of those sexy bst's you're sporting around
yzfrjim
09-26-2009, 09:42 AM
i think your steering damper weighs 10lbs by itself, dump it and get an after market one..thats a good place to start
adminjeff
09-26-2009, 08:07 PM
I will sell you mine for $80,000 plus shipping. :D