Svensk Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 150.059 miles per hour at the Bonneville Speedway in Utah "An initial, limited edition of the Mission One will retail for $68,995 before tax incentives when it goes on sale in 2010." Those tax incentives will need to be substantial! http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/electric-motorcycle-sets-speed-record/ Link to comment
Bill_Walker Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Tesla performance at a Tesla price, but with only two wheels. I'm not seeing a great future here without some significant price/performance improvement in battery technology. I do wish I could say otherwise. Link to comment
motoguy128 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 150mph? I'd guess it makes what 80HP at the rear wheel to reach those speeds since it's probably narrower than a traditional IC motorcycle. Although it probably also makes 200ft-lbs fo torque. So it's probably quite a thrill ride. I'd like to see it's 1/4 mile times and 50-70 acceration numbers. I assume it has a traction control system and launch control. Pretty easy to do when it's an electronic throttle already. Link to comment
Tapatio Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 The 'Killacycle' has gone over 170mph. I guess the record is only for Bonneville. www.killacycle.com Link to comment
Svensk Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 The Bonneville record is based on two separate one-mile runs and the speed is the average of the two runs whereas the Killacycle is a drag bike that runs one quarter mile from a standing start. Clearly the Killacycle would be the "quicker" bike, but it is not designed to maintain the speed. Link to comment
vizhip Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 The Bonneville record is based on two separate one-mile runs and the speed is the average of the two runs whereas the Killacycle is a drag bike that runs one quarter mile from a standing start. Clearly the Killacycle would be the "quicker" bike, but it is not designed to maintain the speed. Who really cares about speed if you are going to have to recharge it every 15 or 20 minutes... or even 30 minutes... Regards - -Bob Link to comment
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