IOM TT electric bikes,

This race was run over a single lap on Wednesday; the winner was M. Rutter beating John McGuinness by 1.6 seconds.
What is really amazing was that John McGuiness did an unofficial 109 mph practice lap from a standing start last week, this is truly amazing considering it is faster than Hailwood’s 108 mph lap on the 500 Honda in 1967 :!:

Stop press!!; Rutter did do officially a 1.9 mph lap;
“And just as a further proof that these electric bikes get better and better by the year, Rutter managed to lap the TT around 5 mph (8 km/h) faster than he did last year, recording an average lap speed of 109.675 mph (176.467 km/h). McGuinness' best lap speed on his Mugen Shinden Ni was 109.527 mph (176.228 km/h), really close to the Czysz, but just not enough.”

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2013- ... 60785.html

I watched a few minutes of the replay on Velocity last night; those modern electric bikes are FAST!

Range is creeping up to very decent levels, I just wonder how long a re-charge takes, and is it a simple 110 plug?

grandpaul said:

I watched a few minutes of the replay on Velocity last night; those modern electric bikes are FAST!

Range is creeping up to very decent levels, I just wonder how long a re-charge takes, and is it a simple 110 plug?

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They have 240volt plugs this side of the pond;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utQnIuS_828

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuY72MiO6o0

Bernhard said:

They have 240volt plugs this side of the pond

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Not very convenient for taking an afternoon ride and needing a charge to get home...

grandpaul said:

Bernhard said:

They have 240volt plugs this side of the pond

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Not very convenient for taking an afternoon ride and needing a charge to get home...

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Newer battery technology is not far away. Quicker charging and longer lasting. We'll see it in our lifetime. Just in time for some seriously fast wheelchairs!

swooshdave said:

Newer battery technology is not far away. Quicker charging and longer lasting. We'll see it in our lifetime. Just in time for some seriously fast wheelchairs!

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We'll probably see it by next weekend, judging by how fast the Chinese are taking up new technology and getting it into production...

http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2013/li ... 4=Outbrain

Rohan said:

swooshdave said:

Newer battery technology is not far away. Quicker charging and longer lasting. We'll see it in our lifetime. Just in time for some seriously fast wheelchairs!

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We'll probably see it by next weekend, judging by how fast the Chinese are taking up new technology and getting it into production...

http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2013/li ... 4=Outbrain

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I was thinking more like this:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... um-battery

Thats the difference between something ready to go into production, and something thats ready to soak up some r&d $$... ?

I watched that too. Impressive stuff for sure. I don't know if I could stand the sound, or the lack there of. Might have to have some real nice motorcycle sound recorded and hooked up to the throttle somehow...