Comments on: TTXGP Video Teasers of Electric Motorcycle Racers

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:51:53 +0000

I also think the fact that they were able to use a GSXR rolling chassis and retrofit the electric bits in is possibly the most significant thing they’ve achieved. Got a bike in good shape but the engine is tired? Swap in an electric kit…

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:40:25 +0000

Considering the sound of the bike on the track I don’t think lack of noise is going to be a problem at speed. If anything they are going to have to do something about it. Those high pitched frequency’s are nasty. Can you imagine driving next to that on the highway?

A pack of those bikes on the track is going to make a hell of a lot of noise. It reminds me of a jet, which makes sense as a lot of the noise from a jet is the turbine which spins at nutty RPM as well. If anything there is going to be a real effort to eliminate aerodynamic noise and drive train noise. This effort could really change the way bikes are designed. The whole noise topic is probably going to be one of the most interesting topics.

By: Lewellyn

Lewellyn — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:56:49 +0000

In the near future, there will be download-portals for motor-sounds.

Today the KTM-Supermoto with Akrapovic, tomorrow the Moto-GP Yamaha. $ 2,99 only.

By: mxs

mxs — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:58:58 +0000

The whiners about these bikes being too quiet on the road, don’t you have bicycles around on the road. They are slower, but so what. Do you run them over too, because they are quiet.

I just wish the race was televised somewhere ….

By: Gildas

Gildas — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:26:37 +0000

I ride a bike, with pedals, from 1000 to 2000km per month at an average speed of 35km/h… That is about of the average speed you commute on a motorbike in urban settings in Europe. I have only hit a pedestrian once, but he was competing for the Darwin award running in traffic… And I make far far less noise than any of these bikes, present a smaller frontal visible area. I usually overtake motorbikes on my commute, without breaking any road rules.

How do I avoid pedestrian?

Assume that every last one of them is A)deaf B)blind C)drunk. I just open my eyes, and only go fast when I can go fast (yeah the limit here in town is 50 or 30, I can hit 70). No need for a the sound of a free exhaust GT40 to be able to drive safe. Dumb idea.