Comments on: Voltra Electric Motorcycle Concept by Dan Anderson

By: Russ

Russ — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:30:18 +0000

nice minimal design with motor at rear swingarm pivot, good logical placement, would suggest could afford to lower bulk of battery mass to same ground clearance as motor for better handling, also was belt drive considered (cleaner, quieter, hopefully one day as good performance as chain) ? good job, like it alot

By: todd

todd — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:18:32 +0000

hey esskay, it’s a computer rendered concept motorcycle. I’m sure the spring works amazingly well.

-todd

By: esskay

esskay — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:01:12 +0000

my only beef is the lack of progression in the rear suspension, from what I can see it has a linearly wound spring and no linkage. I have no contest that the ergo’s could handle 90% of all riders, but I don’t think the suspension could in it’s current layout without being specifically tailored to the intended rider. That all can be rectified easily enough though.

the design is absolutely beautiful, I love the negative space created by a lack of tank. Very innovative, great job

By: Dodgy

Dodgy — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:28:47 +0000

Can I build one? Keeping in mind that it is a design exercise, the thing that impresses me most is that it looks so ‘doable’. It appears to have been designed and engineered well, making a bike that is visually attractive to the point where I think many people would simply ‘want one’. Because their first reaction is desire, the fact that it is electric (E – powered?) becomes secondary. And it looks like it will be an enjoyable ride, rather than giving the sense of sitting on a UPS with wheels.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:54:54 +0000

@ Billy
Hahahah! Check out this link. http://feralinjection.com/cbr/cbr1.html
Read the last paragraph and check the last photo. I bet the previous owner of that bike would disagree.