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Zero Motorcycles Takes Off

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Zero Motorcycles has a problem, they can't keep up with demand. Looking at them in August of last year, they seemed promising. Right now, the $7500 standard model is selling well enough to require expansion to meet all of the orders coming in. Neal Saiki, founder of the company, formerly worked for NASA and decided he wanted to create the world's highest performance electric … [Read more...]

How About Some Real Motorcycle Innovation?

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Picture this, your buddies are dragging knees and pushing hard on their favorite canyon road, the familiar sound of inline 4 cylinder engines in everyone's ears, then all of a sudden you're there, no one heard you approach from behind and all they hear now is a bit of a high pitched whine. You're riding an electric! Then someone else swoops in, this time the sound is deeper … [Read more...]

ShocKing Electric Motorcycle by Patterson Cycles

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Jeff Patterson runs Patterson Cycles where he builds custom bikes of the conventional variety but after seeing "Who Killed the Electric Car" he decided to try a full size electric motorcycle. The end result is ShocKing. The handbuilt hardtail frame has an aftermarket springer fork and Road King wheels. 6 batteries in series yield 72 volts driving the DC motor out back. A … [Read more...]

Quantya USA Launches FMX Electric Motorcycle in U.S.

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We recently wrote about the Quantya electric motorcycle built in Switzerland. Today they officially launched their U.S. distribution based in Syosset, NY. Press release follows: Quantya USA today announced the official launch and distribution of the Quantya FMX Electric Motorcycles for the US market. Quantya is the first electric competition ready electric … [Read more...]

KillaCycle Drops Electric ET Record to 7.824 Seconds

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KillaCycle keeps raising the bar by lowering its ET at the dragstrip. Running at Pomona, it ran a 7.82 @ 168 mph! We're getting into Pro Stock territory now, how long before they match the pros and beat them? KillaCycle, remember, is an all electric motorcycle, no gas, no blower, no nitrous, just electrons. This is getting interesting. Video below: … [Read more...]

Motorcycle X Prize Ideas

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Is there enough room for advancement in the motorcycle industry that an X Prize like competition would make sense? Envision the ultimate motorcycle, what would it be? Almost anything you can think of is a continuation of something already being done and progress would only be a matter of degree, higher speed, better mileage, lower cost, greater range, but nothing radically … [Read more...]