Royce Creasey did this feet forward electric motorcycle design study for sponsors planning to back him in the carbon free TTXGP race scheduled for June. The bike has 330 pounds of Li-ion Phosphate batteries powering a twin rotor electric motor. According to Royce, the power output would be about 100 horsepower with anticipated top speeds close to 200 mph. The sponsors backed … [Read more...]
Monocoque Motorcycle Chassis Possibilities
Our story the other day about the Ev-0-rr electric motorcycle designed by Mark Wells, mentions the composite monocoque chassis. One of the comments asks: This implies those may not be fairings, but are in fact the chassis. Any confirmation on this? What prevents a ICE motorcycle from doing the same? I know there are perimeter frames, so it doesn’t seem impossible. Mark … [Read more...]
EV-0 RR TTXGP Zero Carbon Fuel GP Motorcycle
Remember Xenophya Design? We featured them recently and mentioned how they work on some really fascinating but sometimes secret ideas for various companies and Mark Wells, who works at the firm, has turned out the EV-0 RR for Evo Design Solutions, a motorcycle design for the TTXGP, the zero carbon fuel race to be held June 12th on the Isle of Mann. This design uses a composite … [Read more...]
Black Hawk V-Twin Motorcycle Concept
Marcus sent me a link to his site where he has a few interesting designs posted and this one, the Black Hawk certainly is different. I wish I could see the details a bit more clearly but the rear suspension caught my eye, it's actually a multi leaf spring. The rendering needs a few more additions to be a complete bike but, an interesting start. Link: Nos Concepts … [Read more...]
World’s Fastest Production Electric Motorcycle – 2010 Mission One from Mission Motors
Just unveiled at the TED2009 conference, the Mission One from Mission Motors, a hi-tech California startup company, building what is about to be the world's fastest production electric motorcycle. How fast? 150 mph. Range? 150 miles. Torque? 100 foot pounds, instantly available whether you're standing still or cruising at 60 mph, no gears, just roll it on ... I think the game … [Read more...]
V8 Motorcycles from Sweden
When you hear of someone building a V8 motorcycle, you might think of Boss Hoss and the somewhat over sized bikes they produce. There are some really nice V8s built from a pair of inline 4 motorcycle engines, like the Drysdale V8, but Rolf Andersson of Sweden thought he would try to build something a bit more normal sized while still using an automotive V8. Using a Rover V8 … [Read more...]
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