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Kingston University TTXGP Entry – Firstest

By Paul Crowe

Kingston University TTXGP Entry
Kingston University TTXGP Entry - Firstest

Kingston University in the U.K. has a great looking entry for the TTXGP, the “Firstest,” and is an example of how far we’ve come in the area of electric motorcycle design. It’s still a computer graphic and some details are missing, though it looks good so far. Obviously, performance is what counts, so we’ll see what happens on race day, but remember, this is a student project!

Press release follows:

The Kingston University – LifeBatt Populous Green Team

The Firstest is Kingston University’s TTXGP entry. Course Director for Motorsport and Motorcycle Engineering Paul Brandon is leading a team of six students to develop a bike for the TTXGP

Kingston was the first academic institution to put its plans forward for entry to the race. Kingston University will be officially launching its ‘Firstest’ at an event on April 22, 2009.

Maria Costello, Kingston University’s rider, is a Guinness World Record holder as the fastest woman to lap the Isle of Man TT course [2004 Production TT Race – Padgett’s Suzuki GSXR750 K2].

Lithium-Ion Phosphate batteries
Brushed DC motor.
Average 70 mph around course

Link: Kingston University

Posted on April 8, 2009 Filed Under: Electric motorcycles, Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Racing Tagged With: TTXGP


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Comments

  1. FREEMAN says

    April 8, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    There’s definitely a hint of TRON in this bike.

  2. ep says

    April 9, 2009 at 10:10 am

    i think it looks like it should sprout a couple of rotors, maybe a rocket pod or two and take off.

  3. nawitus says

    April 21, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    It looks like crap. When will people figure out that if you replace the engine you don’t need to come up with a lame pseudo-futuristic non-utilitarian design?

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