Mission Motors TTXGP in the Wild
Posted by Matt in New Technology, Test Rides on May 7th, 2009
The Mission 1 on the test track
TTXGP Blog | Mission Motors TTXGP in the Wild PICS .
The electric motorcycle built by Mission Motors that has been the darling of the press these past months has been caught in the wild. The TTXGP website has posted some pics of the Mission 1 during track testing. It’s awesome that the initial bike has stayed so true to the original prototype.
Honda Oree Electric Motorcycle Concept
Posted by Matt in Featured Bikes, New Technology on April 8th, 2009
Honda Oree Electric Motorcycle Concept - Motorcycle USA .
One of our first fundamentals was to create a concept bike which is made by riders for riders, with the ambition of innovation and also the idea of making the technique and the concept work.
The minimalist design is fashioned around an electric motor, with radial battery packs placed around the circular edge of the powerplant – including the recharge plug. Citing the performance benefits of an electric motor, including high torque at low revs and quick acceleration, Look notes his design also does without a CVT gearbox or clutch. Instead power is transmitted directly via belt drive.
The ambitious student design anticipates a motor producing 90-plus horsepower, 125 lb-ft of torque and top speed near 120 mph. Weight would be in the range of 290-375 lbs with a range of between 80-190 miles, depending on the number of batteries used. Of course, this is all speculative, as no such batteries or motor now exists
Zero Takes Electric Motorcycles to the Street
Posted by Matt in Featured Bikes, New Technology on April 7th, 2009
Zero Takes Electric Motorcycles to the Street | Autopia from Wired.com.
The Zero S builds upon the the technology underpinning the Zero X dirt bike by doubling the size of the battery to deliver 60 miles of electric commuting and corner-carving. The Santa Cruz startup promises a top speed of 60 mph and a zero-to-60 time of about 5 seconds from a highway-legal bike that weighs just 225 pounds.
Our goal from the beginning was to engineer a high-performance electric urban street motorcycle that would change the face of the industry,” founder Neal Saikai said. “The Zero S is a high-performance motorcycle that also happens to be fully electric and green.
Zero wants to position itself as a leader in the budding electric motorcycle market, and it faces mounting competition from small companies like Brammo, startups like Mission Motors and big players like KTM. It’s betting the supermoto-style Zero S will keep it out front.
TTXGP Line Up for the World’s First eGrandPrix
Posted by Matt in New Technology on April 7th, 2009
When?
Wednesday 8th April – 5.30 for 6.30pm (GMT+1)
Where?
Savoy Place, London, England
What?
The Isle of Man TT Motorcycle race celebrated its 100th birthday in 2007. Originally founded to encourage and stimulate the development of motor vehicles, 2009 will see a radical innovation to take the race into its second century. TTXGP is running a zero emission motorcycle road race as part of TT Race series in June 2009. All bikes must comply with the stringent rules which preclude any harmful emissions and the use of any carbon based fuel.
At midnight on March 31, 2009, the TTXGP, the world’s first zero-carbon eGrandPrix closed for entries.
The TTXGP is to announce full team and rider details for the first time at its official launch, due to take place at the IET’s Savoy Place on April 8, 2009. The IET are the official technical advisors to TTXGP, providing advice through a designated technical panel, members of which are leading figures in the world of alternative technology. Members of this panel will also provide the scrutineering facility on race day.
Team TTXGP will also give a talk covering the background behind the race and how it is intended to provoke a step change in the development, commercialisation and acceptance of zero emission vehicles for everyday use, as well as inspiring a new generation of engineers to step up and address the challenges and problems of the 21st Century.
This event is to be broadcast live on iet.tv at 6.30pm BST (GMT +1) with a chat room facility available to enable you to interact and ask questions of the speaker in the Q&A session.
To watch online please register at http://localevents.theiet.org/register.php?event=d5886e to receive updates and notification of the link to view the broadcast
Programme (GMT+1)
- 17:30 - 18:30 Registration
- 18:30 - 20:00 Presentation and discussion
- 20:00 - 21:30 Networking
For further details and registration to attend the event in London please visit:
http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/london/ttxgp.cfm
Hope you can make it in person or via the web.
Thanks,
Team TTXGP
The Mission One from Mission Motors
Posted by Matt in New Technology on March 17th, 2009
World’s Fastest Production Electric Motorcycle - 2010 Mission One from Mission Motors.
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 just changed.
While I think the price of this bike is crazy expensive, this is definitely a game changer. The Mission One is a bike that will redefine how we look at electric motorcycles.
2008 Honda DN-01 Review - The Motorcycle Review
Posted by Matt in Reviews, Test Rides on March 14th, 2009
2008 Honda DN-01 Review - The Motorcycle Review.
The motorcycle Review has a good review up of Honda’s controversial new DN-01. I personally love the styling. I think we need more of the big manufacturers to be willing to take some of their sweet concepts and just let them loose on the public. Screw evolution, I want revolution damit!
The styling and the handling seem to be top notch. According to the review this bike can even handle the twisties OK. It’s one big downfall is that is has a boring and uninspiring engine. The futuristic HVT transmission is supposed to rock though.
TTXGP - The Worlds First Clean Emission Grand Prix
Posted by Matt in New Technology on March 14th, 2009
TTXGP - The Worlds First Clean Emission Grand Prix.
TTXGP, the world’s first clean-emission-superbike race will take place at 10.45am on 12th June 2009, on the world famous Isle of Man TT circuit.
- Why: We need to find alternative ways in which to travel. Competition advances new technologies and stimulates the market; TTXGP facilitates potential solutions to the challenge and drives forward innovation.
- What: The world’s first clean-emission-superbike race running alongside the legendary Isle of Man TT festival
- Where: Isle of Man TT Mountain Circuit (37.75 miles)
- When: 12th June 2009
This is going to be the epochal change that starts making motorcycling innovative and cutting-edge again.
Welcome to the new Streetfighter Blog
So we’ve been doing a bunch of work on the site and it’s purpose. We have re-oriented the focus of the site to encompass all items that shake the motorcycling world. That includes (beyond streetfighter motorcycles) any news, products, production bikes, technologies, and companies that are redefining or changing the motorcycle industry.
We feel that this new focus still holds true to the streetfighter spirit, in that streetfighters and the streetfighter lifestyle have always been about shaking things up and bucking the popular trends. With the downturn in the economy, and the big motorcycle manufacturers having a tough time of it there are now opportunities for the little guys to get in there and show what they’ve got. This is a chance for the alternative thinkers to come out and shine and we here at The Streetfighter Blog want to highlight, share, and discuss those people, companies, and products.
Stay tuned, because while times might be tough, the strong, agile, and different are getting ready to change things. This is going to be interesting.