Back in 2014 Harley-Davidson got a lot of attention by daring to show an electric motorcycle prototype, called Project LiveWire. Today at the EICMA show in Milan Italy, Harley-Davidson unveiled the production-ready 2020 LiveWire due for shipping in 2019. The LiveWire bike shown in 2014 was a big yawn in…
John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey both broke the TT ZERO lap record today in the 2015 TT ZERO, held under perfect weather. Of the six finishers, five broke the ton (lap speed over 100 miles/hr) and three of them finished with greater than 110 miles/hr lap speed, demonstrating the rapidity of…
Ahead of tomorrows TT ZERO race, the final 2015 TT ZERO qualifying was held today. Thanks to Mugen not participating today, the grid had only seven bikes with the Victory Motorcycle bikes coming in fastest with a 110 miles/hr lap for Lee Johnston, and a 108 miles/hr lap for Guy…
Today, in the first qualifying round for the 2015 TT ZERO, John McGuinness unofficially broke the TT ZERO lap record with a 118.056 miles/hr lap speed. He of course set the official lap record last year at about 117 miles/hr riding the 2015 Mugen Shinden electric motorcycle. Given that his…
Over the next few days, the TT ZERO race will have several activities leading up to the TT ZERO race on Wednesday morning (Isle of Man time). Today they have a practice round, and a couple qualifying rounds are scheduled over the weekend. There’s also been some social media chatter the…
The 2015 TT ZERO electric motorcycle race is coming up — the electric companion race to all the gas bike racing during the famous Isle of Man Tourist Trophy week. A new face is having a go at the TT ZERO, Victory Motorcycles, a subsidiary of Polaris Industries. Polaris recently bought out…
Yesterday I posted a very long (nearly 10000 words) piece summarizing the TTXGP’s history. It took over 24 hours of effort to sift through all my old news reporting and pictures, to construct the summary. All that work for a dead electric motorcycle racing series may sound like I’ve lost my…
Back in 2009, three electric motorcycle racing events formed the basis of several years of electric motorcycle racing. I was privileged enough to attend two of the 2009 events, and form a relationship with the TTXGP series that let me attend several years of electric motorcycle racing events in North America…
Pick your jaw up off the floor after reading this – Harley Davidson has designed an awesome looking electric motorcycle, and is touring it around the U.S. to gather feedback. One of the most major motorcycle manufacturers of all time is taking an interest in electric motorcycles, riding into a…
Zero Motorcycles’ 2013 model year features higher power motors, higher energy density battery packs, offering significantly higher speed and longer range than the 2012 models and now has smart phone apps letting the rider customize the bikes performance characteristics. Electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles unveiled today their 2013 model line.…
Brandon Nozaki Miller, riding a modified Zero Motorcycles made Zero S ZF6 electric motorcycle, sets a new land speed record for lightweight electric motorcycles. There is a little friendly shootout underway in the electric motorcycle land speed record field. In August a land speed record was set in the under…
In the season finale to the TTXGP North American Championship, Steve Atlas won the title for the second year running, with team-made Eric Bostrom winning todays race. Steve Atlas and Brammo won the 2012 TTXGP North America Championship this weekend at the season finale at the Miller Motorsports Park outside…
To thumping music in a trendy Sunset Blvd club before excited fans, Brammo launched the long-awated Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles, delivering ground-breaking performance, looks and features. Last night, to thumping music in a packed trendy club on Hollywood’s Sunset Blvd, Brammo officially launched the Empulse and Empulse R…
Brammo’s Empulse R electric motorcycle, with its 100+ miles/hr top speed and 121 miles city range, jumps past Zero Motorcycles’ S ZF9, making the Empulse R the new king of production electric motorcycles. As promised with last weeks video teaser release, Electric Motorcycle manufacturer Brammo announced today the specifications for…
The long-awaited Brammo Empulse electric motorcycle is due to be unveiled on May 8 in Los Angeles, after design changes forced more than a year’s delay from the original production date in 2011. In July 2010, electric motorcycle maker Brammo enticed us with the unveiling of the Empulse, a high…
