Never a reality but nothing wrong with fantasy. I think this would be cool as shit. Where would I drive it? I don’t know…how about all over the fuckin’ place!
We’re (and when I say ‘we’ I mean ‘they,’ as in the engineers and designers) getting closer to electric motocycles. In this instance, there needs a little more “hiding of the batteries” but using an already existing (and quite popular) body type is a pretty good start.
Lightning Lithium Superbike: No Emissions
And here is the fancy-bo-blancy. I saw this company out in LA when I was visiting Jodes. They were having demo rides. I can’t remember why I didn’t go and ride one. Well, they are about to release their dirt bike version, but I am diggin’ the street model. Technology is getting there and so is the design (check out the empulse racing section). There are no gears to shift, it plugs into a house socket. Less than the issue of cost, I wonder how long it takes to charge. I mean, until Denny’s starts having sockets outside their establishments, road trips would be a bit difficult.
I will say this, as a motorcycle enthusiast, I am not willing to give up my ‘74. However, I would absolutely use an electric bike, maybe even the not so hot Enertia (another model offered by Brommel: see link below). In a city with millions and millions and millions of people, no emissions is a wonderful thing. *NYC is one of the only megatropolis in the world, that I can think of, that is not aggressively motorcycle/scooter friendly. Dump the car/truck/suv and buy a bike.
On a personal note:
Click-4-a-Pic of my moto when I first bought her. It’s a good story. I’ll have to tell you sometime. Although, I have changed a couple things, for the better of course.
