To those who follow bike racing closely, this may be old news; but for those who don't, or who only occasionally scour for bike news (me), this is new--and really interesting.
The 2009 Isle of Man TT, the oldest motorcycle racing event in the world; one that is still run on public roads, and is arguably the most dangerous racing venue in the world, will have a new class called the TTXGP. This is for racing motorcycles that exhibit clean emission technologies.
Full story here.
...And, here's the world's first electric 2WD superbike 2WD, a bike that will compete in this new race class. It's called the TTX01, and it puts out 86 hp, and has a top speed of 125. The prototype is based on a Suzuki GSX750 frame, and runs two 43 hp Agni Lynch electric motors, presumably one powering each wheel.
If you recall I did a blog last week on a KTM 2WD hybrid off-roader (KTM 2WD hybrid dirt bike).
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Sounds interesting from a tech point of view but I keep thinking it's more PC - BS.
They are advertising it as a carbon free Grand Prix but they don't mention where the Isle of Man gets it's electricity from.
If it's coal then it's just a joke.
I'm surprised it's 2WD, given plain ol' RWD would probably have been more efficient, if not faster.