Onboard video of fastest Isle of Man TT Zero lap on electric motorcycle - 117mph average - General

[video=youtube;vlxZs2-gICc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlxZs2-gICc[/video] The world's best motorcycle race on a motorcycle with no emissions or carbon based fuel. ~38 mile lap in 19:17.

Holy SHIT

The torque that thing must make is insane, it looks like it hits its top speed in no time.

[QUOTE=Reagy;45057035]The torque that thing must make is insane, it looks like it hits its top speed in no time.[/QUOTE] I think this is what he was riding. [url]http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/hondas-mugen-shinden-san-electric-superbike/[/url] You can really get a sense of speed with how quiet it is. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfVEbu2iIlM[/media] I still prefer non electric bikes because of that awesome sound. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr-gaLML_X0[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4PNpJ0q5BM[/media]

I bet that affects you as a driver terribly. When you let off or brake into a corner, the sound of the RPMs is a huge indicator for where you want to be during the turn, without it you have to go purely by sight and that's harder, because you'll either have to guess it, or take your eyes off the road for a second to look at your speedo if you have one. I guess with a bike it might be a bit easier since you can feel how tight you're turning vs the angle you're leaning

He has a fitting last name for a guy who sets records. Or he could be a very ironic alcoholic. Anyways, how fast did this guy go at top speed?

john mcguiness is the god of the TT although I only really care about the senior TT [editline]10th June 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=TheTalon;45057420]I bet that affects you as a driver terribly. When you let off or brake into a corner, the sound of the RPMs is a huge indicator for where you want to be during the turn, without it you have to go purely by sight and that's harder, because you'll either have to guess it, or take your eyes off the road for a second to look at your speedo if you have one. I guess with a bike it might be a bit easier since you can feel how tight you're turning vs the angle you're leaning[/QUOTE] how I ride is, I engine brake into corners, and you can feel where you're supposed to be. I don't ride visually now that I'm so used to knowing where I should be in a corner, I don't listen to the rpms as much either because i have headphones playing music.

Around the first corner it sounds like he is turning on his hyperdrive.

[QUOTE=Phaselancer;45058564]Around the first corner it sounds like he is turning on his hyperdrive.[/QUOTE] Reminds me of this. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRECqhIZwIA[/media] Its entering warp.

Now this is pod racing!

When electric bikes become somewhat popular I'd purchase one. I cannot drive regular bikes just because of the noise pollution

gotta say, that electrical bike sound is much cooler

[QUOTE=peepin;45060638]When electric bikes become somewhat popular I'd purchase one. I cannot drive regular bikes just because of the noise pollution[/QUOTE] Not all bikes are loud, you know.

[QUOTE=TheTalon;45057420]I bet that affects you as a driver terribly. When you let off or brake into a corner, the sound of the RPMs is a huge indicator for where you want to be during the turn, without it you have to go purely by sight and that's harder, because you'll either have to guess it, or take your eyes off the road for a second to look at your speedo if you have one. I guess with a bike it might be a bit easier since you can feel how tight you're turning vs the angle you're leaning[/QUOTE] Well you can hear how perfect his braking is and considering he's won at least 21 of those races, I'm pretty sure it doesn't really affect him. What do you mean by RPMs, relying on sight and where you want to be in the turn? Do you mean the lines they take around corners? Looking at the dash to see what RPMs they're at in the turn? If that's what you mean then throttle control and braking are the most important as long as RPMs aren't low. I'm just having a little trouble understanding what you're saying.

I rode one of these Zeroes (the dirtbike variant) when they were very new. It was the strangest feeling, because it's so quiet; but the strangest thing was the lack of engine braking. You let off the gas and it just keeps rolling. It took a bit of getting used to.

[QUOTE=Chinook249;45061574]I rode one of these Zeroes (the dirtbike variant) when they were very new. It was the strangest feeling, because it's so quiet; but the strangest thing was the lack of engine braking. You let off the gas and it just keeps rolling. It took a bit of getting used to.[/QUOTE] Any idea if the bikes have gears? It doesn't sound like it but I might be wrong. [QUOTE=dannass;45057448]He has a fitting last name for a guy who sets records. Or he could be a very ironic alcoholic. Anyways, how fast did this guy go at top speed?[/QUOTE] He went through one of the speed traps at 154mph but I'm sure he went faster and it just wasn't recorded. This video shows speedometers but it's from multiple different races. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9v8C7mT-Tk[/media]

[QUOTE=Tippmann357;45061614]Any idea if the bikes have gears? It doesn't sound like it but I might be wrong. [/QUOTE] The one I rode did not, and the one in the video doesn't sound like it does.

The sounds on the electric bike are futuristic as hell.

[QUOTE=Tippmann357;45057077]I think this is what he was riding. [url]http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/hondas-mugen-shinden-san-electric-superbike/[/url] You can really get a sense of speed with how quiet it is. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfVEbu2iIlM[/media] [/QUOTE] As a person who really loves the sound of petrol engines, I have to say that the electric bike sounded pretttty rad in that video.