North America’s Fastest Motorcycle

[The Seeker]

Lightning Motorcycle SuperBike recently broke the record for fastest motorcycle built in North America. The bike averaged 215 miles per hour and topped out at 218 MPH when it was tested at the Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week last week. Oh, and it’s electric.

According to a release (via Gizmodo), the bike beat the previous record of an electric Lightning Motorcycle by more than 40 MPH.


Take a ride on it:

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According to Ubergizmo, the bike has a Remy HVH250 electric propulsion motor and an Ener1 battery pack, which gives it a combined city/highway range of 150 miles.Though the bike is the fastest built in North America, it is not the fastest elsewhere. The Suzuki Hayabusa is the world’s fastest motorcycle with a top speed of 248MPH, according to Gizmodo.


The Lightning Motorcycle costs about $40,000. Let us know if you get one.

 

[Ksquared]

I'd like very much to see the Hayabusa which, in stock form, will turn 248!

 

[Dilligaf]

Wow

 

[DaveM]

I cannot imagine going that speed on two wheels

 

[CarlS]

That is really something for an electric bike. However, at $40,000, that would more than half pay for a Vincent Black Shadow!

 

[Rocky]

, that's, what else.............shocking

 

[Ksquared]

So much for CURRENT events!

I wonder if the factory is in OHMaha? Oh well - WATT does it matter anyway? There's going to be a lot of RESISTANCE to these electric motorcycles, which is likely to provide IMPEDANCE to their development.

I heard they're going to build a women's model with JOULES on the seat instead of studs. That might help some people who tend to VOLT with their wallets.

(There are really reaching now)

 

[DaveM]

 

[CarlS]

Oh, barf!