Sooner Rather Than Later? The E-ducati

So aerodynamics on an electric bike doing 140mph are different to one’s on a petrol engined bike according to the prototype, bit daft and bollocks but they need it to look out of this world different I guess

 

Save them for the neXt generation,not for me thanks

 

forks off of a 1098, swing arm from a 959, ffs parts bin special..

 

I wonder if they will fit a power resistor right under your nuts to simulate the rear exhaust?

 

And don't even get me started on the Lead Acid upgrade to the Lithium batteries....

 

So they copied my old friend Tony's Quantum2 design from the 80's

 

Definitely looks fast but will it be? Harley's electric bike looks pretty cool but 150 miles per charge?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.engineering.com/amp/18099.html

 

I saw the lighweight sports electric Harley in trials around here this morning. ....

 

To me a bike is about so much more than just looking the part. It has to feel and sound right. I'm afraid riding around on an overpowered hoover will never work for me, if it becomes the only option I'd rather not bother

 

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I would love an electric bike if they could guarantee 300 miles range with the ability to use the power at will, instant 100% torque must feel amazing, they’ll get there eventually but for me it would always be something to own in tandem with petrol powered bikes, I’m sure I’d miss their ‘character” etc if I went electric only.

 

Lolly pop sticks will get popular again. Oh & a spoked front wheel to fit it to.

 

Far canal you lot get excited over nothing fairly easily! That thing in the article linked was something built by a university as some sort of conceptual design and it looks like Ducati lobbed a few bits and pieces at them to help them out. Domenicali rides a Hypermotard or something with a Zero battery/motor grafted into it. What they pop out in a couple of years may well just be something like a monster with a plastic box where the engine sits now.....