Bikes in the Fast Lane: Good News and Bad News For Electric Motorcycle Batteries plus 2 more

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• Good News and Bad News For Electric Motorcycle Batteries
• Video: Bajaj Nurses - Definitely Male
• Electric Motion New Web Site

Good News and Bad News For Electric Motorcycle Batteries Posted: 03 May 2012 09:00 AM PDT As the saying goes, there's good news and there's bad news for electric motorcycle batteries. The problem with electric motorcycles, as we all know by now, is range. At their best, they can ride 100 miles without recharging. Sufficient for people who only use their bikes for commuting, but for weekend and holiday riders, not far enough. There's a new technology coming up from IBM. Great range, more power, lighter ... but..... Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Video: Bajaj Nurses - Definitely Male Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT I don't know when this TV advertisement ran, but it looks like a sequel to another Bajaj Pulsar "Definitely Male" commercial they put out many years ago (see related below). It's a rather sexist ad; how many of you call your motorcycle a "he". Most bikers I know, when they refer to a motorcycle by gender, it's a "she"... Are Bajaj losing their mojo? It's not bad as ads go, but not what we've come to expect from the Indian motorcycle manufacturer. ...

Electric Motion New Web Site Posted: 02 May 2012 11:00 PM PDT The French manufacturer of electric trial motorcycles, Electric Motion, has a new website. The company got in the news recently because the first backflip accomplished with an electric motorcycle was done on their bike, an EM 5.7. Despite having only one product, they have a busy web site. Unfortunately, the site is in French only. The EM 5.7 electric trial bike has already started in the competition circuits. The bike itself has 14 hp and 22 Nm torque for 72 kilos. The motorcycle can get you up to a speed of 55 kph, more than enough for this sport category. The battery will last 40 to 180 minutes, again enough to compete in trial competitions. The brushless engine is air cooled. Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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