Posted on 11/30/2021 6:50:22 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
The Wattman was upgraded with a host of go-fast componentry. A more potent and lighter battery was installed. The motor was juiced to produce 435 hp. The double-wishbone suspension was adjusted for better precision. And perhaps most importantly, the bike was draped in a carefully developed aerodynamic fairing that resembles one half of a VW XL1. Not that it did much for noise mitigation.
"It’s very different from when I used to ride noisy bikes, with a thermal engine. Because electric motors make just the little zzzzzzttttt," Biaggi said. "But at speed, the wind creates a really big noise. You feel like an airplane taking off. When you break the wall of the air, you make some noise." "You have so much turbulence. You think you can hold. But you can’t. You can’t even see well at this speed. You just try to focus on what is around you. You don’t look anymore at what is straight ahead. You need to look wider. It’s crazy."
"If something really teases me, and gives me the right adrenaline, I’ll accept."
(Excerpt) Read more at roadandtrack.com ...
Did it need a recharge between runs?
435 hp ~300kW plus, plus...
How fast is that Dodge Tomahawk (Viper engine) 500hp motorcycle able to go?
That was a publicity gig and never run over 100mph.
Everyone has their own risk tolerance.
I personally don’t jump out of perfectly good Airplanes, or drive motorcycles over 160mph ever.
Ping
That guy had an angel looking over his shoulders.Hopefully they can fly as fast as his cycles can fly.
Where is the video?
I drove one of the medical cars for the years when MotoGP ran at Indianapolis. Those guys are pretty amazing. 205 mph on two wheels next to a concrete wall.
—”I personally don’t jump out of perfectly good Airplanes, or drive motorcycles over 160mph ever.”
I have jumped out some perfectly functioning helicopters, fixed-wing, and never exceeded 140 indicated on a bike.
Hard to believe they walk among us?
A few years ago I had a car with a rated top speed of 160
Don’t remember ever going that fast.
Sucks getting old and loosing your memory.
—”Where is the video?”
The Voxan Wattman : The world’s fastest electric motorcycle
Not much to see.
especially when you forget how to spell
—”Sucks getting old and loosing your memory.”
I’d tell you all about it, but I forgot everything.
Yes, how far until it ran dead?
I can’t imagine what it would be like to “eat it” at that speed.
CC
I thought that was great video.
Not sure what else you expected to see.
Would have required airborne camera to track for better perspective.
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