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To: MetaThought
I wonder how this would compare to a ‘busa or an R1.

Your 1st hint would be that it's rear tire appears to be a front tire (120/17) and it ain't smoking.....or barely moving for the 1st 50 feet.

The 2nd would be that it is never shown doing more than about 60ish.

3rd would be that the electric toad never achived a rate of speed sufficient to lean the bike over in turns, much less drag a knee (unless you are employing your knee puck to drag one of the batteries (battery weight conspicuously unlisted) to the spot where "Flash" ran outta juice.

The specs listed are either for the black mockup (which we never see under it's own power), or the KTM, judging by the 190/55 rear tire and the gas engine, or just a bunch of hooey.

I'm guessing the black one is strictly a mock up, as is the extension cord run to the gas engine KTM.

What a joke.

24 posted on 11/06/2009 8:26:36 PM PST by 4woodenboats (tap tap tap - "The Bombing Will Begin In 5 Minutes")
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To: 4woodenboats

That’s sad. I expected more from it.

I looked at the results of the TTXGP (Electric Motorcycle Grand Prix), and the top speeds are similar to the lower end 250cc results ...

Look at the Tesla. It’s actually a pretty decent sports car.

Just sad.


25 posted on 11/06/2009 9:04:03 PM PST by MetaThought
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To: 4woodenboats

I also liked how they call motorcycles “Dirty, Smelly, Noisy things”.


26 posted on 11/06/2009 9:10:46 PM PST by MetaThought
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