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Zero Motorcycles has had success racing at Pikes Peak. Zero has won the production electric motorcycle class in 2013, 2014, and 2015. [23] [24] In 2014 a Zero FX was the first production electric motorcycle to break the 12 minute mark. [25] In 2012, Brandon Miller set a Bonneville Land Speed Record on a Zero S ZF6 model. [26]
On June 10, 2010, US racer Mark Miller won the TT Zero race on the same course riding a redesigned E1pc [4] with a time of 23 minutes 22.89 seconds and an average speed of 96.820 mph. [1] Beyond the electric motorcycle technical accomplishment, this is "the first time an American-made bike has won a race at the Isle of Man since Indian debuted ...
The Yamaha DT is a series of motorcycles and mopeds produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Models in the DT series feature an engine displacement of 50 to 400 cc (3.1 to 24.4 cu in). The first DT model, the DT-1, was released in 1968 and quickly sold through its initial 12,000 production run. [2] [4] The DT series was created by Yamaha in ...
On June 30, 2013, Carlin Dunne riding a Lightning Motorcycle-built electric bike beat conventional motorcycles at Pikes Peak. He clocked a 10 minutes 00.694 seconds at the 20.0 km (12.42 miles) course. [33] [34] In 2017, Scorpio Electric announced its scope of business includes manufacturing and assembly of electric motorcycles and scooters. [35]
MotoCzysz (pronounced MOH-toh-chish) was an American motorcycle company based in Portland, Oregon that intended to compete in MotoGP. [1] The C1 prototype engine was designed with perfect balance not needing a balance shaft.
Although Simplex Manufacturing Corporation produced motorcycles for over 20 years, the last Simplex Automatics looked almost the same as the company's original 1935 Simplex Servi-Cycle motorcycle. Paul Treen would often visit the factory's tool shop and work with the engineers on new ideas himself, resulting in continuous improvements to ...
Motorcycles with a V-twin engine mounted with its crankshaft mounted in line with the frame, e.g. the Honda CX series, are said to have "transverse" engines, [1] [2] while motorcycles with a V-twin mounted with its crankshaft mounted perpendicular to the frame, e.g. most Harley-Davidsons, are said to have "longitudinal" engines.
His third-place finish in Round 3 was credited as the first podium placing by an all-electric bike in an AMA-sanctioned professional series. [19] However Alta Motors folded partway into the season, and Tremaine finished his campaign with Beta. [20] Tremaine, alongside Lyndon Poskitt, also took part in the 2018 Erzberg Rodeo hard enduro for Alta ...