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FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

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    FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    Well, here you go then.

    Freaking Cool (clicky).

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    Pretty cool I think.

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    The first few races will be interesting - Riders will be forced to use their mirrors to see riders coming up behind them. They won't be able to hear them...

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    Quote Originally Posted by SSearchVT View Post
    The first few races will be interesting - Riders will be forced to use their mirrors to see riders coming up behind them. They won't be able to hear them...
    It'll be just like a PTwins race then...

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    pretty cool. If it matures, different classes will be interesting. Classed by voltage?

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    Quote Originally Posted by intergalactic View Post
    pretty cool. If it matures, different classes will be interesting. Classed by voltage?
    I'd go by Amp-hour capacity of the battery pack, or amp capacity of the motor controller.

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    ...'till someone paints the track with gel-acid...

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    better use some fuckin belly pans.

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    I'm all set with an E-bike but if they want the technology to improve this has got to be a great way to do it however I'd imagine attendance will be pretty low.

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    Re: FIM Announces Electric Motorcycle Racing Series

    Here's a bit more on the TTXGP event at the Isle of Man that was referenced in the FIM article - pretty sweet: Whole new meaning to "electric slide"

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