Brian Richardson’s Norton Electra
Brian Richardson always dreamed of owning a Norton. In 2008 he could not buy one new so he took a 1966 slimline featherbed frame, a brushless AC Motor capable of 50 HP and 100 pound-feet of torque and built an all electric Norton Electra. He finished it off with a 1957 MV Augusta/Norton dustbin faring […]
In: Homebrew, Racing · Tagged with: Brian Richardson, eGrandPrix, Electra, electric motorcycle conversion, Electric Motorcycle Racing, Homebrew, Norton, Norton Electra, Racing
Red Valley Motorsport Amplux
Tony Helmholt took a 1975 Yamaha RD250 with a blown motor and began working on converting it to electric. The Amplux uses a 36V Etek motor, three 12 volt lead acid batteries and a 6 speed gear box to achieve 91 mph top speed and a 24 mile range. It has a fully programmable speed controller […]
In: Homebrew, Racing · Tagged with: 1975, conversion, eGrandPrix, electric motorcycle conversion, Etek, Gear Box, Homebrew, Lead Acid, Racing, RD250, Tony Helmholt, Yamaha
Mark Miller Meets The MotoCzysz E1pc
After 5 months of planning and building, numerous electrical shocks and 30 miles of track testing the MotoCzysz E1pc Digital Superbike was crated and shipped to the Isle of Man for TTXGP. The American racer, Mark Miller did not even see the bike until it arrived on the Isle Of Man for the first electric […]
In: TTXGP · Tagged with: Mark Miller, Michael Czysz, MotoCzysz, MotoCzysz E1pc, Press, Racing, TTXGP
Electric Motorsport Takes Second At ReFuel
Hot off their 1st place Open class victory at the TTXGP, Electric Motorsport took 2nd place at ReFuel, an alternative fuel vehicle race at Leguna Seca. An electric powered go cart took first place. The Electric Motorsport / Native bike was the fastest motorcycle beating out the funky dual swing arm PMW Shocker which took […]
In: Electric Motorsport, Racing · Tagged with: Cork Screw, Electric Motorcycle Racing, Electric Motorsport, Leguna Seca, Native Cycles, Racing, ReFuel, Todd Kollin
TTXGP Year 0 Results (2009)
The TTXGP zero emissions race is complete. I’m sure most everyone who reads this blog has seen the results. What an exciting addition to the world of racing! Amazing performance by the winning team, the teams who finished, the teams who made it to the starting line and the teams who attempted to enter the […]
In: Racing, TTXGP · Tagged with: 2009 Isle Of Man TT, 2009 TTXGP Results, Isle Of Man TT, Racing, results, TTXGP, TTXGP Results
Will We See Evo Design In TTXGP?
Absent from TTXGP qualifying was the Evo Design EV-0RR. MCN reported the reason is the bike was not ready. There is a rumor that all entries will be able to race tomorrow regardless of if they qualified or not. It would be great to see the Evo Design bike on the circuit as well as […]
In: TTXGP · Tagged with: Evo Design EV-0RR, Racing, TTXGP
MotoCzysz Qualifies For TTXGP Race
Yesterday, June 10 was the second and last day of qualifying for the final TTXGP race being held tomorrow. Based on comments from the field, a rumor developed that MotoCzysz did not qualify for the final. I was hoping this was not the case and a fan/photographer on the scene confirmed it was not. MotoCzysz […]
In: TTXGP · Tagged with: D1g1tal Superbike, MotoCzysz, MotoCzysz E1pc, Racing, TTXGP
Mission One TTXGP Bike In Race Plastic
Here is a picture of the Mission Motors, Mission One TTXGP bike with it’s race bodywork. It from a video published by ABC. 50 Mission One bikes will be produced next year for just under $69,000 USD. Mission Motors CEO Forest North explains that putting the bike in the luxury category will justify the cutting […]
In: TTXGP · Tagged with: Forest North, Mission Motors, Mission One, Racing, TTXGP
Brammo TTR TTXGP Bike Pic
Here is a pic of the Brammo TTR TTXGP Bike. Until now we have only seen renderings of what the TTR might look like. The TTR electric race bike is based on the Brammo Enertia which will go into production later this year. Brammo is entering two of these machines in the up coming TTXGP electric motorcycle race at […]
