IOM TT electric bikes - SV650.org

embee · 14-06-09, 06:42 PM

Don't know if this has beem covered already, but I have to say I'm impressed with the results of the electric bike race, first place average speed 87mph is darned impressive. Definitely the beginnings of things to come.
https://www.iomtt.com/News/2009/06/1...-released.aspx

Ian P · 14-06-09, 06:50 PM

be like riding a milk float, all be it a fast one.

14-06-09, 06:52 PM

Yeah I was really looking forward to this, shame there wasn't more coverage on ITV, I need to do some googling into the teams and tech behind it, looked really cool, shame about the lack of noise but ultimately I guess thats a better thing, just something we need to get used to. I wonder what the acceleration is like on those things? should be awesome from a motor

14-06-09, 06:53 PM

Im impressed, did they broadcast the race? any videos?

fizzwheel · 14-06-09, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by injury_ian

Im impressed, did they broadcast the race? any videos?

ITV4 showed a little of it and interviewed some of the riders to. The riders seemed to really like riding them, but I can't get over the lack of noise.

Pretty cool though I think.

Skip · 14-06-09, 07:15 PM

Had a good look around them as they were going in for scrutineering - some definitely looked more professional than others!

The speed difference between them was quite varied too - one of them was obvioulsy much faster than the others and where we were standing (bottom of Bray Hill) the crowd went "wooooo" as the faster one went through as it was clearly going way faster than the others!

19-06-09, 10:11 AM

Just to revive this with a little more info for those that didn't catch it, the whole 4 minutes that ITV dedicated to it made it onto youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devfPUUWwjo&fmt=18

and theregister.co.uk have a report on it too which gives some more details.
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/06...p_race_report/

Interesting times though, this tech can only get better, and I suspect it will do so exponentially.

DarrenSV650S · 19-06-09, 10:12 AM

exponentially............

What a word

embee · 19-06-09, 06:24 PM

...hyperbolics.............

20-06-09, 07:30 AM

brettus ta for those clips.. interesting..

ha... you see the scienyist/mad inventor thety interviewed after who designed the winning car.. A TYPICAL GEEKY NERD CLEVERY TYPE MAN.. CLASS

14-06-09, 06:42 PM	#1
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,804	IOM TT electric bikes Don't know if this has beem covered already, but I have to say I'm impressed with the results of the electric bike race, first place average speed 87mph is darned impressive. Definitely the beginnings of things to come. https://www.iomtt.com/News/2009/06/1...-released.aspx __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

14-06-09, 06:50 PM	#2
Ian P Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Wales Posts: 65	Re: IOM TT electric bikes be like riding a milk float, all be it a fast one.

14-06-09, 06:52 PM	#3
Brettus Guest Posts: n/a	Re: IOM TT electric bikes Yeah I was really looking forward to this, shame there wasn't more coverage on ITV, I need to do some googling into the teams and tech behind it, looked really cool, shame about the lack of noise but ultimately I guess thats a better thing, just something we need to get used to. I wonder what the acceleration is like on those things? should be awesome from a motor

14-06-09, 06:53 PM	#4
injury_ian Guest Posts: n/a	Re: IOM TT electric bikes Im impressed, did they broadcast the race? any videos?

14-06-09, 07:15 PM	#6
Skip Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3,151	Re: IOM TT electric bikes Had a good look around them as they were going in for scrutineering - some definitely looked more professional than others! The speed difference between them was quite varied too - one of them was obvioulsy much faster than the others and where we were standing (bottom of Bray Hill) the crowd went "wooooo" as the faster one went through as it was clearly going way faster than the others! __________________ '81 Honda H100A '18 Honda MSX125 (Grom)

19-06-09, 10:11 AM	#7
Brettus Guest Posts: n/a	Re: IOM TT electric bikes Just to revive this with a little more info for those that didn't catch it, the whole 4 minutes that ITV dedicated to it made it onto youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devfPUUWwjo&fmt=18 and theregister.co.uk have a report on it too which gives some more details. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/06...p_race_report/ Interesting times though, this tech can only get better, and I suspect it will do so exponentially.

19-06-09, 10:12 AM	#8
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	Re: IOM TT electric bikes exponentially............ What a word

19-06-09, 06:24 PM	#9
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,804	Re: IOM TT electric bikes ...hyperbolics............. __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

20-06-09, 07:30 AM	#10
Quiff Wichard Guest Posts: n/a	Re: IOM TT electric bikes brettus ta for those clips.. interesting.. ha... you see the scienyist/mad inventor thety interviewed after who designed the winning car.. A TYPICAL GEEKY NERD CLEVERY TYPE MAN.. CLASS

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