Zero partners with Agni for inaugural US TTXGP

Zero Motorcycles CEO Gene Banman has exclusively revealed to Hell For Leather that his company will be partnering with Agni Motors to create a new motorcycle to enter the first American TTXGP race on May 16. The partnership makes a lot of sense; Agni’s Cydric Lynch essentially invented the modern archetype for electric vehicle motors, while Zero has enormous expertise in constructing very lightweight, very strong frames. In addition to the new racer, Agni motors – the same ones that were used in the 2009 TTXGP winner — now power the 2010 Zero DS and Zero S.

Update: the race bike will not result in a road-going model and will use a single motor of an entirely new Agni design. Gene says the bike itself will be “heavily based” on the S/DS platform.

The air cooler on the 2010 S/DS is needed due to the new 450w controller, without it that motor would overheat during heavy use such as climbing long inclines at full throttle.
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