Winning races at the Isle of Man and Laguna Seca and reaching a top speed of 163mph at Bonneville, the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc is the most advanced electric superbike ever made. Equipped with a liquid-cooled motor delivering 120bhp and 250lb/ft of torque, it also promises to be the first capable of performing like the gasoline-powered sportsbikes of today. We took it to Oregon Raceway Park to find out if the future is worth looking forward to. :continue:
Lightning Motorcycles, which won the 2010 North American TTXGP series, has just defeated its own land speed record, reaching 173mph at Bonneville yesterday. The 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc, which is also racing, managed 163mph.
Update: more from Czysz.
Michael Czysz calls the electric powertrain on his 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc “D1g1tal Dr1ve.” How the hell do you pronounce that? Here’s his version. > :continue:
Michael Czysz has been testing at PIR in the run up to his first race on the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc this Saturday at Laguna Seca. He looks pretty damn good in this video, but told us he was still relatively unhappy with his bike’s setup, something that should be sorted in time for Saturday. > :continue:
Michael Czysz, the founder and CEO of MotoCzysz, will be racing his electric superbike at Laguna Seca in support of the US Grand Prix. This will be the second ever race outing for the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc, it’s just returned from winning the Isle of Man’s TT Zero, and a rare opportunity to see the CEO of the company and the designer of the motorcycle actually race it. And yes, he expects to win. > :continue:
Riding the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc, Mark Miller became the second ever American rider to win a race at the Isle of Man TT. This video was filmed on-board as he did that, unfortunately the exciting bits — cornering and passing — have been edited out for some reason. Still, this should give you some idea what it’s like to go 141mph on an electric motorcycle. > :continue:
Pyar Anderson makes fun comics about environmental stuff, highlighting the humor in a way of thinking that normally takes itself too seriously. When he saw the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc he thought, “That thing looks like a robot!” Then he drew this strip.> :continue:
Photos: TMGreed
These action photos from the TT Zero race last Thursday literally show the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc leaving the ground. But Michael Czysz’s new electric superbike is taking off in the metaphorical sense too; starting with our exclusive unveiling of the bike in partnership with Popular Science, the E1pc has spread across the web. Here’s a partial list of sites that have picked up the story.
On Wednesday we exclusively revealed the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc, the future of motorcycles. Yesterday, we introduced you to Michael Czysz, the man making that future. Today, we take a look inside the shop where all that is taking place.
Click below for the feature.Shop: MotoCzysz
Michael Czysz is something of an enigma in the motorcycle world. Often criticized for failing to live up to his lofty ambition, he nevertheless pushes ahead with ideas that are so far beyond conventional practice, they seem unbelievable, fantastical even. That’s made him the target of mockery for people more interested in reliving the motorcycle’s past than they are in realizing its future. His very public failure’s haven’t helped. There was the MotoGP bike that never raced, then the ambitious electric racer that broke down. But today, he won and in winning fundamentally altered what a motorcycle can be. Two weeks ago, we visited Michael at MotoCzysz’s Portland HQ just as his team was putting the final touches on the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc. Here, in his own words, is Michael Czysz.
Click below for the feature:Michael Czysz: Reaching the Future
