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Electric sizzle
moTocZYsZ – pronounced motosizz – is building one of the
most advanced, exciting and fast electric bikes anywhere – and
not only plans to win the TTXGP with the bike, but also
help put lots of machines on the grid by offering a $10,000
discount to the first ten teams to put a E1PC on the grid.
The man behind the company is architect and racer Michael
Czysz, who built a 990cc machine which he’d planned to
put on the MotoGP grid, only to have the FIM drop the
capacity to 800cc. Instead of re-tooling to the smaller
capacity, he looked to the future and decided to go
electric.
The heart of Czysz’s latest design is the ‘Electric
D1g1tal Dr1ve’ System of proprietary controller and
electrical storage, claimed to be one of the highest torque
density motors in the industry. It’s MotoCzysz’s design, the
company claiming the currently available technology may be
well suited to golf carts but not to high performance motorcycles.
Matched with a liquid-cooled brushless DC motor there’s a claimed
100hp and a massive 338Nm of torque – impressive stuff.
MotoCzysz put a bike on the grid at last year’s TTXGP on the Isle of
Man, but gremlins forced a DNF – but this year is planning to win.
Beyond racing though, Czysz is offering his products to the world. No,
you can’t buy a complete bike - at least not this year - but for $US42,500
you can get a MotoCzysz D1g1tal Dr1ve system complete with batteries
and a chassis. You need to bolt on running gear and the company says
you can fit almost any swingarm.
Get in early with a plan to compete though, and $10,000 comes off the
price.
In 2011 you might be able to buy a complete motorcycle… n
get Booked for a cause
The Grand Prix Motorcycle is
acclaimed author Kevin cameron’s
latest book – and you can get
yourself a copy and support the
morong spinal unit at the same
time.
Cycle Torque has been supplied
24 copies, and they will be sold
to the highest bidders through a
silent email auction until May 10.
Carrying a price in the USA of
$39.95, The Grand Prix Motorcycle
would be expected to retail in
Australia for around $59.95.
The top 24 bids will each be sent
a copy - just email your bid to bec@
cycletorque.com.au and she will
call you after May 14 to arrange
payment (make sure you include
a daytime contact number). Cycle
Torque will pay the postage: the
amount you bid and pay will go to
the Morong Spinal Clinic, so don’t
be stingy, bid what you can afford
(but with 24 books to be sold,
there’s also a good chance you
won’t miss out).
Sub-titled The Official Technical
History and carrying a forward by
three-time World 500 Champion
Kenny Roberts Senior, The Grand
Prix Motorcycle is the story of how
the best road racing machines have
evolved since the championships
commenced in 1949.
Each championship-winning bike
is featured, along with sections
devoted to various eras: the bikes,
riders, technology and rules.
The amount you will learn from
this book about grand prix bikes,
their riders and the championship
is simply amazing - every race fan
should read this book.
Remember, the top 24 bids
will get the books, and all of the
money raised by the bids will go
to the Morong Spinal Clinic. You
must get your bids in by May
10 to bec@cycletorque.com.au
and don’t forget to include your
name, address and daytime phone
number. n
Seth smashes record
AMERICAN freestyle legend, Seth Enslow, made history on March 2, smashing the
existing world record motorcycle jump of 157 feet (approximately 47.85 metres) by over
five metres.
Riding a Harley-Davidson XR1200, Seth jumped 175 feet (53.34 metres) under the
watchful eye of sydney harbour Bridge.
The death defying stunt recreated an unforgettable Harley-Davidson motorcycle
benchmark set by the infamous
Evel Knievel in 1975 and a world
record most recently set by
Bubba Blackwell in Las Vegas,
1999.
still high from the jump, seth
said: “This is awesome, i’m
stoked!”
Harley-Davidson’s, Adrian
o’Donoughue, added: “We’ve
worked hard at creating history
and we’re all glad he landed it
safely. The wheels are already in
motion for what we do next!”
The world record attempt
was broadcast live on www.
harleyworldrecordjump.com.
Log on to watch the replay.
The world by multistrada
DucaTi, in conjuction with one of
the world’s leading motorcycle tour
operators, has put together four rides in
four countries – and you can go along.
Designed to promote the new 1200
Multistrada and its versatility thanks
to the various engine maps, suspension
adjustabillty and more, tours which
take in Australia, Spain/Morocco, USA
(California) and Italy are sure to be
exciting.
The Multistrada Travel Experience is
being promoted as “The world as you’ve
never seen it, the bike as you’ve never
imagined it. Four exclusive journeys
that let you explore places, cultures and
thrills in the most intense, exciting way
possible.”
The trips include rides in Spain
and across the Strait of Gibraltar and
into Africa, the hidden beauty of Italy,
the awesome expanse of
Australia and the rugged
ocean coasts of California.
Designed to offer
heaps of variety in the
travel experience and the
capabilities of the new
Multistrada 1200, this has got
to be the ultimate way to test
ride a new motorcycle.
The trips are 9-16 days,
depending on the country.
Prices are from 3550 euros.
See http://www.
multistrada.ducati.com and
click on ‘travel experience’
for more information. n
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