Re: Ultraviolette F99 Factory Racing Platform concept unveiled at EICMA 2023 Quote:
Originally Posted by 14000rpm why so? is it because of it being Electric?
Not so long ago I spoke to somebody that was riding a Zero SR/S Electric Motorbike and he said something similar too. But he was clear that his problem was that he couldn't unlearn riding a ICE Motorcycle. He clearly missed the exhaust note and the smell of exhaust gases. |
No no, I have nothing against electric vehicles. Infact I loved how it started off the line - smooth and with some good torque (and I ride a Ninja 1000 which makes some serious torque as well). But at track speeds above 80kmph, the acceleration is just not there. Every straight, the bike was gasping to put on speed. The top end was quite disappointing - not just the top speed per se but also how you get there. Plus the weight - 200+ kgs for a bike which struggled past 120kmph.
One other thing I noticed was how quickly the battery drained - in my second lap at some point, the mode automatically switched to a lower power mode (forget the name) even though there was some 30 odd percent left. So I’m guessing at full throttle, the bike’s probably going to do maybe 7-8 laps in the highest power mode.
But I’ve heard there are batteries coming up with higher energy density, faster charging, etc - and the F99 might be packing something like that for all we know. |