Michael Czysz Articles
A brief conversation with Michael Czysz
Last week, I went over the 2012 Motoczysz E1pc with Michael Czysz himself. I met him in Boston at the launch of SolidWorks 2013, which is the latest version of the software that Motoczysz uses to design their bikes and spent a few minutes talking design and aerodynamics. Here's that conversation. Update: full, 40-minute audio interview added. MotoCzysz uses SolidWorks for an astounding range o...
16 September 2012
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Michael Czysz on MotoGP: it's lost
500 > 990 > 800 > 1000 > CRT > ? In an era where it is more important then ever for companies to innovate and differentiate themselves from the competition, the race track, for a motorcycle company, should be as central to their operation as the boardroom. If companies no longer deem racing essential, it is because the formula is no longer relevant. Worse, if racing classifications are not clear...
02 April 2012
Michael Czysz on the 2011 MotoCzysz E1pc
We caught up with Michael Czysz this morning when rain delayed the Isle of Man’s TT Zero race until tomorrow and finally squeezed details of the 2011 MotoCzysz E1pc out of him. Is this new bike really a significant step forward from last year’s revolutionary machine? Is a 100mph lap finally in sight? What’s his response to MCN calling him a liar? How does he plan to steal Chip Yates’ thund...
09 June 2011
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Czysz wins FIM e-Power Laguna Seca
Photos: Good Shoot/FIMJust 100 yards before the finish line, Michael Czysz came from 6.6 seconds behind to overtake Lightning's Michael Barnes and win the inaugural FIM e-Power race at Laguna Seca. It doesn't appear that the last second pass was part of any race strategy, but rather a function of battery capacity; the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc was still able to lap at full speed 9 laps in, while the per...
26 July 2010
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Michael Czysz to race E1pc at Laguna Seca
American rider Mark Miller rode the MotoCzysz at the TT, so this will be the first time Czysz will race the E1pc. The former AMA 250 racer is no slouch (as you can see in this picture), he's currently the head instructor at the Skip Barber Superbike School and recently completed some pre-race testing at Laguna with Eric Bostrom. " says I'm on form and up to pace, so what the hell. It's pretty ...
02 July 2010
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Is this the new MotoCzysz E1PC?
Is it? Well, no, it's just Michael Czysz playing around in photoshop to try and torment you, dear reader, but it does raise a very important question. With an as-yet unseen bike shipping to the Isle of Man in less than two weeks, how is Czysz going to top last year's show-stopping MotoCzysz E1PC? >When it leaked shortly before last year's inaugural TTXGP race, the E1PC instantly made every other ...
10 May 2010
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Michael Czysz on streamlining and electric racing
In 1957 dustbin fairings were banned from road racing, now some people think it's a good idea to bring them back- They are seriously mistaken.Editor's note: Michael Czysz is the man behind When the best racers in the world arrive at a track with winds in the 15-25+mph range a modified fairing can be fitted to their bike. This fairing has less surface area, often a...
09 March 2010
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MotoCzysz E1pc "D1g1tal Superbike" leaks before TTXGP
This is the completed MotoCzysz E1pc, the motorcycle Michael Czysz is calling the "D1g1tal Superbike." The lame name for an unoriginal concept aside -- a digital superbike is one that uses upgradable powertrain components, Zero pioneered this -- this is a damn impressive motorcycle. Using 10 battery packs and 3 motors, it can accelerate to 120mph in just seven or eight seconds, on par with current...
04 June 2009