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MotoCzysz breaks 100mph TT barrier
Riding the 2012 MotoCzysz E1pc, Michael Rutter has shattered the electric motorcycle lap record at the Isle of Man TT. Rutter lapped with an average speed of 100mph, closely followed by the Mugen (Honda) Shinden and then fellow MotoCzysz rider Mark Miller, who also broke the 100mph barrier. The lap claimed Rutter and MotoCzysz £10,000 in prize money, which probably covered a portion of the team 06 June 2012
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Killacycle, TTXGP shooting for outright motorcycle land speed record
Nope, not the land speed record for electric motorcycles. The land speed record for motorcycles (367mph), period. Don’t laugh, the team behind this effort has already built an electric bike that can do 0-60mph in less than 1 second and run a quarter mile with a 155mph exit speed. The best news though? The exact same powertrain that will power the land speed record attempt will be available throu... 24 August 2011
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Chip Yates plans speed record for final electric motorcycle act
As the final act in what’s sure to go down in history as one of the most significant careers in electric motorcycling, Chip Yates plans to set a new land speed record. So far this year, the defense contractor emerged from motorcycling obscurity to achieve performance parity with ICE in WERA racing, outpace liter bikes at the Mojave Mile and successfully race up Pikes Peak. An attempt at the offi... 12 August 2011
The fastest electric motorcycle in the world
For the second time this year, Chip Yates has made history. In January, he placed second in a race against ICE superbikes using his homemade electric superbike and yesterday he unofficially set a new land speed record by a comfortable margin. Racing at the Mojave Mile, the garage inventor reached a top speed of 190.6mph. This is made extra impressive not only because he exceed the official electri... 11 April 2011
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2009 Isle of Man TT will be fastest ever
Cameron Donald (pictured) set an unofficial fastest lap during practice for the Isle of Man TT last night, aboard his 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 he managed to average 131.457mph around the 37.7-mile Mountain Course. The previous record of 130.344mph is held by John McGuinness, who was unable to participate in the practice due to mechanical problems. Donald's top measured speed of 188mph was actually 4m... 05 June 2009