I’m a technophile; I really enjoy technology and see the potential in new technologies instantly. I delve deeper into technology and do a lot of research on it to try to utilize emerging trends and ideas in my own personal projects. Something that I have had my eye on for the past 4 or so years has been retrofitting cars, bikes, and motorcycles with electric motors and this one just seemed to catch my eye a little bit more so I thought it would be a cool thing to share with you all. The E*speed!
Take a look at this thing! Tony Helmholdt has been very busy over on his blog building up an electric sports bike around a 1994 Suzuki GSXR. The details of his bike can be found at http://www.evalbum.com and if you go through his blog you’ll see a lot of the amazing things he’s done to test, tweak, and improve his design. With a top speed of 105MPH and a range of 60 miles per charge; this thing is a beast to be sure! While it probably won’t be on any distance riders “to buy” list keep an eye out because with the emerging battery industry I’m certain that we will be surprised at how long the batteries last in the next few years. Be sure to take a look at his use of the thermal camera to test for overheating.
You can see it in action in the video below.
