The world’s fastest electric motorcycle, the 351km/h Lightning LS-218, will soon have a mass-market brother called the Strike that beats Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric.
A teaser photograph of the Strike above) shows a Ducati-esque set of headlights.
It will start at $US12,998 (about $A18,000) when it is released in March, compared with the LS-218 at $US38,888 (about $A51,150).
That’s even cheaper than the Zero SR at $US16,495 (about $A23,000).
When the company pulled the plug on importing to Australia in 2017 their prices ranged from $18,000 to $25,000 on the road.
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Lightning Strike
The Strike is also a lot more affordable than the Harley-Davidson LiveWire at $US29,799 ($A41,699) plus on-road costs when it arrives in North America and Europe in September. It will not come to Australia and New Zealand until 2020.
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When it comes to tech specs, the Strike is also a lot more electric bike than the LiveWire.
Harley promises just 177km of range, a top seed of 190km/h and 0-100km/h in “under 3.5 seconds”.
In its photographic teaser of the Strike’s headlights, Lightning Motorcycles claim the bike will have 150 miles of range (about 240km) and a top speed of 150mph (240km/h).
Lightning Motorcycles say the Strike will charge in just 35 minutes on a DC fast charger.
There are no details yet on the LiveWire’s battery size or charging times, power.
Lightning Motorcycles does not yet import to Australia and is a small-scale company.
However, its price and tech specs should cause concern to both electric newcomer Harley-Davidson and the world’s biggest electric bike company, Zero Motorcycles.
Meanwhile, Zero also promises a new “effortlessly powerful” naked bike this year.
Their SR/F will be unveiled on February 25.
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It’s looking like a big year for electric motorcycles – at least overseas.
Curtiss electric motorcycles is now taking orders for their Zeus electric bikes which will not be released until 2020.
Their Zeus Bobber and Cafe will each cost $US60,000 (about $A83,000, £46,845, €53,000) with a holding deposit of $US6000.
The aluminium and carbon bikes have 140kW of power, 196Nm of torque and maximum range of 450km although they don’t indicate how that was achieved.
Source: MotorbikeWriter.com