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WMC’s New SuperBike Bullet Houses a Huge Air Duct

The big reveal is here!

WMC has just given us the WMC250EV – and she has a hole running right through her. 

After sneak-peeking the bike to us earlier in the month (we covered the story on June 18), White Motorcycle Concepts revealed the electric machine virtually on their Youtube platform, following the removal of their attendance from an event in Silverstone due to ongoing restrictions.

The concept of using the body of a bike as a giant aerodynamic duct was clever – and is the main reason why the company can continue to boast up to a 70% reduction in air resistance.

the air duct of the WMC250EV

The staggering improvement in aerodynamics was also made more feasible by electric powertrains, which have more flexibility of shape and size than the conventional fossil-powered motorcycle.

Regardless, WMC is right to be excited, as no one else has been able to come close to this jump in efficiency for the motorcycle industry – let alone the racetrack. 

According to a report from TopGear, The airflow through the duct of the WMC250EV’s framework will help the bike dig into the pavement, increasing friction and keeping the bike stable at high speeds.

The bike’s weight is also a huge factor, clocking in at a gargantuan 300kg – but WMC isn’t worried about the weight.

“We’ve removed any blockage from duct entry – and in doing so, we’ve managed to pull together a new hub-center-steered assembly for the front that encompasses two motors for two-wheeled drive and regenerative energy possibilities,” says Robert White, CEO and Founder of White Motorcycle Concepts.  

preliminary technical image for WMC's 250EV
A technical image of WMC’s 250EV

“As a result, those studies have enabled us to load front and rear wheels to a level that isn’t seen on a conventionally forked motorcycle  – [let alone] a motorcycle with a fast channel of air moving through the center.”

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The WMC250EV measures 2.44 meters (8 feet) in length, 1.19 meters (3.9 feet) in height, and is purported to have 5 times more load on the front axle than a conventional motorcycle.

The upper portion of the air duct also appears to be carbon fiber, showing further proof that the WMC250EV has been tinkered with from multiple angles to guarantee maximum efficiency. 

a view from above of the 250EV from WMC
WMC250EV at Silverstone

Robert White still has his eyes on the prize and expects his WMC250EV to break 400km/h for the World Land Speed Record…though all he has to do is deliver slightly over the current 366.94 km/h (228 mi/h) record set by Max Biaggi aboard the Voxan Wattman, to emerge victorious. 

Bottom line, WMC is ready to set records across the industry – and we can’t wait to see what they have in store.

Check out the photo gallery below for more photos on the WMC250EV.

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com

WMC To Break World Land Speed Record With Mystery Build Brainchild

When it comes to aerodynamic efficiency, it seems everybody and their grandmother is hopping on the proverbial bandwagon of breaking wind as subtly as possible – and in a world where energy compliancy is the new black, companies are investing fistfuls of green into anything that will reduce drag. 

Amid all the hullabaloo is White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) – a small but powerful business, hoping to make big waves with their new mystery projects – and one in particular looks like it’ll be the splash of the coming season.

Enter the WMC250EV – an electric superbike that WMC plans to use to break the current World Land Speed Record of 366.94 km/h (228 mi/h). 

The WMC250EV is the first project of White Motorcycle Concepts, and will eb released June 23 2021.

WMC won’t officially release the bike for another six days, but we’ve been given some photos to squint at, as well as some eye-opening specs on the development process. 

According to a news article from MCN, the WMC250EV will be the first electric motorcycle to boast a range twice that of the average e-competition – and they’re not stopping there. 

WMC is in the process of patenting three gems that they have stuffed into the WMC250EV – each innovation a valuable addition to today’s market, should the patents be allowed into the mainstream motorcycle industry. 

a description of the new concepts being introduced to White Motorcycle Concepts new WMC250EV

‘V-air technology’ is the main patent that will help WMC’s need for speed and is described by their website as being “a patent granted (UK) and pending (Europe, USA & Japan) proven technology that reduces the motorcycle’s aerodynamic drag by 69% (in its most extreme form)”. 

The drag reduction is achieved by upping the downforce and stability of the bike – without changing the rider experience up top. 

WMC250EV, the new concept motorcycle of White Motorcycle Concepts

‘D – Drive,’ the second project, involves a clever front-wheel kinetic energy recovery/deployment system that will bring regenerative braking to the world of bikes – something that has up until now only been in electric cars.

Under acceleration, a traditional motorcycle rotates around the rear wheel, lifting the front wheel from the ground…theoretically, incorporating our [D – Drive] means these loads are more evenly distributed, reducing rotation, allowing the drive benefit of the motor to be applied to the front wheel.”

The last innovation, ‘F – Drive,’ stands for ‘final drive.’

Most of this last method has been kept secret, though the WMC website explains the F – Drive simply as “provid(ing) further efficiency gains, supporting the mass introduction of e-motorcycles…through material selection and accurate lubrication deployment”.

Members of White Motorcycle Concepts at a meeting

Robert White, Founder and CEO of White Motorcycle Concepts, says in a statement: “We are delighted to be able to announce that we will be launching our concept to the World on 23 June 2021.  We have been very lucky to secure a World-Class Venue for the launch and are excited about releasing the concept into the public domain.”

For a company hell-bent on redefining the future of motorcycle riding, WMC has a serious chance at disrupting the motorcycle market as we know it.

Looking forward to the big reveal!

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Source: MotorbikeWriter.com