Electric Motorcycles?

Scotty Polacheck rides one and I believe he has been 7.90 It's called the KillaCycle

My money's on Mark (Geek) to build one as soon as he finishes his dyno!!

Drag Racing in the year 2084:

Hummm, 2085 the tracks may not be paved.  I can see it all now,  Norwalk who seems to be known for their stick will be known for thier super high force density magnets.  The cars will hover above the tracks surface like a rail train.   Engines may be nothing more than a magnet shifting system.    Imagine the power stored in the track rather than the cars that run on them.  Rather than trying to make a car with more power, you try to make a car that can use the power built into the tracks surface. 

Yea, a crazy thought.   If you ever get a chance to watch the Michigan Mad Man's home videos do so.  There is some footage of his slot car on it.  Way ahead of his time.

-Bidwell's Badvolts drag bike on the line.  Badvolts is one of El Choppers ancestors.

Cycles are a lifelong passion for John.  He's played with them in various forms for 42 years.  He even raced one on Pikes Peak!

In recent years John got into lightweight electric transit devices, which have now become his forte.

For the last 3 years he’s been involved with the NEDRA (National Electric Drag Racing Association) with his "Badvolts" motorcycle.  In 2001 his wife Debbie used Badvolts to set the NEDRA record for the 144V motorcycle division.  The record held for 2 years until it fell earlier this summer.

With all that and 6 years of Electrathon racing experience, a BSME, a MSME, you should figure out that John knows how to build electric vehicles that go fast!

Wouldn't a slot car type track be the "Answear". But the friction might "hold you back". Wouldn't have to worry about crossing center line, drifting from center. John Force, in his last made for TV outburst was trying to address this very Topic when Pedergon interupted with his opinion/factual statements about going up in smoke. Mr. Force was about to proclaim his innocence when reality set in so the above mentioned "Outburst" occured. Crew Chief "Coil" later avoided controversy with annoucement that a third cousin removed twice of Dr. Tesla would be on board for last 3 races of 2009 season. Making way for the "Next Generation" of drag racing inovation. Interest or lack of it will also minimize this electric wave, seeing something different will be intially interesting then the cost to do this will be like a 1974 calculator, crazy.

To become one of the richest guys in the world heres all you would have to do........ Solve the problem of drag vs HP loss to operate alternators on these electric vechicles. Will have to or at least in my mind be electricaly driven as in computer chip not interia as to minimize Drag and Hp loss. How to not cost power to produce it, or more production then loss. I have had two ideas on this and Don Garlits shot me down on both, but at least got his attention. So can you boys with enginnering minds figure this out? Try!!!!!!

I can understand the the fascination with the electric idea, but how many people go to the races to hear the noise of  well tuned engines, smell the nitro or race fuel burning, and to feel the rumble or ground shake.

 Electric index bike might just be the ticket....

I've built one,a 1986 600 Ninja. 

Edited by Wade Clark - 25 September 2009 at 11:49pm