Electric Motorcycles?

Originally posted by Bill Hahn Jr. Drag Racing in the year 2084: As environmental concerns have all but eliminated petroleum-based fuel use, Drag Racing is now an all-electric sport, fueled by the now-numerous nuclear reactors.  The USA, in the early part of this century, pioneered a revolutionary form of nuclear energy that consumes its own waste, thereby unlocking the globe from oil dependency.  This innovation also put the US economy on its most explosive trajectory ever as it tooled up to supply the world with this cheap, safe energy source.   The most controversial new development by the EHRA (Electric Hot Rod Association) is their amazing "trolley wire system".   Taking a cue from the urban trolley buses and commuter trains of the 20th century, new tracks are being built with technology that allows the racing vehicles to gobble power from overhead wires using spring-loaded pickups instead of relying on cumbersome, heavy batteries.  Taking battery weight out of the vehicles has resulted in breathtaking leaps of performance!   Fifth-generation racer Ashley Hood-Hines-Schumaker-Force Jr.  has already broken the once-impossible 1 second bracket with this astounding new technology.  Her patented Anti G-force Capsule allows her to not only endure such acceleration with ease, its time-decompression mode enables her to also perform in-car interviews duing each pass.  No ancient HANS device here!    But like any new innovation, its time in the sun may be short.  The talk of MAGLEV vehicles, shot like electric projectiles, is on the horizon...

My wife bought me a copy of his home video and his book for my birthday a few years back.  That video was the best present she ever gave me!!    I think you can still buy them on-line. 

Try this one:

http://www.teshio.com/michiganmadman_EJPotter.htm

theirs a guy at our track that just built one,  he started runnin it hlfway through the yr,  i didnt get to tlk to him much but when i did it was his second day out and he was runnin 11's  he said every pass hes been goin alot faster,  he also mentiond goin to another track in which he ran against another bike like his and he found out that after all he spent he shoulda went with a different kind of batterys  because he was only geting hlf the juice of  what he could be with his set up

Bonneville's a great place for electrics...the weight of batteries is not nearly such a disadvantage on the salt.

Originally posted by Bill Hahn Jr. Bonneville's a great place for electrics...the weight of batteries is not nearly such a disadvantage on the salt.

That and the time between runs along with all that sun light you could charge it back up with some panels. 

Seems like a better approach for a dragbike.

 

Still, 14's is pretty good for just getting started.    Have him post a few pictures of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3lbz2AwPp8

     Does he have a website?  I did a quick search and found this:  

Boy, do I get a Shock reading some of these replies. I also get Amped Up about building something electric.

Edited by lnelson - 08 January 2010 at 7:27pm