A US FIRM have created a new electric motorcycle, based on a Triumph Daytona chassis.

The evDaytona paves the way for battery powered bikes of the future and is completely independent from Triumph motorcycles in the UK. The huge windscreen is purely to aid aerodynamics and increase the bike’s range, which currently stands at over 140 miles in economy mode.

The evDaytona’s 0-60 time is quoted by the manufacturers as 2.7 seconds, but in this mode, the bike will only manage 15 miles, but you can bolt on more batteries than standard, to increase the bike’s range. An expensive charger will see the lithium ion polymer batteries topped up in just 10 minutes.

If you’re interested in what appears to be the future face of biking, you’ll have to have £38,000 handy, roughly the same amounce you’d need to buy a Ducati Desmosedici RR, Ducati’s road-going MotoGP bike.

This article was taken from: visordown.com

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