Streamlined electric motorcycle

Streamlining a motorcycle making it electric drive will result in very low driving costs compared to a normal gasoline car. The design is almost finished now its a question of finding the money to build it.
see also www.wind-water.nl/bluefin/3d_model.html

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Science & Technology

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• streamline
• electric veihcle
• electric motorcycle
• Hanno Smits

[inagod]

I like the tube chassi,the cost factor vrs a carbon fiber monoque chassi is much less.Using 4130 steel you end up with a light weight chassi which is safe too.Maybe a little kevlar around the cockpit for good mearsure.I agree the cool looking fin will have to go.

[hbsmits]

@inagod and it is easier to work with for a prototype, anmd probably safer.

fins are nice looking but ...

regards Hanno

[hbsmits]

more at streamlined-electric-motorcycl­e com

[crkuhns]

Having had a monotracer, I like it! I suspect you will run afoul of the regulators with the rear fins, which appear too aggressive positioned and could threaten or catch a pedestrian. A nice feature of the MT and Etracer is driver visibility equal to car drivers. I hope you sell them!

[hbsmits]

@crkuhns Thank you, hope to sell them too, am working on a 2 person version with a group from around the globe.

My single person idea's can be seen at streamlined-electric-motorcycl­e com

[hbsmits]

@leaualorin Hi thanks for the comment! Lack of money (thanks to the crisis) has halted the project for now ....

hope to help it from fantasy to reality sometime soon. It will not look like this. look at the other video's

[inagod]

@hbsmits if the pricing is right,I want one.

[inagod]

use a fork lift motor and this thing would blow off a Bugatti,no you say,take a look at the electric powered X 1 wright speed,a Ariel Atom with a fork lift motor,it rips off 11.1 quarter mile times with 0-60 in 2.9.just kidding,it would be stupid,but fun to dream

[inagod]

these types of vehicles,enclosed cab type motorcycles, mono-tracer offer incredible mpg at highway speeds,god to see more people looking into.see Craig vetter's site,he's working on a simple aero package for the Honda Helix,100mpg at 70 mph with 3 bags of food.