Took this photo during my last visit home, and am a few days from riding again with a trip to Concord coming up in a few days. Wandered around RideNow in Concord, NC...always interested in the new bikes coming to the market.
So far, few have come out from the Japanese, but a few are of real interest. Sounding more and more like the V-4 is the real deal, and we will be seeing that this year. From the sound of it, as is the case with previous Interceptors it will be loaded with much of Honda's new technology. Should be a most interesting motorcycle.
I have been reading some really negative comments about "electric motorcycles" at the Motorcyclist.com web site. For sure many issues remain with those bikes, but early models have been interesting. As far as performance, Mission One's electric bike (same one, or same type raced at Isle of Man in the first electric bike race) set an electric bike record with a average speed of 150.059 with a top speed of 161. That is more than respectable. I also have been following the speed records being set by the electric "KillaCycle" which is a drag bike. It has run as fast as an ET of 7.82 @174 mph. Considering the time of development, this is very impressive. More research is being done into hydrogen powered motorcycles. To me, it is less about being green (though that is a plus) but a big positive is the oil supply in the world. While gasoline prices have been moderate this year, I doubt that will be the case when (and hopefully soon) the economy takes back off. Battery technology is coming along. I have featured Zero Motorcycles model in a previous post, I think that in the upcoming future those kind of bikes will take on a greater role.
Fall starts tomorrow, which is my favorite time of year (though getting cooler, fall weather is not quite here yet) but looking forward to great rides under the multi-colored tree canopy soon to be seen around most of the US.
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