3 Best Motorcycle News Stories

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3 Best Motorcycle News Stories3 Best Motorcycle News Stories

I missed doing the motorcycle news roundup on Friday, but I figured I should still do the roundup when I have a chance so you all are getting it today.To get more news about high quality electric motorcycle, you can visit davincimotor.com official website.
Triumph’s TE-1 Electric Motorcycle Is Coming

Working with an array of British companies, including Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick, and funded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, Triumph have created a prototype that has the power to challenge what we think about electric bikes. Before we get to the details though, let’s look at the headline figures.

In finished trim Triumph say the TE-1 will weigh a hair over 220kg, will produce 174bhp and will travel around 120 miles before you need to plug it in.

In short, it’s a portly Speed Triple but we’ve not even told you the really positive news yet: The TE-1 will be capable of a 0-80% charge in just 20 minutes. If you’d limped into a charging station when you started reading this, the bike would already have added five miles to its range.In the battle to convince more people to take up electric, a key part of keeping aggressive green legislation away from two wheels, it’s a huge stride forward and something Triumph are well aware of.

"What we wanted to do was investigate how you could create an electric bike that would convince somebody to consider an electric bike, or even move them away from something with an internal combustion engine (ICE)," says Steve Sargent, Triumph’s Chief Product Officer.

"To do that we have to understand the customer, how they use their bikes and what they’d want from their bikes. For electric bikes to grow, it has to be a natural choice for someone because the bike is desirable in its own right."

Interestingly Triumph appear to have skipped the whole ‘you can ride it to work for less than a bag of chips’ angle, instead focusing on how the TE-1 could be a weekend plaything. Despite that, they’re keenly aware of the cost of similar competitors."The challenge is that people want something that gives them the performance of an internal combustion engine bike but they don’t want to pay a huge premium," adds Sargent.

"For us, it has to be at a price point where there’s enough people willing to pay for it. Whilst battery costs are coming down, they’re still expensive, so the bike will come to market when we can get it down to a price that we think people are willing to pay."

So what’s next? This reveal is phase two of the project (phase one – the initial announcement – was in May 2019) with Triumph saying that phase three, likely to be a preview of the prototype they’re now testing, is expected in October.

After TE-1 the sky’s the limit, with Sargent hinting at the scalable potential for torquey applications like the Rocket, while Triumph’s CEO, Nick Bloor, has said the TE-1 is "one of the foundations for our future electric motorcycle strategy". This bold first reveal shows Triumph intend to be an electric super-power.
LS2 FF805 Race Helmet

The LS2 FF805 Thunder was fully designed and developed to be used on a motorcycle race track. The company sponsors some Spanish riders on the Moto2 and Moto3 grid, and they will be wearing the lid for their 2021 season; so that proves its safety and performance more than any other piece of data or factoid can prove.
The helmet features a full carbon fiber shell construction to keep it rigid and as lightweight as possible. The shell is also shaped with proper race aerodynamics in mind, meaning that this helmet is probably best suited for a motorcycle with a much more bent-over riding position rather than a bike that is up-right.

The safety features extend from its extremely strong shell to the shatter-proof visor (also pinlock ready), and despite the high focus on keeping you safe, LS2 has managed to squeeze in some ease-of-use features to keep this helmet comfortable for most street riding scenarios through the use of comfort padding, linings, and ample ventilation.

Buying a carbon fiber helmet isn’t cheap. Furthermore, buying a helmet that is actually used in professional racing series is also not cheap, but Ls2 managed to pull some strings and streamline the manufacturing process of this helmet enough that they can provide this lid at a wickedly attractive pricepoint of $590 USD for the solid liveries. If you happen to want a helmet with a little more spice, you can get the graphic versions for $650 USD. If you want to become a professional racer, you can grab the FIM-approved version for $767 USD… Becoming a professional motorcycle racer has never been so cost-effective.

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