- The electric motorcycle averaged 297kmph on a kilometre-long drag strip.
- It had achieved the top two spots at the 2018 TT Zero race.
In today’s news of ‘Who broke another land speed record on what’ we have a stripped-out electric motorcycle, which was used in an Isle of Man TT race, clocking a staggering 312kmph! British racer Zef Eisenberg broke the land speed record for electric bikes in the naked category by averaging 297.894kmph on a kilometre-long patch of tarmac.
If breaking one record wasn’t enough, Zef went on to break three more records — flying quarter mile, standing quarter and standing mile. Moreover, he has one more record that needs certification from FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme). No wonder, the team is called ‘MadMax’.
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What makes this record so impressive is that the e-bike, which was used, was fully faired a few months back. However, as this category was for ‘naked’ e-motorcycles, the team had to strip out all the parts, exposing the batteries and all the electronic components in their full glory.
We have already seen a custom 841.5PS Suzuki Hayabusa destroying a drag strip by clocking a mind-numbing 436kmph. But where the Hayabusa featured a custom bodywork, which made it cut through the air like a bullet, the electric motorcycle, as you can see, is just a slab of batteries on two wheels.
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So, what is the MadMax team up to for their next record? Well, we have no idea, but we will update you once we hear or see a certain naked electric bike doing the rounds of race tracks.
Source: zigwheels.com
