Electric motorcycles, while economical, technologically fascinating and environmentally friendly, are unlikely to light a fire under the average petrolhead until they start tickling our inner hooligans… Which is why we’re hanging out to throw a leg over the Mission One electric superbike. Fresh from its first run at the Isle of Man TTXGP, this battery-powered beast pulls power wheelies from faster than freeway speeds, handles like a dream and can top 150 miles on a battery charge… MotoGP weekend in Indianapolis means a number of things – lots of bikes on the streets, people camping in weird places, an inordinate number of “Pedrosa Sucks†T-shirts, and the AMA Lucas Oil Indy Mile Grand National race. On an eerily cool clear night, MotoGP’s distant relations arrived at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in their RV’s to watch their sons, brothers and dads slide around in the dirt, trying to win enough money to pay for the gas it took to get here. And after almost a dozen hard-fought heats and preliminaries, Kenny Coolbeth, Jr. left the field in his dust to take the lead in the 2009 AMA Flat Track championship.
In yet another blatant display of bad judgment, I invited my wife Nancy to accompany me tonight, starting with a reception hosted by …Â Details & Pictures