Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Vectrix
ROBRADY wins Red Dot Design Award for Vectrix electric superbike
Click above image for a high-resolution gallery of the Vectrix Superbike concept
We've been enamored with ROBRADY's design for an electric superbike since we first saw it over a year ago. It may have taken a while, but the electric motorcycle (the design was commissioned by Vectrix, the electric maxiscooter company), is just now getting some love from the powers-that-be in the design world. The concept won a Design Award from the prestigious Red Dot Museum in Singapore. Because there is no engine sitting directly at the center of the cycle, the machine looks suitably futuristic and its instant torque would surely make it an exhilarating bike to ride.
Using lithium ion batteries and an rear-mounted electric motor, the concept bike is relatively quick and can reportedly hit speeds around 125 miles per hour. While that may not be all that fast in superbike terms, it's pretty darn good for an electric two-wheeler. This machine exists beyond just the paper realm, as Vectrix has at least one of the machines making the motorcycle show rounds as we speak.
Gallery: Vectrix Superbike
[Source: ROBRADY]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kirk Z 12:27PM (12/06/2008)
Sure is easy to see where this bike is going to break first.
Watch out for the fat drivers with beefy riders.
Helluva cantilever there guys.
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david folch 2:40PM (12/07/2008)
(magic) bike but... this company sucks, and it's a shame this nice bike will never be produce
I saw it live in their HQ, it's great, I would love to see it work. But I believe it will stay as an empty plastic shell for a long time...
traines 2:07PM (12/09/2008)
We need the better designs, like the VSB, to drive more sales in the alternative power space.
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nathan elswick 9:59AM (1/07/2009)
i wish it were faster but it does look futeristic and cool
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