Sometimes just a picture of a particular means much more than a thick press release. The Californian Lightning Motorcycles, already known to build what is now the fastest electric motorcycle in the world, la LS-218 Superbike (351 km/h a Bonneville), You are working for some time at a more affordable model that will be called Strike.
Using the experience gained with the LS-218 is from a technical point of view, di know-how, that just on the field after having participated in races such as the Pikes Peak, The Lightning is said now ready to launch the strike and could be a matter of days.
just as Zero Motorcycles is unveiling its most revolutionary model, la SR-F, Lightning appears ready to re-launch with a bike that promises 240 kilometers per hour, 240 km of autonomy, a charging time of 35 minutes and a lower price of thirteen thousand dollars!
From the image of widespread Instagram see one of the Strike engine foreshortening and the description by the manufacturer are clear:
“Based on the architecture and innovation Lightning LS-218 Superbike, Strike the engine is liquid-cooled and designed for performance on the track. As far as we know, The LS-218 is currently the world's only electric motorcycle with a technology that allows you to always have the maximum speed, which stops for a pit-stop the rapid charge and continues to compete, all without ever overheating. The Strike shares these unique performance characteristics while being basically designed to be the road bikes “definitiva” “.
From the picture it also sees a monoshock with yellow springs that could be a Ohlins. Probably the Strike will be available in various environments, from a cheaper to a richer, but these are obviously just guesses.
Instead, what seems clear is the goal of Lightning Motorcycles: transfer the know-how of the LS-218 Superbike in a more accessible motion and therefore capable of ensuring higher volumes.
For this there is already talk of an attack very interesting price: 12.998 dollars. We'll see what will happen in the coming months and if and when you actually see the Strike in Europe. The premises are very interesting and to finally see the Strike we'll have to wait just a month.
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