As I told you a while ago (read the article here), the Lightning Motorcycles He is working on Strike, an electric superbike for all, or with much more affordable cost of his esoteric LS-218.
If this have broken every speed record for electric production motorcycle, with Strike want to get straight to the heart of sport riders with a more convenient product to use on the road and more affordable.
Today was finally branched full details of the Lightning Strike and, come promesso, Data are actually affecting.
Three versions: you start with 12.998 dollars (+VAT)
Versions are three with three increasing battery capacity and therefore of autonomy.
The basic version can count on a drive by 10 kWh for a range indicative of 160 km, a weight of 206 kg and a charger of series from 3,3 kW with the possibility of having an option to 1.500 dollars from the 6 kW.
Same configuration for the intermediate version, however, has a battery 15 kWh and therefore the autonomy rises to 240 km as well as the weight increases 210 kg.
Finally there is the version Carbon Edition which has a battery well 20 kWh (!!!) for autonomy always indicative of even 320 km! All carbon fiber superstructure to contain the overall weight in 220 kg.
Prices are respectively 12.998, 16.998 and 19.998 dollars that, considering the electricity market and the performance promise, do not sound bad at all! These, however,, we have already mentally make the effort to add our taxation.
A monstrous couple
They are even 224 Nm those stated for the maximum torque of the Strike! The engine, raffreddato a liquido, delivers a power of 90 CV and a maximum torque of precisely 224 Nm matter which version you choose.
The performance promised by Lightning Strike are so exciting and definitely sports because the bicycle industry does not seem bad at all, on the contrary.
Sprout Ohlins suspension and brakes with radially mounted calipers Brembo, then the best there is on the market.
Everything is dressed in a skintight bell'abitino on which, ensure, He was made a careful aerodynamic study. The close kinship with the LS-218 is seen in the design and you should also feel in the technical, said Americans.
Three charging modes
A very interesting aspect of the Lightning Strike is the possibility of having three charging modes:
- Level 1: Charging night to household outlet
- Level 2: 2-3 hours at public stations
- Level 3: 35 minuti con DC-Fast
As anticipated, Strike out of first gear with the first two modes, while the third is available at extra cost of 1.500 dollars for Standard and Mid Range, and it comes as standard on the Carbon Edition.
When it comes to Strike?
Deliveries of the first Lightning Strike in the US are scheduled for next July and later this year will know the export plans of Lightning Motorcycles. Personally useless to tell you that I'm already drooling idea to try it.
