More Afternoon Moto News - MotoCzysz eDD & NZ Superbike Championship

MotoCzysz has now announced that they will be selling a race version of their E1pc powertrain, the Electric D1g1tal Drive (eDD). The eDD will allow teams to purchase a ready to roll power solution for an electric racing motorcycle. The price is a bit steep, but not as bad as you may think. If you have any interest in starting an electric race team, let me know! I will be glad to join and help out; the MotoCzysz shop is only blocks from where I live...You really do want to read this, so please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/yhczc2f

The fourth round of the New Zealand Superbike Championship was held this past Sunday. The 125GP Championship was decided and Alistair Hoogenboezem took the 2010 title. Andrew Stroud still leads the Superbike class, with Robbie Bugden in second. Nick Cole barely holds on to the lead in the Supersport 600 class, as he is only 2.5 points ahead of James Smith. The next and final round is about a month away and will be held at Hampton Downs from 27 to 28 March 2010. For the details, take the link...

http://tinyurl.com/yf9ca4q

MORE Afternoon Moto News - Jessica Patterson & MotoCzysz in the Movies

Jessica Patterson has now signed with DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha for the 2010 WMA season. Patterson is currently ranked number 2 in the world of women's motocross, so the team has accomplished a real coup to get her on-board their machines. She will be riding on a Yamaha and will most certainly be a factor in every AMA Motocross event this year.

http://tinyurl.com/yask7te

In the upcoming release (maybe remake?) "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", you will see both a Ducati Desmosedici and the MotoCzysz C1 competing against each other. I am not sure, but even Michael Czysz might make an appearance in the film as he rides the C1 in the film for the movie. For a little more detail and a linked video preview of the film, please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/ydukvht

Friday Afternoon Moto News - MotoCzysz Returns to Isle of Man & Noriyuki Haga

MotoCzysz is not worried about the Isle of Man issue between the TTXGP series and the local TT Zero race. In fact, they simply want to race their new 2010 E1pc electric motorcycle in the event this summer. The bike is 90% new, according to Michael Czysz, and is anything but a tame and quiet motorcycle. They are going for the 100 mph top speed prize as well as the win. For all the details, please take the link.


http://tinyurl.com/yhrsuex

Noriyuki Haga has now said that he thinks 2010 will be his toughest year yet in World Superbike. That is because he has a slew of former champions and several national champions now in the series as his competitors. Plus, he has many of the same tough adversaries from 2009. Haga has his work cut out for him...the man deserves a Championship!

http://tinyurl.com/ye3ch8u

More Afternoon Moto News - Electric Motorcycle Racers & Pegram Racing Club

As you might expect, electric motorcycle racers simply want to face the best of the competition. With the strange competition between the three major players in organizing the races, it looks like some teams will never meet on the track, and that is not good for the sport. The questions abound and most are covered after the link...

http://tinyurl.com/ykpw9a4

With the upcoming AMA Pro Racing season getting even nearer, Larry Pegram has come up with another way to gain some sponsorship money has created the Pegram Racing Club. With support from Foremost Insurance and Ducati NA, Pegram has been able to build a successful team around the Ducati 1098R - he won 3 races last year and finished fourth overall. With the Club, which is only limited to 10 people, the members will get a first-hand experience with American motorcycle racing...take the link for more information.

http://tinyurl.com/ylx6czb

MotoCzysz May Make MotoGP Bid Again!

With the rule changes coming from the MotoGP Championship management - the move to a 1000c.c. engine size - Michael Czysz is in a perfect position to make another attempt at MotoGP racing. His engine for the 'on-hold' C1 is already very close to the new rules and he certainly has the desire to get into the series. So, can it be far away? I sure hope not - I wish him the best of luck (if thye hired me, I could do much more!)! I will continue to follow this as it develops.

http://tinyurl.com/yamqrj9

The question does remain, though, as to where the E1pc will be once they start back into MotoGP.

http://tinyurl.com/ydxjnwq

Last Stop on "Tradition is Not a Business Model" is Mission Motors

I put up the first one of these a few weeks ago, but I just let it rest until the final entry so that I don't over-report on this subject. Anyway, the last stop on the Tradition is Not a Business Model is Mission Motors of San Francisco, California. You probably already know these guys as they are still holding the fastest electric motorcycle record at over 150 MPH. Their new Mission One is even in the Neiman-Marcus Christmas catalog, though it is a special one-off edition for the famous catalog. Have a read and see what we two-wheel riders will be riding in the near future!

http://tinyurl.com/yg9adzy

P.S. Plus, you can see the rest of the series here:

Brammo: http://tinyurl.com/yzr4sl5
Zero: http://tinyurl.com/yfq3s9z
MotoCzysz: http://tinyurl.com/yfurm5k

Motoczysz to Work with India's Bajaj Auto Enter Joint Venture

The two companies will work together on a clean-sheet, super-efficient, 'Next Generation' automobile. The results will be something we have not seen before and which will be the pinnacle of technology and innovation in the new 'green' economy. With the forward thinking minds of Bajaj Auto and Michael Czysz, we are certainly expecting to see something amazing!

http://tinyurl.com/yeqqax3

"Tradition is Not a Business Model" Article Discusses the NEW American Motorcycle Companies

Written by Jensen Beeler, from Asphalt & Rubber and a motorcycle industry consultant, this piece is something which we should have heard before. Building the 'American' motorcycle need not be an exercise in turning a V-twin into a sportbike. Instead, we should be looking to the new electric motorcycle companies for our home-grown US motorcycle production...this is the first in a series, so check the site about once a week to get updates (I will post them here as I see them).

http://tinyurl.com/ydfprmp

New Battery Producer, Imara, Opening in California

This may seem like unimportant news, but it actually is rather meaningful to those of us interested in electric motorcycles. This new company will compete directly with A123Systems in the rechargeable and industrial battery market, which includes electric motor vehicles of all sorts...

http://tinyurl.com/kqa8yu

A Business Magazine Reports on the TTXGP

They did get the photo caption wrong - that is the Motoczysz E1pc, not the German entry - but the article is a nice summary of the impacts of this new race at the Isle of Man TT.

http://tinyurl.com/mp9gml