http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/ Engadget Comments for All-electric KillaCycle tries to kill its maker http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/


Oh and I hope the guy recovers OK, too.]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/

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http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/KillaCycle/rebecca_bowering_killacycle_pit.html]]>Sep 13th 2007 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
By the way, what do they (or Engadget) mean by "all-electric"? The steering is mechanical, front brake seems hydraulic...maybe the kick stand is electric?

If they mean "not hybrid", shouldn't "electric" suffice?]]>Sep 13th 2007 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
Of course Speed then has to take some drugs that allow him to drive the car. (No I am not making this up.)

Hmmm. "Speed." "Drugs." Didn't catch that when I was a kid.

QUI-GON: They have pod racing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous.

ANAKIN: I'm the only human who can do it.

SHMI SKYWALKER (whispering, to Qui-Gon): I did a lot of crystal meth when I was pregnant...

JAR-JAR: Meesa pod race real good!

[Jar-Jar straddles the KillaCycle and flips the power switch]

QUI-GON: Jar-Jar, No! Get down --

[Jar-Jar whacks the throttle open, then releases the brake, launching the KillaCycle through a bakery's plate glass window and into a large pyramid stack of freshly-baked cream pies]
]]>Sep 13th 2007 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
This nearly killed it's maker for being what I'd like to call 'too f'ing powerful', not exploding, not because he was flattened on the freeway when his cells gave out, it was too powerful.

Please car-makers, an electric sedan that goes 90 miles on a charge at 80 mph for less than $20k. Think you can do that?]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
That said, it takes a lot more to heft around a car than a bike, which is why it's not here - yet -]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/everyone needs to take a second and think what 0-60 in less than a second feels like.
Thats pretty much roller coaster launching force, and anyone who's been on one of those can tell you you wouldn't want that much G-force applied when your not sitting down and strapped into it.

bottom line, the things badass.]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/ everyone needs to take a second and think what 0-60 in less than a second feels like.

60 MPH = 88 feet per second (after 1 second)

G = 32 feet per second (after 1 second)

So the bike is pulling about 2.75 Gs in it's first second when launched.

That's on par with a catapult launch from an aircraft carrier, I think. (~ 3 G?) Likewise Space Shuttle launch?

JESTER: That was some of the best flying I've seen to date - right up to the part where you got killed.
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No video in the link... where is the video?]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33853/113/]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 14th 2007 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
#1 rule in motorcycle safety - never, ever get on a bike without your gear and helmet. I've read a police report of a guy taking a spill on a bike in a parking lot traveling 15 mph and spilling his brains all over the pavement.



]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 14th 2007 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDHJNG2PngQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dRpAZci9m0

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]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 14th 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
Anyone else find this a tad insensitive?]]>Sep 13th 2007 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 20th 2007 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 14th 2007 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/I hope that guy recovers ok.]]>Sep 13th 2007 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/]]>Sep 13th 2007 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 13th 2007 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
2. That was INSANELY fast. Yes it almost looked fake. In fact i almost wonder if this video was a publicity stunt what with the damage that the bike actually took in the picture relative to how fast he was going in the video. *note I am not actually saying it WAS fake*
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But if Dbe did indeed get hurt, I hope him a speedy and complete recovery.]]>Sep 14th 2007 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
Driving a dragbike or burning out on any bike is an especially dangerous endeavor... If you lose control for one picosecond it´ s disaster. But still he is leasurly giving it a go in the middle of an urban area with traffic, some very hard looking concrete blocks lining the sidewalk and what not.

His ensurance will be laughing I´ m sure...]]>Sep 14th 2007 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/
Leave the burnouts to stunters, squids and the pros.]]>Sep 14th 2007 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/Sep 14th 2007 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pM1j2d1RMU&NR=1
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Yeah,.. that should have been the first red flag.

I'm just wondering how you can justify not wearing protection when you are an unexperienced rider planning on doing a burnout on a bike that does an unheard of 0-60 in .97 seconds. You have to know that if something is going to go wrong, it's going to happen quite fast.

That said,.. Totaly awesome & tremendously unfortunate]]>Sep 14th 2007 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/all-electric-killacycle-tries-to-kill-its-maker/a few years back my cousin Stacy Banks was doing a modeling job with the Killacyle when she was asked to do a test-ride as part of the photo-shoot. It nearly killed her.

The throttle stuck on a drag track and she had to bail or let the massive bike roll on top of her at the sand-pit at the end of the drag track. Leathers and a helmet saved her life as she skidded down the track doing over 100mph, grinding her wrist joint away and seriously messing up her legs. All is well now after a long recover and multiple surgeries. But that bike is definitely living up to it's name. The photo in the link above, is of course, before the bloody accident.]]>Sep 14th 2007 3:19PM