Mission One electric motorcycle boasts 150 MPH top speed, extreme price tag
By Ross Miller 
posted February 4th 2009 4:33PM
posted February 4th 2009 4:33PM
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i been going over 165 mph with my gixxer its awesome doesn't even feel like going that fast,but there is no way i would pay that much for a bike what won't make that sweet sound of a sportbike and kind of dangeros traveling with high speed with no mufler noise, i would just add littlebad more to the price and buying the ducati desmosedici-sweet.
10 years from now everyone will lust after the high pitched whine of extreme electric power :) Once this technology actually get's into production prices will drop dramatically. Now everything is hand built and one off (OK, 50 off).
Am I the only one that as soon as they saw this thought "Holy God, now Batman can be silent?" Imagine he replaces the BatPod with one of these :)
batmans vehicles already sound electric.
The first question that a real sport bike rider would want to know is... What is the weight of this thing?
I guess that the red thing on the swingarm just below the rear shock could be a foot peg... maybe?
I bet their headhunted the designer from the company that produces Kamen Rider series......
It would have looked nice if they made the entire body black like the front part. But that silver and gold with the small triangles...
That's one awesome looking bike right there, BUT, I would still rather have a Ducatti... no joke... 999 is the bike of the century... http://www.atomicsub.net
Does anybody remember the ugly 70's cinder block walls with similar designs?
I love the specs on this thing, but OMG it IS ugly.
so, Yeah this is stupid. The world of bikes is cutthroat and this over priced bike is slow, any modern 600 can pass 150. Second I am sure its heavy so it probably handles like shit. The whole point of a bike is the rawness of an engine with wheels strapped to it, this would be lost on an electric bike.
It's a start.Thumb's up.
Looks like it's expensive to drop.
Rear suspension linkage looks mad sketchy.
Bet that torque is fun on the track though!
Alright... looks-wise: Take the part of the body that's grey and white and make it black carbon fiber instead, and it would look a lot better. The grey and white look completely out of place in terms of color.
Also, not sure I'm liking the idea of a completely silent bike. Part of what makes a bike cool is the sound it produces. Not to mention, it lets people know you're there (which frankly, is a safety precaution). A bike that's totally silent might be slick in some ways, but very dangerous in others. No motor vehicle should be silent for drivers and pedestrians alike. We're not driving around on stealth missions here.
But the mileage, speed, and power are great. Good job on that. Price is insane, though.
$69000, lolol at that in the current economy.
only a handful of motorcycles get anywhere near 100 MPG. most are in the mid-50's range, and that's only if you ride it like grandma mcjew.
For that kind of money i want hub-motors. +2 for electric and -1 for chain.
On behalf of all sheiks: Is this thing sand/dust/heat proof?
I think there are a lot of clever... possibly insightful.... possibly misguided ;-) observations here.... and I would like to add my own misguided opinion to the mix....
I am NOT a sophisticated Gadget Hound ... but from my POV, I see a LOT here to be hopeful about with the Mission One EV Sports Bike.
Am I wrong in thinking this is a Proof of Concept effort for Electric Superbikes ? At this time, how it LOOKS is the least important aspect of this project ( In my fatheaded and misguided opinion ) ....
I'm thinking the Electric Bike Concept offers a huge reduction in complexity... at least in the drive system... Batteries, Electric Motor, Drive Chain... I think this vastly improves the Maintainability of the Bike !!
Of course, the controls will be Black Magic... but, that is what this site is all about... High Tech Gadgets !! ... and certainly, computer controls have proven themselves to be quite reliable... once you shake out all the bugs....
And please consider these possibilities....
These electric bikes COULD easily be equipped with controls to sense position of the bike's body in relation to the wheels and the ground.... It would seem to me that a fellow COULD have controls to allow the rider to go into Wheelie Mode SAFELY ... at ANYTIME in your ride... after all, you do have 100 foot-pounds of torque available anywhere from 0-60 mph.... OK... maybe such a Wheelie Machine is impractical... but it could be fun...
Would it possible to throw a switch... and have the Super Bike go into Segway Mode ? Pop a wheelie... and proceed down the sidewalk .... Steering seems problematic in my Proposed Segway Mode.. but I bet somebody here could suggest a way to make that work...
As the Super Bike Builders push the Envelope of Battery Technology and integrate it into Race Bikes.... WE consumers on the WalMart End of the Buying Spectrum will reap the Green Benefits... benefits from the Economies of Scale as well as "spin off" technology that will come from these efforts....
Think about how Cell Phones have changed in the last 20 years... they went from single function "brick phones" to the itty-bitty, Do-Everything iPhone... and we GOT HERE because some Crazy Guys took the first steps to produce those Ugly and Expensive First Efforts....
I THINK Mission Motors is Marketing their Product in probably the Best Way Possible... a way that gives Mission Motors the best chance to Make It Big... while at the same time making Maximum Advancement in the State of the Art of Electric Motorcycles...
For sure Mission Motors is on a Bold Path .... They are Aiming High and trying to Set the Standard for Electric Super Bikes...
ANYONE could build another Electric Scooter... Suppose Mission Motors were to try to do just that... Suppose they built Another Electric Scooter ..and if it was a Middle of the Road Effort ... and if it was Shiny and looked Cool... who would say they failed ?
But these Mission Motor Guys are NOT taking the Easy Way !! ... If this Super Bike does not perform then it's gonna show... it's gonna show like ... like.... like Lipstick on a Pig !! Perhaps not the best metaphor.... does Lipstick on a Hog seem more appropriate ?
I have heard that the Mission One will be raced at the Isle of Man this June... which should answer a lot of questions for us about how close the World is to having the choice of an Electric Super Bike...
While the Die-Hard Bikers may disagree.... I think we Lovers of Gadgets have a Big Time Interest in the outcome of this Super Bike Experiment...
The Safe and Easy Electric Scooter Efforts will never produce the Innovations needed to make Electric Bikes a "threat" to Gas Bikes...
Big Improvements... with Lots of Gadgets are gonna come only from High Ticket Super Bike Efforts like this one ....
Good Luck to Mission Motors.... and I'm hoping they will Make it Big, Be Green as Grass, And Eventually produce a Super Bike that I can "segway" down the sidewalk in Full Wheelie Mode when I'm in the Mood to do some Serious Posing !!!
Comments from a lifelong sportbike rider...
This is one very interesting motorcycle and I salute this company for what they have done.
Based on the specs provided, they have used upper end components, achieved impressive fuel economy, straight line performance, and asthetics (in my opinion). I would absolutely love to experience a ride on a bike that has this kind of torque curve! On the other side, I suspect there is a reason that they did not spec the weight of the bike. For this to compare with typical 150 mph bikes it would have to weigh under 400 lbs. My guess is that it's much over that. This would make it corner like Harley or worse.
Of course its pricey, At this point, it reflects r&d and nothing more. I'm old enough to remember when my dad purchased one of the first digital wrist watches and my mother was ready to strangle him when she found out what it cost. In time, battery power should be less than traditional internal combustion engines. If you're in your 20's, buy this bike and store it for 30 or 40 years, sell it and reap the profits.
In bike talk, on sport bikes we call foot pegs rear sets.