Chip Yates Electric Superbike (commentary)
A member here posted a video recently of his electric motorcycle and a few people didn't seem impressed. Well these innovators should be given more credit. Dinosaur juice isn't going to last forever. Battery tech is getting better every minute. Once weight comes down these things will be a weapon. So in support of these dudes here's Chip Yates commenting on one his first races last year. You must listen to the whole commentary if you're interested in this stuff. Chip is a nice bloke and gives some good info.
Added: Mar-18-2012 Occurred On: Jan-9-2011
By: Teslagraaf
In: Sports
Tags: Chip Yates, electric, superbike, motorcycle, future.
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By: Teslagraaf
In: Sports
Tags: Chip Yates, electric, superbike, motorcycle, future.
Marked as: approved
Views: 1752 | Comments: 37 | Votes: 4 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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Got torque?
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByTmact19 (1.70) 
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Listen to the commentary. And watch. The main problem is it weighs so much. Battery futurama will fix that.
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByTeslagraaf (375.50) 
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@Teslagraaf Yes it weighs in excess of 500 pounds. Your point? My comment was clearly sarcastic. Got milk?
Posted Mar-21-2012 ByTmact19 (1.70) 
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Fantastic. I really do hope we see more electric racebikes.
Posted Mar-18-2012 Byo0Tao0o (511.28) o0Tao0o View Channel Send Message
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@Flip500
I think electric will pwn ICE in the near future. That bike weighs a lot. It makes it difficult in the curves but on the short straights it is king.
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByTeslagraaf (375.50) 
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@Flip500
I haven't seen a 1/4 mile test of this, have you? That would be interesting. Nothing on their website that I'm aware of.
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByTeslagraaf (375.50) 
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@Flip500
I know Flip. Which is why I posted this. It has come a long way in a matter of years. The biggest thing now is battery tech. Once they can produce lighter, but higher poer density batteries (or fuel cells) this is the bees knees.
These systems run at something approaching 95% efficiency. Shame we can't produce electricity that efficiently.
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByTeslagraaf (375.50) 
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lot of advantages to electric in certain performance conditions. The only thing holding electric vehicles back is the fact that battery tech is just not there right now. If any one has ever bricked their phones battery they probably know its a pain to deal with because you have to get a new one and there is no way around it, imagine bricking the battery array on a car or bike. You might think it would be a lot more difficult to do but it's really not.
Posted Mar-18-2012 Byautowolf (76.22) autowolf View Channel Send Message
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That's not really a problem. Never bricked a phone battery. They're too smart these days. Play Portal 2. It will explain it :)
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByTeslagraaf (375.50) 
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Thumbs up if you were leaning your head in the curves ^^
Posted Mar-18-2012 Byronaldo_popkings (432.26) ronaldo_popkings View Channel Send Message
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Great post guys
Posted Mar-18-2012 Byagedob (52.36) 
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Major advantage of an electric bike is that all the torque is available from 0 rpm. An ICE has much smaller torque available to low rpm even with a gearbox. For those of a technical mind, the bike power is the product of the torque and the rpm at which that torque is produced. The high torque is a huge benefit for accelerating out of curves
Posted Mar-18-2012 Bywhogoesthere (259.48) 
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@ReplicantDeckard
You're correct in that torque is what people perceive and often call power. But, they're incorrect, power is defined as the product of the torque and the rotational velocity, all of course with the appropriate units.
Jeremy Clarkson often amuses me with his confusion and interchangeable use of torque and power. Its clear he has no idea what he's talking about
Posted Mar-18-2012 Bywhogoesthere (259.48) 
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Pretty impressive !! far superior to a petrol engine ,
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByAmd1507 (21.50) Amd1507 View Channel Send Message
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well done gents that some serious bike.
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByVartanZoravar (103.40) 
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First class, I want to see more of this electric bike, so cool, not sure that is allowed to compete in normal racing yet though...
Posted Mar-18-2012 Bythefatman (91.36) 
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Nice
Posted Mar-18-2012 Bymoefugger (2146.26) 
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impressed wonder if they could do this for mottocross bikes
Posted Mar-18-2012 Bywazzman (8.90) 
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Yes:
Zero MX
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByTeslagraaf (375.50) 
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...great clip and very impressive bike!...
Posted Mar-18-2012 BySpIderZ (2612.62) 
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Very neat machine.
I would like to view more of the actual bike.
Posted Mar-18-2012 Byskyhawk53 (904.98) 
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There's more vids on his YT channel. Also check this one where he talks about the front wheel kinetic energy recovery system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHG3NQmwBfE
Website is here:
http://www.chipyates.com
Chip is now working on developing an electric airplane.
Posted Mar-18-2012 ByTeslagraaf (375.50) 
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