Hybrid EBR? Thoughts?

[dave_xb12r]

I just saw this, it might be old news. What are your thoughts?

"More drama and suspense come from Erik Buell Racing's (EBR) camp, as the US patents office has published a patent filed by the owner of the company and 6 more inventors... and the claims refer to two hybrid two-wheelers, a motorcycle and a scooter."

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/e...-bikes-at-least-his-patent-says-so-64898.html

 

[Ghosted]

400HP...don't know what to think

 

[heagachongoose]

I think it sounds like a good idea. There's a lot of potential in hybrid engines. But I really hope it has a proper sound to it. I'd rather not be driving around on 400hp sewing machine lol I'm not sure how I feel about the design of the bike bike shown. I'm not a big fan of the scooter either.

 

[HangMan]

as if the normal bikes weren't going to be expensive enough...

 

[dave_xb12r]

Maybe they're just throwing us interested people off. But think of the first version of the XB and how it had a turbo. That was a wild idea at the time. If Harley would have let it pass to production, motorcycles these days would have been much more advanced. Maybe EBR has the new curveball in the motorcycle world.

 

[wolfo68]

a 400+ HP electric motor. sounds sweet

 

[vaxb12r]

I am pretty psyched on this. It looks interesting and I would love to see more innovations coming from the us. Brammo is kicking ass with the electric bike and it would be awesome to see EBR turn bring up an awesome hybrid along with their vtwin bikes as well.

 

[vaxb12r]

I am pretty psyched on this. It looks interesting and I would love to see more innovations coming from the us. Brammo is kicking ass with the electric bike and it would be awesome to see EBR turn bring up an awesome hybrid along with their vtwin bikes as well.

 

[heagachongoose]

400hp on an electric motor would be downright dangerous. Electric power is immediate. It would be hella fun though [smirk]