was AWESOME!!!!!!
electric bikes were effing awesome.
i am now planning to get my bike license as a result

Lightning didn't bring a bike this year, Mission Motors never has. Both could produce a fast bike for this race but haven't for whatever reasons. I'd like to see Zero build a bike for it too!Joseph C. wrote:Lightning didn't send a bike? I was hoping they would send one and smash the record but having an experienced competitive rider could be difficult to acquire.
Apparently, it takes several years to learn the track well enough to be confident to go flat out round the course - it's that long.
Apologies for my error, I'll edit the above.major wrote:Lightning did send a bike to the Isle in 2011 and 2012. I crewed for them in 2012. Johnny Burrows was the pilot both years. We were able to put a fast bike on the track but battery problems caused a DNF and DNS for official results.
Lightning is basically the same same bike from 2011 on, AFAIK. The machine has always been competitive. Burrows was running with front runners on the qualifying lap 2012 until the battery let go. The problems were logistics.voicecoils wrote: What are your thoughts of the current bike's competitiveness, should they head back to the isle?
jimmyhackers wrote:just came back today from my first trip to the isle of man
That's the challenge of racing - everything on the bike has to be spot-on to do well.Punx0r wrote:That's a shame. It must have been interesting being involved with such a high-profile event
No.Stevil_Knevil wrote:Also, anybody else think that Guy Martin would have (finally!) placed 1st if he was piloting the Mugen?
I think Guy would have broken itStevil_Knevil wrote:
Also, anybody else think that Guy Martin would have (finally!) placed 1st if he was piloting the Mugen?
That's like a tickle compared to some of the superhuman saves pros pull off. Like this oneJoseph C. wrote:6 minutes and about 7 seconds into that video - there is a fairly chilling tyre wobble too.