Ducati electric motorcycle

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Look and listen as we get our first video of the Ducati racing electric motorcycle doing hot laps

When we first learned that Ducati would be taking over Energica’s role as the sole supplier of racing electric motorcycles...

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That's about 30% more HP and 200% more torque than Ducati's own top of the line model. I'm curious if they're going to do anything extra to keep the riders on the bike when they lay on the throttle.

 

[DayTrippin]

I had a Zero and liked it a lot. Definitely would be interested and see if it makes it into production as something other than a Panigale type motorcycle. An electric Diavel could be cool...

I ordered a Sondors Metacycle and still waiting for it to show up. Could be great in the city where I spend most of my time now.

 

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Do you no longer own the Zero? What was your typical ride like - commuting or pleasure or both?

 

[DayTrippin]

No, sold the zero. Range at high speeds left a lot to be desired. When I moved out of the Bay Area with it to Florida, I spent a lot more time on highways and at higher speeds. I had the 2018 SR. Around town it was awesome and easily 120-140 miles range. On the highway maybe about 80 miles.

Aerodynamics suck on a bike and limited battery room hurt the range at speed.

 

[LoudMusic]

No, sold the zero. Range at high speeds left a lot to be desired. When I moved out of the Bay Area with it to Florida, I spent a lot more time on highways and at higher speeds. I had the 2018 SR. Around town it was awesome and easily 120-140 miles range. On the highway maybe about 80 miles.

Aerodynamics suck on a bike and limited battery room hurt the range at speed.

I've not driven a motorcycle, though I have been passenger on a few. I'm considering buying a Zero for commuting about 60 miles round trip on 30 to 50 mph roads. But probably should get a license and comfortable riding a motorcycle first

 

[DayTrippin]

For that sort of commute, the Sondors Metacycle might be an excellent choice. You can take the battery out of it to charge. I ordered when they first opened up and were 5k. They have climbed to 6k now but still seems like a great option for the money. Top speed about 80 mph or so. I think there still might be a tax incentive as well.

I've ridden about all the Zeros. I used to go about every week to test ride them when I lived by the factory. For you commute, something based on the FX series could be pretty good.

If you want to learn to ride, take a motorcycle safety class. Well worth the investment. About 2 days of classes and on bike instruction and you will learn the basics you need. The electric motorcycles make it SOOO much easier to learn to ride. I used to teach the safety classes and one of the hardest thing new riders had to come to grips with was using the clutch. A twist grip throttle was challenging for some as well.

I can't wait until there are more electric motorcycle options out there.

 

[wycolo]

TC should help out in tight curves on an electric bike.
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[Sklith]

I own an Energica Ego, the bike Ducati's replacing in MotoE. I'm very interested in Ducati's V21L, and I'm hoping it has a liquid cooled battery but I'm not expecting it to be lighter than my bike. 21kWh battery packs aren't light!