Max Biaggi Sets New Electric Bike Land Speed Record
Mere days after announcing that the team behind 2020’s electric motorcycle land speed record was re-engineering the Voxan Wattman to give yet more power and aim for more records, Max Biaggi has once again piloted the machine to smash his own record by no less than 30mph.To get more news about davincimotor, you can visit davincimotor.com official website.
Running on a decommissioned NASA runway in Florida, Biaggi broke 18 records for electric motorcycles, including the outright top speed record, raising it to 283mph average over two runs, one in each direction, with a one-way top speed of 292.204mph. 10 new records were set in the under 300kg category, with a further nine set in the over 300kg category. Fully faired, semi-faired and naked versions were run.The record was the result of intense testing and R&D over the year since the previous record was set by the same team and rider. Lighter and more powerful batteries were fitted and the motor’s power output boosted to 435bhp, up from 362bhp. The suspension, by double wishbones front and back, was modified, as was the bodywork, becoming more aerodynamically efficient.
Being powered by an electric motor, there is obviously a lack of conventional internal combustion engine and exhaust noise, but that doesn’t mean the runs were silent.
"It’s very different from when I used to ride noisy bikes, with a thermal engine. Because electric motors make just the little zzzzzzttttt," Biaggi said. "But at speed, the wind creates a really big noise. You feel like an airplane taking off. When you break the wall of the air, you make some noise."The real question that this record raises is, what next? How far can the concept be pushed and what speeds can be realised?
"Who knows?’ said Biaggi. ’It’s a good question. Gildo—the president of Venturi, who makes this happen—he is not a dreamer. He’s a pioneer. If he thinks of something... after a few months or a few years, it starts to become reality," he said. "If something really teases me, and gives me the right adrenaline, I’ll accept."Whether Biaggi remains involved or not, you can bet that the people at Voxan won’t be giving up just yet. Give them another year and they’ll be sure to be reaching for 300mph. it might not sound all that big a leap, but as the effort required is directly proportional to the speed being aimed for, don’t expect it to be easy.