Hopefully they'll produce a detuned version (60 BHP would be fine) so the range improves, with hopefully the same torque, and make it look more like a proper bike. Then I'd think about it.
There is always Ducati , it is the sole MotoE supplier for next year ..their bike is of of course ...la bella . ( my other bike is a Ducati)
Seems some way off in practical terms. 20 minutes to charge what happens if there is a car in the queue in front 20 mins seems optimistic unless of course motorcycle specific charging points are rolled out in the future at strategic places. Imagine littering the country roads with charging points
The whole sound or lack of on a bike is just weird. On the plus side at least I wont moan about you tube videos that are masked by music anymore as it will be more interesting than the sounds produced by the bike.
It’s important to note that this bike has been developed as a learning curve so the production bike what ever connotation it hits the market as could be significantly different to what this offers. They state they achieved their goal which is hood news for the future.
Triumph have no plans to put this into production, they say at the spec it is it will be far to expensive to buy.
I am very excited about this experiment and happy that Triumph is pushing the electric motorcycle platform. If I could afford something that looks like the TE1 with less performance as @Sir Trev suggests I would buy it just to support the effort and be one of the first. As for sound I agree that sound is an important part of the riding experience. I love the sound of my 2022 T120 when I give it gas in 3rd or 4th gear around the country roads in my area...it's just MARVELOUS. But on some level I have to tell myself that it's petty. That is arguably the sole reason many people buy Harley Davidson. They sound great. But that's such a "little boy" aspect and I feel kind of stupid...but there it is, it does matter. But the TE1 will make noise. Not noise you can hear across a parking lot as you would a Harley, but for the rider the "scream" of the electric motor might be excellent and enjoyable feedback.
The cost would be around the same as the Ducati Superleggera V4, I am not sure why Triumph built it with such high spec parts knowing it would be out of reach for almost all but the very rich, the battery spec alone is cost prohibitive to put on any production machine, any future models will almost certainly be lower spec, slower charge times and heavier weight. I think Ducati will lead the way with electric machines, it will be interesting to see how they go with Moto E. When TT Zero ran, the bikes could only manage 1 lap at the speeds they achieved, future development may well produce machines capable of 2 laps, however I think that is way off in the future, also the faster a machine travels the hotter the battery gets, not to mention reduced distance travelled. There are no E Bikes at present that could compete in say the Dakar Rally, amongst other events. ICE machines are with us for a lot longer, whilst it is laudable to see the evolution of E Motorcycles amongst manufacturers, affordable everyday machine's are some way off.
