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General Category => Electric Motorcycle Events => Topic started by: JefRo on June 30, 2015, 08:19:54 AM

Title: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: JefRo on June 30, 2015, 08:19:54 AM
Great riding from Jeff's SR on the big hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuzJ7gQXNww (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuzJ7gQXNww)
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: GambitDash on June 30, 2015, 09:06:52 PM
Quote from: JefRo on June 30, 2015, 08:19:54 AM
Great riding from Jeff's SR on the big hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuzJ7gQXNww (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuzJ7gQXNww)
I have ridden the S and don't remember it sounding like the horn was going the whole time. Is that really what it sounds like outside the helmet?

Looks like he was having a great time :)

Cheers
--G

Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: Justin Andrews on June 30, 2015, 10:15:56 PM
The audiable warning is part of the regs required for an EV racer going up on the Pikes Peak Hillclimb event.

Rhys Millens PP03 had a siren.
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: GambitDash on July 01, 2015, 09:29:10 AM
Quote from: Justin Andrews on June 30, 2015, 10:15:56 PM
The audiable warning is part of the regs required for an EV racer going up on the Pikes Peak Hillclimb event.

Rhys Millens PP03 had a siren.
Oh good. It really did sound like his horn was stuck, haha

Cheers
--G

Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: Richard230 on July 02, 2015, 03:38:37 AM
It looks like Victory should have stuck with electric power:   ;)

https://rideapart.com/articles/victory-project-156-pikes-peak-effort-dnf
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: KrazyEd on July 02, 2015, 11:22:06 AM
Reading the link that you supplied, states that the bike was working well up to, and, after a crash.
It also indicates that the reason for the DNF was damage caused by the crash. They Qualified
4th overall, and, First in class.
Just an observation
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: nigezero on July 02, 2015, 06:51:01 PM
Someone has to edit that horrendous horn out! Sheesh! Great work Geoff HW & Zero
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: kphonik on July 02, 2015, 06:56:39 PM
Yeah the horns make all the electric PPH videos tough to watch. It's a shame they didn't integrate a warning system into the roadbed when put it in!
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: Richard230 on July 02, 2015, 09:06:48 PM
Here is the Motorcycle.com article regarding Zero's sweep of the Pike's Peak production and modified electric motorcycle classes:

http://blog.motorcycle.com/2015/06/30/manufacturers/zero/zero-sweeps-pikes-peak-podium/ (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2015/06/30/manufacturers/zero/zero-sweeps-pikes-peak-podium/)

Congratulations to Zero and Hollywood Electrics and their riders.   :)
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: Justin Andrews on July 03, 2015, 12:10:49 AM
Were there any other bikes in the electric production category though...? 
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: emc on July 03, 2015, 09:11:08 AM
Quote from: Justin Andrews on July 03, 2015, 12:10:49 AM
Were there any other bikes in the electric production category though...? 

No!  :D
Title: Re: Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2015
Post by: Justin Andrews on July 03, 2015, 02:31:02 PM
Hopefully a few other production bikes will grace the hill next year, would be nice to see the Zero's racing against the Ego's for example.