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General Category => Electric Motorcycle News => Topic started by: Richard230 on July 23, 2015, 08:48:32 PM

Title: Suzuki files hybrid patents
Post by: Richard230 on July 23, 2015, 08:48:32 PM
This is interesting.  At least one Japanese company may be trying (or at least thinking about) something new with electric power. However, I am not so sure that a hybrid sportbike is the way to go, due to the added weight.  To me a cruiser would seem to make a better platform for this hybrid power concept:

http://blog.motorcycle.com/2015/07/20/design/suzuki-patents-hybrid-motorcycle-with-semi-automatic-transmission/ (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2015/07/20/design/suzuki-patents-hybrid-motorcycle-with-semi-automatic-transmission/)