Lake Elmo motorcyclist sets electric-bike speed record

Pioneer Press ^ | 8-26-12 | Mary Divine

[TurboZamboni]

The unofficial results from the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah are in, and it looks like Kevin Clemens has set a new world record for electric motorcycles. Clemens, of Lake Elmo, hit 78.4 mph on Tuesday, Aug. 28. The world record won't be official until it is ratified by the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme. Clemens last year set the national land-speed record for electric motorcycles -- 61.538 mph -- at Bonneville

[TurboZamboni]

While Mr. Clemens may have set "a" land speed record for a particular class of electric motorcycle, he has certainly not set "the" outright land speed record for all electric motorcycles, as your article suggests.

"The" land speed record for electric motorcycles is over 200mph.

[nascarnation]

206

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/lightning-motorcycles-land-speed-record-electric-bonneville/

[Doogle]

Isle of Man...*smiles*..at Kirk Michael

electric:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5wJEtGj_C4

go juice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pPaRq3gU5o&feature=fvwp&NR=1

[Average Al]

Exactly! There are off the shelf electric bicycles that will do 50 for less than 1000.00.

[nascarnation]

All the studs at the Indy MotoGP were doing 207 plus at the end of the main straightaway.

[Doogle]

easily.....but I enjoy the Isle of Man TT races for bikes.. public roads. 37 mile lap..averaging 130mph a lap

[Doogle]

Barregarrow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAWu4duNFzU

they have recorded 206 up on the mountain...

[nascarnation]

Brave fellows all.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Another 40 or 50 MPH and he’ll be as fast as a bicycle!

[Venturer]

Towing that trailer load of Die Hard Batteries behind him slowed him up a bit.