Victory Motorcycles has been quite the busy bee these days. Mere days after showing a preview of its much-hyped Project 156 bike with Roland Sands Design for the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the Polaris-owned motorcycle brand has unveiled a different motorcycle it plans to race in a different competition.
It doesn’t come with a name - not yet anyway - but apparently, this electric bike will be Victory Motorcycles’ entry into the SES TT Zero Challenge at the 2015 Isle of Man TT.
In hindsight, Victory’s decision to enter the TT Zero Challenge shouldn’t have come as a surprise considering the recent wheeling and dealing its parent company, Polaris, went through back in March 2015 when it purchased Brammo’s electric bike and powertrain technology. The bike itself will likely use some of this newly acquired technology to go with participation from world-class manufacturer Parker Hannifin, which provided the GVM PMAC motors and what Victory describes as "highly sophisticated electric controls” to maximize the bike’s peak power, power delivery, and overall durability.
The set-up sounds impressive but it still isn’t a guarantee that Victory’s electric bike will win the event. But as far as statement-making purposes are concerned, Victory’s decision to enter the TT Zero Challenge was heard loud and clear.
Coinciding with the disclosure of the company’s planned participation in the race, Victory Motorcycles also announced that William Dunlop will take the saddle of one of the two electric motorcycles and will be joined on the other bike by Lee Johnston.
It’s going to be interesting to see how Victory Motorcycles performs in its maiden participation at the TT Zero Challenge. Expect it to have its hands full against a strong field that includes the Mugen Shinden Yon and the Sarolea SP7.
Continue reading to read more about Victory Motorcycles’ decision to enter the Isle of Man TT’s "TT Zero Challenge"
Victory Motorcycles Unveils Isle Of Man Electric Race Bike originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:30 EST.
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