Episode 11 – John Adamo of the Electric Motorcycle Forum
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This episode takes a look at the fascinating world of electric motorcycles. It brings news about Billy Lane, recalls from Ducati and Bombardier, and an update on the Miracle Ride for Riley Hospital held recently in Indy.
Special thanks goes out to Biker Radio Magazine host Ken who is going to work with me to make this podcast sound as professional as possible. Visit Ken’s site and listen to a true professional.
The feature is a discussion with John Adamo, jack of all trades at the Electric Motorcycle Forum among others. John’s blogs are listed below:
http://ElectricMotorcycleForum.com
http://PlugBike.com
http://Othermakes.com
http://korider.com (Hyosung Owners/Enthusiasts)
When he has an extra minute you can find him guest blogging at http://asphaltandrubber.com which is a blog owned by Jenny Gunn. John is also on Twitter and can be found at http://twitter.com/skadamo
Tags: Adamo, asphalt, biker radio, Brammo, charity ride, electric, Enertia, Indianapolis, killacycle, magazine, Miracle Ride for Riley Hospital, motorcycle, rubber
June 12th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Good information, hampered by poor audio quality I’m afraid. In any case don’t know if you covered this but the Zero Motorcycles X model has a quick change battery pack. They ran a 24 hour endurance race in April which I attended and podcasted about at Technosanity #25: 24 Hours of Electricross – Interview with Neal Saiki. For certain use cases a quick change pack gets around the recharge time issue. On V is for Voltage I’ve posted a lot of TTXGP coverage in the EV Racing section. An interesting bit of news is the TTXGP bikes are going to be racing in Ohio pretty soon. I am the owner of V is for Voltage, and thank you for mentioning our site. FWIW your question to John about how he got into motorcycles is making me stop and ponder for a moment. I’ve been riding bicycles all my life but was always afraid about motorcycles. In 2002 I bought a 30 miles/hr electric scooter with which I was able to get around Silicon Valley pretty well and hooked me on larger 2 wheelers. Today I have a 45 miles/hr electric motorcycle, a gas powered Honda Rebel 250, a 45 miles/hr electric 3 wheeler, and a couple electric bicycles. I prefer riding electric because no-noise-no-vibration makes for a more pleasant riding experience. Plus as you said in the interview instant torque makes for a more fun ride. The Rebel feels like a lunging beast with a mind of its own, while the electric is amazingly easy to control and maneuver. Part of the difference is the response from the throttle, on the gas bike the engine doesn’t smoothly respond while on the electric throttle response is smooth and direct.