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Staying at Meyer, arriving Thursday night and departing sometime Sunday. Third time (Bash) is a charm?

Wow -- at 40 miles away, Milford is right in my back yard. And it is before the weekend of college graduation -- I am in!

Mitchell

Daryl,

What is the status of the proposed Finger Lakes Bash?

Mitchell

Not enough capability yet to be a traveling bike, but definitely getting better: Electric motorcycle affordably reaches 100mph, 100 miles per charge -- Brammo's Empulse electric motorcycle has some advanced EV capabilities, but it should still impress gearheads. http://www.smartplanet.com/technology...

And we think the R's are quiet... Electric motorcycles are set to take off in 2010, and three West Coast startups are leading the pack. But will the macho motorcycle world accept bikes that run silently--and are sold and serviced at Best Buy? http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2010/ap...

Talk about the "green economy" or "green jobs" and most people think about energy efficiency or renewable energy. Another aspect of green is adopting designs from nature to new products (biomimicry). Here is an example of using biomimicry in a new helmet design to reduce head inj...

Her's an update on Mission:

Will Mission Motors Become the Intel of Electric Motorcycles?

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/ ... otorcycles

Mitchell

I used to own a Harley FXRT. In comparison: 1. The R1150R handles much better 2. Both has similar torque for low RPM take-offs (although the R's engine breaking is more pronounced and still catches me unawares at least once a year on a downshift. The engine shutoff on the kickstand gets me at least ...

From a 20 ft long bike to a flying motorcycle, meet some of the most extreme designs of this two wheel passion.
http://www.oddee.com/item_96918.aspx?ut ... ee+(Oddee)

MItchell

World's fastest motorcycle is also energy-efficient The Mission One production electric motorcycle -- which Mission claims can exceed speeds of 160 miles per hour -- can travel 150 miles on just the equivalent energy of one-third of a gallon of gasoline. The battery takes only two to eight hours to ...

On the Isle of Man, the TTGXP may mark the beginnings of a marketable electric motorcycle.

Written account of the race:
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23172/

Video:
http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=402

I was thinking there is a market for a car stereo that makes your electric car (or motorcycle) sound like any hot rod engine you want. It would be coll to be able to change from a hemi to a Ferrari. And it definitely wold beat the booming noise I hear coming out of some cars at stoplights.

I live in the southern Catskiills, moved here from Albany and grew up in Poughkeepsie, so I know the NY piece a little. A lot will depend on where you come into NY and how much meandering you want to do. If you come into NY at Port Jervis, 209 is an OK 2 lane ride up to Kingston, then take 199 N ove...

Back in late 2007, the UK fuel cell developer Intelligent Energy teamed up with Suzuki Motor to showcase a prototype motorcycle called Crosscage that is powered by a lithium-ion battery charged by a fuel cell pack. In May this year, Intelligent Energy said it plans to launch a test fleet of the bike...

Having spent a year living in the Albany area and used Max's for basic service, I would recommend them. I guess it depends on what you have done.

NY biker injured in collision with bull moose CHATHAM, N.Y. (AP) -- An upstate man is recovering after his motorcycle ran into a moose on a section of the Thruway in eastern New York. State police say 39-year-old Kim King of Buffalo was traveling east on the Berkshire spur of Interstate 90 early Fri...

To quote Father Mulcahy from *MASH*, "That's OK, I am frequently mistaken for being absent."

Mitchell

The riding weather for my three days of the Bash -- getting there on Friday riding with everyone on Saturday, and heading home today -- were the same: three or more hours of dryness followed by three or more hours of rain. It was blast, but lets try for more dry time next year.

Mitchell

I am packing my magic gloves from the Marietta Bash to try to ward off the rain.

MItchell

Scotty,

I will be arriving Thursday and am in for breakfast on Friday and Saturday and dinner on Saturday.

Steve Mitchell