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It’s time to Ride!
The weather couldn’t be better to get on your motorcycle and ride. Whether it’s to a local motorcycle hangout like Cook’s Corner, Newcomb’s Ranch or the Rock Store, or taking a motorcycle vacation lasting days or more. Your motorcycle is just there waiting for you to use it and enjoy your life. I know I’m going to those local places plus I’m planning a trip up to Crater Lake in Oregon late this summer. I’m turning 70 next week and I think about how many times I did not ride when I had a chance, and I am determined not to let chances go by anymore.
The dependability of today’s motorcycles plus the technology of our riding gear helps make these trips so much more enjoyable than ever before. With all of the stress of Covid and the negative things happening here and around the world you really need to get out and ride.
So, I hope to see you out on the road or at one of the hang outs for a chat!
Triumph TE-1 Electric Prototype Update
Phase 4 of testing complete; does this mean an electric Triumph imminent?
Triumph Motorcycles continues to dip its toes into the electric motorcycle field with its TE-1 prototype, and the company has just announced testing results from the program. We’ve discussed the TE-1 before, but a brief review of the project is in order.
It’s funded by the British government, through Innovate UK and the Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles. Much like the US Department of Energy, Innovate UK is funding development projects that will help lower carbon dioxide emissions, in this case by developing “advanced electric motorcycle capabilities.”
The partners in the project are Triumph Motorcycle, which brings its motorcycle expertise; Williams Advanced Engineering, known for supplying advanced battery packs to Formula E and other automotive racing series; Integral Powertrain Ltd., for advanced e-motors and controllers; and WMG of Warwick University, formerly known as the Warwick Manufacturing Group, which aims to bring academic skills in engineering and simulation to industry. The project produced the TE-1 motorcycle. Now, as it wraps up as a publicly funded program, the results have been tallied and reported.
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