Electric motorbike racing

[Jonathan]

We're racing again in Moto-E, a championship just for electric bikes. We had various issues getting the second bike to work, but it's going quite well now:


[Photo @ Assen]

I've not had many parts to machine recently, it's mainly been a case of fault finding and improving the electrical system, e.g. improving the current sensor board:



We got some interesting new pistons in the suspension - made from carbon fiber with a ceramic coating. It saves 1.6kg in unsprung weight! CeraCarbon have done it for us to test:





Daley was OK after that crash - fingers crossed he doesn't do it again! The next races are on 17-18th of September, in Pembrey (Wales).