Victory back at TT with new electric bike
This one's called the Victory RR, and will be ridden by William DunlopVictory Motorcycles is returning to the Isle of Man TT in 2016 with an all-new electric race bike called the Victory RR.
The Victory RR electric motorcycle has been developed over the past year using data gathered during last year's TT Zero and will be ridden by William Dunlop. It means Victory Racing is fielding entries in two of the world's most gruelling road races; Pikes Peak in the USA and the Isle of Man TT in Europe.
"One way we continuously push ourselves in performance is through our Victory Racing initiatives. The Isle of Man TT is one of the most challenging motorcycle races in the world, so of course we have to be there," said Alex Hultgren, Director of Marketing for Victory Motorcycles.
Victory Racing's team manager, Brian Wismann said: "Our electric Empulse RR race bike placed third on the podium in the TT Zero race last year, which we were thrilled with. Using the data we gathered on our laps of the TT course has helped us to develop a new battery module as well as improving the powertrain.
"We feel like we can return to the TT with more performance as well as being able to test this technology for our future products.
“The newly developed battery leverages the lessons learned from our entry in last year’s TT Zero event. The battery is a ground-up new design with the help of our technical partners at Brammo and necessitated a big change in the chassis design, from an extruded aluminium twin-spar to a steel trellis frame.
"The biggest difference in the battery itself is an improvement in both the overall energy / capacity we’re carrying on board the bike, as well as a marked improvement in the energy density of the battery itself.
"Lithium-ion battery technology is improving every year and with the Victory RR we are leading the way to batteries that will provide more performance, greater range and less cost in future vehicles.”
Some enhancements have also been made to the electric motor too. Developed in partnership with Parker Hannifin, the motor is called the Parker GVM. It boasts a peak of over 170hp and torque of 240Nm in a package that is eight inches in diameter and five inches long.
The TT Zero will be held on June 8.
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