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Title: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: Virtually Yours on April 13, 2014, 08:27:44 AM

Yep it's weird!

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1091430_johammer-electric-motorcycle-worlds-weirdest-way-to-go-green (http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1091430_johammer-electric-motorcycle-worlds-weirdest-way-to-go-green)

Title: Re: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: Brammofan on April 13, 2014, 08:34:18 AM

So very silly on so many levels.

Title: Re: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: kingcharles on April 13, 2014, 02:27:00 PM

Still, it will be interesting to learn more about that rear wheel hub motor design and how it affects handling.

Once you go EV, gas is history!

Title: Re: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: Richard230 on April 13, 2014, 03:50:01 PM

Also note the front lever-arm suspension.  That is tough to set up and maintain and is likely to make the handling kind of weird.  Yamaha didn't stick with that design for more that a year or two with their 1000cc sport-touring bike from the mid-1980's (if I recall correctly).

I also am not too sure about the sitting position.  It looks too much like riding a plastic horse.

Finally, if it was painted red and white, it might look like a lady bug.   ;)

Title: Re: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: skuzzle on April 13, 2014, 05:53:55 PM

Kind of looks like a bull to me.  Paint it brown and put a bull head on it.  Then ride it with one arm up in the air.

Title: Re: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: Richard230 on April 14, 2014, 05:28:18 PM

Here is another report on the Johammer J1:

http://rideapart.com/2014/04/news-johammer-j1-worlds-fastest-snail/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HellForLeather+%28Hell+For+Leather%29 (http://rideapart.com/2014/04/news-johammer-j1-worlds-fastest-snail/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HellForLeather+%28Hell+For+Leather%29)

Title: Re: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: flar on April 14, 2014, 07:29:29 PM

Other than looking ridiculous, isn't it optimally designed for maximum aerodynamic drag?  And also for minimum ability to avoid sliding up into the deely boppers during braking maneuvers?

While I'm at it, how does the thing actually steer?  The stalks that the hand grips are connected to can't move back and forth, they can only twist. I'm guessing that they are linked under the body work to twist together, but your hands would still each be experiencing a different "center of rotation" unlike a traditional bar or clip-ons...

Title: Re: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: Richard230 on April 24, 2014, 07:31:07 PM

Here is a very short video of the Johammer being ridden though some snow:  http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/24/johammer-ev-motorcycle-video/ (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/24/johammer-ev-motorcycle-video/)

Title: Re: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green
Post by: Richard230 on April 28, 2014, 09:21:25 AM

This article says that the Johammer J1 is going into production.  It includes a number of photos, along with two paragraphs about the bike that repeat over and over: 

http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/the-electric-johammer-j1.200-motorcycle-has-gone-into-production.htm (http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/the-electric-johammer-j1.200-motorcycle-has-gone-into-production.htm)