Whether you find electric motorcycles exciting or not, you’ve got to admit this video certainly makes it look like they are. The TTXGP World Series for 2010 is on its way, despite some fall-out over electric grand prix with FIM and the Isle of Man. The TTXGP has still got the best set-up so far, though, with plenty of dates confirmed around the world and teams and riders signing up. This is definitely going to be a GP to watch and hopefully it will mark an era when electric motorcycling is taken seriously by a larger share of the general public. For more on the series, go to the egrandprix.com site.

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Electric freestyling is in these videos with the Zero MX doing some moves at the Sydney Motorcycle Expo. Boring? Just a motorised mountain bike? You decide, but in news from Hell for Leather, Zero is joining the TTXGP in the eGrandPrix racing series.

The guys from Zero should be using a Mavizen TTX02 chassis like that of the KTM RC8, fitting it with their own batteries and electric motors. Other modifications should include some changed fairing in a streamlined style. More companies are expected to announce they’re joining the TTXGP series, with the first race starting in California in May next year.

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Electric motorcycles will have their own FIM race series from next year, possibly as a support series to the MotoGP. It will be managed by Azhar Hussain from the TTXGP series, and could possibly be called the eGrandPrix.

This is good news for the electric motorcycle sector, which is developing and improving by the minute, and is a show of good faith that one day these motorcycles will be a legitimate choice for us riders.

A racing circuit is probably just what is needed to give this fledgling industry the boost it needs to prove that it truly is legit. Stay tuned for more news.

Source | Hell for Leather

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