This is why I am a bit afraid of electrics

[peabody]

http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-33853-113.html

Think about it, Palko!

[Bill Gruby]

Rich;

  Did I miss something, did you leave something out? How can you possibly compare a "High Output" motor cycle to a model airplane. Not only that, it was not the fault of the bike, the rider over reved for the burn out. This could have happened with any bike. It was rider error plain and simple. I fail to see any corallation what-so-ever. Let's get real on this one. 

  Don't get me wrong, I am a little skeptical about electrics to, only because it is new territory though. What the hey, I was a little skeptical about getting married to but it  didn't take me long to get over it.  LOL

        "Billy G"

[Peter Nevai]

Errr. Actually he under rev'd the bike and let the rear tire hook up, Whoooo wee off we go, Very clear he should stay the crew chief and stay away from two wheels.

[dave shirley jr]

having done a bit of drag racing myself, and lots of burn outs allthough none on a bike. i can say "wow could you do that more incorectlly"
1.concrete hooks up way better that asphalt,look out
2.Know where the clutch/nuetral is just in case
3. as stated earlier when the tire starts to hook back off the throtle and away it goes then go find the clutch/neutral/brakes
4. whatever you do "DONT FORGET TO SHUT IT OFF"
5 a helmet would have been a good idea.
6. on a bike dont put any weight on the back tire 
this is why there are engineers and drivers
and very darn few people that are good at both
the fact that it was electric has nothing to do with his stupidity.
actually if he had tried that stupid stunt on a real pro stock bike he would be dead by now
Dave jr.

[Peter Nevai]

  Yup, 1. Rev waaaaay up. 2. Disengage the clutch and put in gear. 3.  Hold the front brake for dear life.  4. Dump the clutch. 5. Do Burnout. 6.  DO NOT LET UP ON THE GAS! . 7. Yank the clutch in and then and only then immediately let up on the gas! 

Else get ready for the ride of your life. See video enclosed above.

[peabody]

I thought it was kewl....puts a new meaning on "silent but deadly"

[Douglas Babb]

Hey Rich, didn't you hear him say he was not the driver only the designer/builder. Dummy had no room for what he was doing and obviously not much experience although he can now tell you what not to do on a restricted sidewalk with a van less than a hundred feet away. Just keep the fingers out of the props plane of rotation before the motor starts and keep them clear  H^^until it shuts off.

[Steve Helmick]

All publicity must be good, but this seems painfull and potential Darwin Award material. I thought most those Darwin Award winnering guys were dim bulbs. This guy seemed to be pretty bright. I'll make a wild guess that the media-types asked if he could demonstrate it in some way, probably hoping it would go SNAFU and they'd get headline material...such as "Government Scientist kills self, showing off on racer at Street Fair". 

Speaking of which, have you ever wondered why government vehicle license plates say "XMT" on them? I always assumed it was short for "Excrement" or maybe "Excrement for Brains".  Steve

[Randy Powell]

Yes, he does it. Another successful drive-by Mr. Peabody!

[Circlejerk]

This is what I like about these forums. Peabody is the master of  rather vague posts. Rich leaves it to you guys to figure out what he really means. It kind of neat because you can depend on people to "fill in the blanks" and come up with all sorts of conclusion, most of which have little basis in Peabody's actual post. I remember a Peabody post on the now defunct UHP that probably culminated in the demise of the forum. Very entertaining. Not Peabody's post but the reactions.

[Peter Nevai]

I like Mr. P, never met him, but I like him. Dan of Dirt fame writes a 15 page novella of disjointed prose and pisses off a coule of people. Mr. P. can do it in two sylables and end up with a flame war of biblical proportions. There is a talent in that make no mistake. I always look forward to Mr. P's posts as they always have a message to convey as brief as they may be.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes Rich, be afraid.... be very afraid...

[peabody]

Jack Weston bought an ARF Vector and screwed all the volts into it....it flys real, real well....and Lin Smith was building a Rabe Bearcat a couple of years ago for a ST 46.....when he was putting the tank into it, he decided to electrify it.....it, too works real well. Will Moore made a nifty twinkie and flew it up in Lee, Mass. a couple of weeks ago.  Electrics all seem to make distinct noises....

And today, an electric bus made a left turn in front of me like I was invisible....

[billbyles]

Jack Weston bought an ARF Vector and screwed all the volts into it....it flys real, real well....and Lin Smith was building a Rabe Bearcat a couple of years ago for a ST 46.....when he was putting the tank into it, he decided to electrify it.....it, too works real well. Will Moore made a nifty twinkie and flew it up in Lee, Mass. a couple of weeks ago.  Electrics all seem to make distinct noises....

And today, an electric bus made a left turn in front of me like I was invisible....

Peabody, master of the non-sequitur.

[Paul Smith]

Peabody has something of a point.

A gas-engine dragster has a lot of noise, smoke, smell, and vibration that gives a strong warning to driver and everybody around. 

As evidenced by the video, the driver fell for the innocent act played by "the quiet killer", a monster battery pack with more stored energy than the nasty piston engine.

These systems are blurring the difference between batteries and capacitors.  Rather than take an hour or maybe 7.5 minutes to surrender it's energy, this bike battery gives it all up in five seconds.  We have a century of experience in gas engine safety.  Systems like this one, in the hands of wealthy rookies, will leave more road kill on the path to progress.

[Steve Fitton]

Hey Peabody, can we buy one of those bikes for you?

[Bill Little]

Hey Peabody, can we buy one of those bikes for you?