2014

Lightning LS-218 (top speed 350 km/h)

The Lightning SuperBike is equally suited to track days or weekend rides on your favorite back roads. The Lightning SuperBike became the world's fastest production electric motorcycle with the SCTA official World Record of 215.960 mph and a best timed run of 218.637 mph at Bonneville during Speedweek in August.

The SuperBike also holds the world land speed record for the fastest production motorcycle, electric or otherwise. Making it not only the fastest electric bike available, but the fastest bike available (period).

The SuperBikes also have quite the record of circuit wins. FIM EPower championships at Le Mans 24 Hours, TTXGP wins, all run on electricity.

Lightning Motorcycle has partnered with Race Tech for track ready suspension development, and every Lightning SuperBike is factory equipped with track mapping data acquisition. The Lightning Electric SuperBike has a usable freeway speed range of over 100 miles and a combined city and highway EPA range of over 150 miles and a top speed potential of over 218 mph.

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

FRONT SUSPENSION

• RaceTech fork (upgrade option: Öhlins FGRT inverted fork)
• NIX30 cartridge internals, TiN surface treatment, billet aluminum radial caliper mountings
• Fully adjustable spring preload, compression and rebound damping

BRAKES

• Dual Brembo 320mm disc; Brembo radial-mount forged 4-piston calipers
• 2 Brembo T-Drive 320mm Fully-Floating Rotors
• 2 Brembo Brembo GP4-RX CNC Radial Calipers

REGENERATIVE BRAKING

• User programmable

SEAT HEIGHT

• 32 inches

WEIGHT

• 495 lbs

WHEELS AND TIRES

FRONT

• Marchesini forged magnesium 3.5" x 17", 120/70ZR17

REAR

• Marchesini forged magnesium 6.0" x 17", 190/55ZR17

TRANSMISSION

• None; Direct drive motor

CHARGING TIME

• 30 mins on a DC fast charger
• 120 minutes on level 2 charger

BATTERY PACK OPTIONS

• 380V 12 kwh battery pack (Range of 100-120 miles per charge)
• 380V 15 kwh battery pack (Range of 120-150 miles per charge)
• 380V 20 kwh battery pack (Range of 160-180 miles per charge)

REAR SUSPENSION

• Billet aluminum swingarm with linear
• Öhlins TTX36 Shock and linkage system
• Adjustment for preload, ride height, high and low speed compression and rebound

SUPERBIKE MOTOR

• IPM liquid cooled 150kw+ 10,500 rpm electric motor (200 hp and 168 ft-lbs of torque)

Reference(s) .. lightningmotorcycle.com