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One of the most extravagant entries on the electric motorcycle sector is undoubtedly the Arc Vector. Built by a British company backed by Jaguar Land Rover, the bike will come with innovations never seen in the industry. And they will all be up for testing in July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The motorcycle will make its rolling debut during the event’s iconic 1.86 km (1.16 mi) hill climb, trying to prove the £90,000 price asked for it is money well spent.
The Arc which will attempt to tackle the course is a pre-production version. For fans attending the festival, a static bike, enhanced with a virtual reality device, will be available for testing. So will the company’s Zenith helmet and Origin jacket.
“Goodwood is the ideal place for us to show the Vector to the people for the first time in anger,” Arc CEO Mark Truman said in a statement.
“We’ve been testing behind the scenes and now the bike is emerging from the shadows. It is the most amazing thing both to ride and behold.”
Arc Vector is powered by a battery pack that gives it a range of 120 miles on the highway (193 km) and 170 miles in the city (274 km). Electric motors spin the wheels so that the motorcycle can reach 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and a top speed of 150 mph (241 mph).
To go with the bike the company will also sell its revolutionary helmet and armor. The helmet, complete with a head-up display, was designed together with Hedon and works pretty much like fighter pilot systems work. It comes equipped with a rear-mounted camera, wi-fi and voice control of the bike’s systems.
The armor, created with the help of Knox, features a haptic sensor fitted in the most sensitive areas of the body so that the messages the bike sends can be quickly perceived by the rider. That means it vibrates on occasion, and it can even play music right into the rider.
Arc Vector said last year when it presented the bike only 355 units of it will be made.
The Arc which will attempt to tackle the course is a pre-production version. For fans attending the festival, a static bike, enhanced with a virtual reality device, will be available for testing. So will the company’s Zenith helmet and Origin jacket.
“Goodwood is the ideal place for us to show the Vector to the people for the first time in anger,” Arc CEO Mark Truman said in a statement.
“We’ve been testing behind the scenes and now the bike is emerging from the shadows. It is the most amazing thing both to ride and behold.”
Arc Vector is powered by a battery pack that gives it a range of 120 miles on the highway (193 km) and 170 miles in the city (274 km). Electric motors spin the wheels so that the motorcycle can reach 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and a top speed of 150 mph (241 mph).
To go with the bike the company will also sell its revolutionary helmet and armor. The helmet, complete with a head-up display, was designed together with Hedon and works pretty much like fighter pilot systems work. It comes equipped with a rear-mounted camera, wi-fi and voice control of the bike’s systems.
The armor, created with the help of Knox, features a haptic sensor fitted in the most sensitive areas of the body so that the messages the bike sends can be quickly perceived by the rider. That means it vibrates on occasion, and it can even play music right into the rider.
Arc Vector said last year when it presented the bike only 355 units of it will be made.
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