Page 54 - Australian Motorcycle News (January 2020)

Top Electrics

BSTHYPERTEK

BST HAS MADE its name for its high-end carbon
fibre wheels but with the Hypertek it’s making
the step into motorcycle manufacturer – albeit
still only for riders with vast amounts of money
to spend.
There’s no question that the Hypertek is a looker,
thanks to design from former Ducati man Pierre
Terblanche, but while its 80kW motor is on a par
with the best of today’s electric bikes it might be
hard to justify the US$80,000 (AUD$115,885) price
tag. A 300km range sounds tempting, and the
Hypertek unusually combines a clutch with its
single-speed electric transmission, offering a little
more control to the rider. The Hypertek;
At 205kg, the bike’s weight is lighter than most minimalist design
similarly-powerful electric bikes, as you’d expect mixed with carbon
from a firm with its background in carbon fibre. fibre... everything
That material is used for the wheels, frame and
even the fork.

Is the Curtiss Hades the
electric bike John Britten CURTISSHADES
might have built?

CURTISS – THE COMPANY formerly
known as Confederate – has shown several
designs for electric bikes but its Hades
model is edging towards production with
deliveries scheduled to start in the first half
of this year.
The Hades is another high-end offering,
priced at US$60,000 (AUD$86,915),
although that’s US$15,000 (AUD$21,725)
less than the firm originally projected. It’s
also been significantly redesigned since the
firm originally showed it, with a completely
new chassis, changes to the suspension and
a reshaped battery pack.
On the original design the battery,
encased in a finned lozenge-shaped

THE HADES HAS A COMPLETELY

NEW CHASSIS, CHANGES TO THE

SUSPENSION AND BATTERY PACK

54 amcn.com.au