JOHAMMER ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE

JOHAMMER ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE

AUSTRIAN FIRM JOHAMMER'S ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE IS, BY QUITE A MARGIN, THE WEIRDEST TWO-WHEELER WE'VE EVER CLAPPED EYES ON.

FROM THE EYE-LIKE MIRROR STALKS TO THE CURVED, AMORPHOUS FORM OF THE BODY, THERE'S MORE THAN A HINT OF GASTROPOD TO IT.THERE'S FAR MORE TO THE BIKE THAN JUST ITS STYLING, THOUGH.

INSIDE THE SHELL-LIKE FAIRING YOU'LL FIND A 12.7 KWH STACK OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, GOOD FOR A 124-MILE RANGE. THE PACK IS ACTUALLY DEVELOPED BY JOHAMMER ITSELF, AND THE COMPANY SAYS THAT 85 PERCENT OF THE PACK'S CAPACITY SHOULD REMAIN AFTER FOUR YEARS OR A HEFTY-SOUNDING 124,000 MILES.

YOU CAN KEEP AN EYE ON RANGE EVERY TIME YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR, AS THE BIKE'S SPEEDOMETER AND BATTERY GAUGE ARE BOTH INCORPORATED INTO THE MIRROR UNIT.

STEERING AND SUSPENSION ARE VIA A HUB-CENTER SETUP. THIS UNIQUE LAYOUT IS TYPICALLY USED ON BOUTIQUE HIGH-END MOTORCYCLES, AND WHILE IT DOES HAVE PRACTICAL ADVANTAGES (SUCH AS SEPARATING BRAKING FROM SUSPENSION FORCES), IT'S CLEARLY BEEN CHOSEN FOR ITS LOOK ON THE BIKE.