SuperBike Magazine June 2020

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Energica is the bike of choice when
it comes to electric motorcycles,
they are the single brand manufacturer
that races in the Moto E
Championship and they have vast
experience in making electric bikes that
work, even if the weight of the batteries is
limiting. As the sole bike manufacturer of
the series, which was chosen by Dorna for
the new era of electric motorcycle racing,
worked hard during the off-season to get
ready for the first official test at Jerez de
la Frontera in Southern Spain, which took
place in the early days of March. For sure
the pandemic has put a hurdle in the way
for them but plans are still in place to carry
on as soon as they can race again.
Energica has put to great use the
know-how gathered in the competition
arena to offer a new range of road motorcycles
available for customers, which
features improved power, reduced weight
and a much extended driving range (up to
400km) claimed.
Let me start at the beginning with our
SA first ride on the Ego, the fully faired
option, the bike is gorgeous from every