World's First Fuel-Cell Motorcycle

Alex writes "Rubber Magazine reports that the British company Intelligent Energy has unveiled today the first purpose-built, fuel-cell motorbike. The bike has a 6kW (8 hp) electric motor, top speed of 50 mph (80kph), a range of 100 miles (160km). The engine is completely silent, which might not go well with many motorcycle lovers. In addition it could also possibly pose an interesting safety issue, since a pedestrian or motorist would not hear it coming."

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Re:Watch me Not Care (TM)

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I bet if your stupid ass rode a bike you would have loud pipes as well. We have loud pipe so idiots much as yourself can damn sure hear us comming. I cannot tell you how many times I have narrowly escaped serious injury or death because somebody turned in front of me or ran me off the frigging road while changing lanes.

I got a warning ticket for loud pipes last year and guess what I still ain't putting the damn baffles in them.

Then the cop that gave me the ticket said he doesn't like loud pipes because we cannot hear emergency vehicles. I told him to stick his head out his squad car at 70mph and tell me what he can heear with all the wind blowing past his ears.