Was the world’s fastest electric bike built in New Orleans?

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Was the world’s fastest electric bike built in New Orleans?



Kody Najarian is an Irish Channel inventor who believes he’s built the world’s fastest electric bicycle. Najarian said the bike was timed covering a quarter mile in 14.98 seconds at the No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose on June 10. That’s 76 miles per hour, which Najarian says is “the quickest charted pedaler.”To get more news about fastest ebike, you can visit magicyclebike.com official website.

By pedaler, he means it’s a powered bicycle, not a motorcycle. There’s a difference. Back in 2014, Najarian converted a salvaged Suzuki from gas to electric. But his new creation is built with parts that were made to convert an ordinary bicycle to electric power. In its finished form, the hot rod bike is designed to allow him to travel by leg muscle when he’s not zipping along a race track.To get more news about ebike for sale, you can visit magicyclebike.com official website.
Najarian said that the pair of disk-shaped motors that drive his bike “may be rated at 3,000 watts,” for continuous travel, but “I can put 21,000 watts through them for 15 seconds” in a drag race situation. The throttle, he said, is more-or-less on or off.

Despite the bike’s speed, it’s quiet, humming like a sewing machine as it rockets past.

Najarian stores the rows of extra batteries needed to propel the electric bike under the padded seat, which is held on with an Ace bandage. He laughingly said he likes to keep the bandages on the bike, not his body.

Of course there is a certain Evel Knievel aspect to Najarian’s record setting attempts. He recently demonstrated his ability to pop a wheelie on the heavy, low-slung bike, and burn both tires simultaneously while holding the squealing, smoking machine in his arms. But underlying the daring, he says, is a serious ecological mission. He believes electric transportation should replace most internal combustion vehicles and he wants to contribute to the revolution.

Najarian, 31, moved to New Orleans a decade ago from Toledo Ohio during the post-Katrina recovery. He’s since become a machinist, adept at everything from an old-school metal lathe to a high-tech 3-D digital printer. He plans to further refine the bike design, and attempt to set the 90 mile per hour mark. He’s hopeful his demonstrations will someday interest sponsors.

“The future of transportation is happening everywhere,” he wrote in a text message, “but some very serious research and development is happening right here in NOLA.”