Curtiss Motorcycles Announces Hera ? the Brand?s All-Electric Flagship
Curtiss has just announced plans of its newest model, the Hera. It’s definitely an interesting-looking bike, and obviously super futuristic. Are we ready for this" Curtiss Chairman and CEO Matt Chambers said, ?With Hera, we set out to create the world?s most luxurious motorcycle.” That’s a bold claim, let’s see how it plays out.
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MONTEREY, CA ? August 23, 2018 ? Amid the glitz and glamour of Monterey?s annual Car Week, Curtiss Motorcycles (OTC: CMOT) announced its upcoming all-electric flagship model named Hera. Hera joins Zeus as Curtiss continues its lineup of Hellenic ?Hot Rod Gods.? Only, in this case, it?s a Goddess.
Speaking to motoring enthusiasts and media at a hangar in Monterey, Curtiss Chairman and CEO Matt Chambers said, ?With Hera, we set out to create the world?s most luxurious motorcycle. Featuring the world?s first V8 battery architecture, an ultra-powerful, yet refined, E-Twin motor, and a 66-inch wheelbase, Hera will occupy a class all her own.?
According to Curtiss Design Director Jordan Cornille, Hera is inspired by Glenn Curtiss? land speed record-setting 1907 V8 motorcycle, the iconic machine which earned Glenn Curtiss the title ?Fastest Man on Earth? when on January 23, 1907, he reached 136.3mph on Ormond Beach in Florida.
Utilizing a proprietary battery and electronics architecture, Hera pays homage to the iconic 1907 Curtiss V8 by reimagining the machine it in an all-electric form, complete with eig...
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