We obviously have a fondness for combustion engines. We love the smell, the noise and even the odd pipe burn. But we don?t have to look into a crystal ball to see that electric motorcycles will play a big role in the future of the motorcycle industry. A few years ago, Tarform Motorcycles saw the huge potential for e-motorbikes and decided to build ?the motorcycle of the future?. Tarform are an automotive start-up company based both in Brooklyn, New York and Stockholm, Sweden. After building a number of combustion engine motorcycles in the past, they have just launched their first electric motorcycle prototype, unveiled at the NewLab Innovation Centre in Brooklyn.

The project has been two years in the making, with Taras Kravtchouk, the CEO and co-founder of Tarform, spending the first three months designing the bike. ?I wanted to design something simple, approachable and appealing; not for the existing rider, but someone who always wanted a motorcycle but might be intimidated by the motorcycles on offer,? says Taras.
Tarform Motorcycles will be built around a modular platform that makes customisation very easy. They are launching with a café racer and a scrambler, which both share the same 58 inch wheelbase and 30 inch seat height. Additionally, as technology improves over time, consumers will be able to upgrade various parts, such as the battery pack for increased range and reduced weight. As a result, the motorcycle will have a longer lifetime and less wasted parts.

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