It was only a matter of time before Irvine-based Super73 expanded into the electric motorcycle market. Super73 built a custom bicycle inspired by the Ducati Corse racing team, as well as a Super73 x Indian Hooligan collaboration. We have tested the Super73-ZX, so the pedal-assist electric bikes always have had a motorcycle tie-in. Now, we have a first look at the Super73 C1X Concept electric motorcycle—gone are the pedals.
As it’s a concept bike, technical details on the C1X are sketchy, but here’s what we can tell you:
- The seat height is designed to encourage new riders. The saddle is 31 inches above the pavement—not cruiser low, but still manageable to a broad range of potential customers. There are Super73 pedal-assist bicycles with a similar seat height.
- Super73 went to 15-inch disc wheels to keep the C1X low. The C1X is shod with sport-oriented Bridgestone Battlax Scooter SC2 tires—a 120/70 front and 160/60 rear. Disc brakes slow the C1X down—one large disc in the front.
- The smallish wheels are matched by a compact 51-inch wheelbase. That is three inches longer than a Honda Grom, and four inches shorter than a Honda CB300F.
- WP suspension is employed. The fork is an inverted design, with the single shock a non-linkage setup.
- The robust aluminum swingarm has LightTech chain adjusters from Italy.
- The Super73 C1X is intended to do battle on urban freeways. Top speed is expected to be above 75 mph, sufficient for most freeways in densely populated areas.
- Further cementing its urban intentions, the battery range in the city is projected to be 100 miles. A fast charger option will pump the battery up to an 80 percent charge in less than an hour—time for lunch.
- Super73 is mum about battery specifications. “Further enhancing the Concept’s agility is a mass-centralized chassis/battery configuration, the precise specification of which will remain under wraps until further testing is completed,” according to a Super73 press release.
- The graphics are striking, and the LED lighting minimalist. As with many concept bikes, accouterments such as mirrors or license plate holders are notably absent.
- If you’d like to reserve a production version of the Super73 C1X Concept bike, it will cost you $73. There’s no word on the expected price of the production model. Also, it will be a 2024 model, arriving in late 2023. Super73 promises to keep those buying a reservation updated on the progress leading to production.
Studio photography by Chris Robertson
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