Erik Buell Racing Patents 400 hp Hybrid Motorcycle

August 20th, 2013

Article originally written on Gas2.

Erik Buell has patented a 400 hp gas-electric hybrid superbike to end all superbikes. To put that into perspective, with a quarter of the power, a Honda CBR600 rider would be totally unintimidated by the gnarliest high-horsepower hybrids from Porsche and Ferrari.

With about a third the power, Yamaha’s VMax regularly strikes terror into the hearts of its riders – and they, in turn, openly mock the Europeans and go gunning for timeslips in rural Ohio, where the really fast cars live. Make no mistake, kids: with half the power Buell has planned, the Buell hybrid ain’t no Prius.

Below, you can find “Fig. 4″ of the official patent, published by Google and the the US Patent Office, along with the rather long, legalese body of the patent. If you’re patient and interested enough to read through all of it, be sure you’re sitting down when you get to the part about the 1000 cc gas motor mated to a pair of 200 hp electric motors (MWAAAAAHAHAHAA!!). Enjoy!