LIGHTFIGHTER V2.0
R I D E R E V I E W
P98
If the bodywork looks familiar,
it should. Wismann and Kramer
Motorcycles have had a loose
relationship since the project
started, and the Lightfighter runs a
modified version of the bodywork
the Kramer HKR-EVO2 R and GP2
890 R machines use. The sub-
frame and seat section is a self-
supporting unit cast in carbon fiber
by renowned Grand Prix fabricator
Paul Taylor at Taylormade Racing.
"One of the goals this year was
to make a stiffer subframe, so I
got in touch with Paul Taylor
through another project
we were working on and
started throwing around
some ideas," Wismann
says. "He showed me
the carbon bike he
put together for Moto2
back in the day, and it
just snowballed from there.
I did the CAD design on the
seat unit in Alias and had a 3D
print made of the final part. Then
in a period of about two months,
Paul turned it from that plastic 3D
printed thing into the carbon-fiber
piece you see here.
"The nice thing is he made
carbon-fiber molds so now he
can make more of them. I think
the whole thing, without all the
hardware and seat foam and stuff,
was just under two pounds. He
was really proud of that."
From The Hotseat
When first climbing onto the Light-
fighter, you notice how tall it is. Much
like the Kramers I've tested in the
past, you are perched very much on
top of the saddle rather than in it, an-
gling you towards the front for a more
forward weight distribution.
Rolling out of the pits with nothing
more than chain noise is a strange ex-
perience, and I admit I had not
ridden an electric motorcycle
Bank the Lightfighter
in and the chassis
lets you know exactly
what's going on.
Open the throttle
and watch other
bikes eat your
electronic dust.
SPORT
