Two new electric motorcycles are about to be launched by Vmoto, as revealed in recent patent filings.
In Europe, Vmoto is probably best represented by the Super Soco brand, which mainly markets electric scooters manufactured by Vmoto at its Nanjing facility in China. But it is the Super Soco TCmax electric motorcycle that is the basis for Vmoto’s two new electric bikes, as patent records uncovered by Cycle World reveal.
Such a base will mean, if the performance figures remain the same on the two new bikes, a power output of 3.9kW (5hp), a top speed of 96.5 km/h and a removable battery capacity of 3.2kWh. So these bikes are unlikely to make you lose control, but if the price is comparable to the TCmax, they’re not likely to wipe out your bank account either.
The two bikes differ only in terms of handlebar position and front-end styling. One has a small screen above the single headlight and the other has a small cafe racer-style front upper fairing with a slightly sloping handlebar compared to the other. Otherwise, the two are essentially identical, with a flat seat, no rear section, a spoked front wheel, an alloy rear wheel and a swingarm-mounted license plate holder.
In terms of specifications, it’s hard to tell much from the drawings, but you can see that both bikes will use an inverted front fork and a single central rear shock. The fork appears to have been taken from the TCmax, as does the tubular steel frame and aluminum subframe. Similarly, the brakes bear a significant resemblance to the TCmax, indicating that the TCmax’s combined brake system is also possible.
There is currently no indication of when these new Vmoto bikes will be launched, when they will go into production, or when we can expect them to arrive at dealerships.