Suzuki EXTRIGGER concept

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Suzuki EXTRIGGER Concept

The Suzuki EXTRIGGER concept which Suzuki describes as “an electric mini motorcycle”. Similar to the Honda Grom, the EXTRIGGER has big bike features, such as inverted forks and disc brakes.

This is an electric motorcycle that was developed to give more people the chance to find out the fun of motorcycle. It is easy to ride and offers new sensation to have fun.

An electric motor unit of the e-Let’s electric scooter is equipped on a compact frame similar to that of a small bicycle.

While it feels like a toy bike, the EXTRIGGER has features that are small but look like the real thing: aluminum frame, inverted front forks, front and rear disc brakes, and so on.

Making use of visible light communication technology, the rider can receive information from the motorcycle shop or enjoy communicating with friends.

The name EXTRIGGER is coined from EX, which stands for Electric CROSS (X) over, and TRIGGER, which means a chance. Our desire to give people a chance to get interested in motorcycles with this model is put into its name.

Suzuki have cooked up their own electric monkey bike.

The Extrigger concept has all the big boy bike kit you’d expect from one of the world’s great motorcycle manufacturers, including inverted forks, a chunky aluminum swing arm, and wavy disc brakes. But hidden inside that angular white frame is an electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack.

The drivetrain is reportedly pulled from Suzuki’s eLet’s electric scooter, although we’re hoping it’s beefed up for Extrigger duty considering that battery/motor combo is only good for 20 miles of range and a maximum speed of 20 mph.

But even with a measly 0.58 kWh battery on board, it delivers exactly what Honda aimed for with the Grom: to create a cheap and cheerful entry-level bike for new riders.

More interesting — and confusing — than the drivetrain is that Suzuki’s first electric motorcycle concept makes use of visible light communication (VLC) technology that allows “the rider [to] receive information from the motorcycle shop or enjoy communicating with friends.” We don’t exactly understand why the Extrigger would need low rate data transmission when most riders have a smartphone in their pocket, but then again, that’s why it’s a concept.