Rapid Prototyping: 3D Printing for Electric Motorcycles As Fast As Lightning

With a flip of a switch and a twist of the throttle, Lightning Motorcycle, makers of the world's fastest production electric motorcycles, revs up their manufacturing processes with in-house design and prototyping through additive manufacturing:

"We've been able to go from concept to CAD, quarter-scale, full-scale, to a part that's actually on a bike going out the door in as little as a week," Richard Hatfield, Chairman/CEO, Lightning Motorcycles.

Learn how Lightning Motorcycles uses LulzBot 3D Printers to beat the competition on and off the track.

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[kevialamar]

I really like your work and would also like to join you in the awesome tasks you do

[MikelJackielou]

how l wish you can print me an Rcv213 fairing that will fit my cbr lm really hooked by that design

[ErrorCDIV]

I was wondering why he mentioned the 3D printer they used so much. Until the end when I realized it is their video.