UPDATED: 2014 Mugen Shinden San Revealed

Troy Siahaan
by Troy Siahaan

Mugen have released these pictures of the 2014 Shinden San (three), the electric racebike Honda’s performance subsidiary is hoping will take victory at this year’s Isle of Man TT Zero event. The past two years the Mugen motorcycles have come second to the radical E1pc Motoczysz machines piloted by Michael Rutter.

Details are relatively basic at the moment, but underneath the bodywork, Mugen says the latest Shinden sees lithium-ion battery mated to an oil-cooled three-phase brushless motor producing 134 hp and a whopping 162 ft.-lbs. of torque. The package isn’t light, coming in at 529 lbs, but it should be plenty capable of taking top honors this year. Especially with the likes of 20-time winner John McGuiness and nine-time TT winner Bruce Anstey at the helm.

Due to some health-related issues, this means, unfortunately, that the Motoczysz team won’t be racing the event again this year. Sad news for racing fans everywhere, but should be more of a reason for McGuiness or Anstey to snatch a victory.

UPDATE: Mission Motors has issued a press release stating it is a supplier and sponsor for the Mugen Shinden San team. While it’s reasonable to think Mission is supplying motors to the Mugen team, this wasn’t specifically stated in the release. Instead, Mission’s Director of Powertrain Systems Engineering, Mark Sherwood, said, “We are introducing some exciting new technology for the Mugen Shinden San race bikes. Our engineers have worked alongside Team Mugen Shinden to learn from their race data. For the 2014 Isle of Man TT, we have engaged in rapid new product development that truly raises the bar for electric motorcycles on and off the racetrack.”

Troy Siahaan
Troy Siahaan

Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.

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