Positive Motorcycles has stepped back into the spotlight, and this time it isn’t just flexing a good-looking prototype. The Italian startup says it’s moving into a pre-seed funding round after five years of self-funded R&D, and it’s now talking about actually getting bikes on the road.
That means a validated prototype, suppliers lined up, distributors identified, and even testing that’s reportedly pushed the bike to 108 miles per hour. Not bad for something that, until recently, felt like it lived more on mood boards than actual roads. The bike at the center of all this is still the Egera, and it hasn’t suddenly turned into something else overnight. It’s still that slim, design-forward electric motorcycle with a very Italian sense of style, but now it’s being framed as something that might actually make it to production.
Underneath the clean lines is a liquid-cooled motor pushing out about 40 horsepower and 63 pound-feet of torque, paired with regenerative braking and IP67-rated components. Weight is claimed at 335 pounds, which is decently light for an electric motorcycle and honestly one of the more interesting parts of the whole package. Battery capacity sits at 7.7 kilowatt-hours, with a claimed range of about 93 miles. Top speed is listed at 77.6 miles per hour, and it’ll do 0 to 62 in roughly six seconds. Those numbers don’t scream superbike, but that’s clearly not the point. This thing is aimed at real-world riding, after all.
