First of all, let’s just state the obvious. We are not as smart as those at Honda. There are plenty of very clever designers, engineers and riders that are currently unable to answer the question currently being posed at the top of this page. This article can be best described as an informed rant.

Like it or loathe it - the future of motoring is electric. We’ve all watched a MotoE race with a look of perplexion on our faces, as we try to decide whether or not we like it. It’s not the speed and it’s certainly not the looks - however, we (like many others) are still not convinced that MotoE works as a spectator sport as much as the bang-bang-shouty equivalent.