Electric TT winners Mugen gears up to hit the dirt

Mugen has dominated the Isle of Man’s electric Zero TT around the infamous 37.72-mile-long Mountain Course in recent years – and now the Japanese tuning specialist and electric motorcycle manufacturer is preparing to get involved in another type of racing: Enduro. It’ll be competing in the brand-new FIM E-Xplorer World Cup which will be running for the first time this year. If you’ve not heard of it, it’s an international competition for fully electric off-road motorcycles.

Mugen’s successes haven’t just been confined to the Isle of Man. Founded by Hirotoshi Honda and Masao Kimura, Mugen has earned an enviable reputation for its engine tuning skills and aftermarket parts, as well as some seriously impressive results in GT championship, Formula 3000 and Formula One. Now it’s ready for a new challenge. Mugen sees the race series as the perfect testing ground for its cutting-edge electric models, with CEO S. Katsumata suggesting it’ll be the best place to apply the knowledge gained at the TT into its development of its EV-MX bike, the E-REX.

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