Another more dramatic vid (but slower time - 145mph, I think) shows the electric motor getting burned out by the amount of energy the batteries dump into it. Complete with plasma fireball.

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this is the same gent or bike that hit the SUV at full bore right? whatever happened to him?

same bike, different rider. The guy that crashed it is the owner. I think he walked away with just a couple broken ribs, surprisingly. The bike took more damage - http://www.killacycle.com/

Where is the engine sound coming from? Electric motors don't make that sound. Must be another bike close by. See his video for a 'silent' run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDHJNG2PngQ&feature=related

yeah, the rumbling engine sound must be a nearby bike, but the killacycle does make a crazy whine when it revs up. Check out the burnout on deathcow's post.