First it was, then it wasn't, now it is - going into production, that is. The Arc Vector is the last word in modern electric bikes but you'll have to pay for the privilege.

$120,000 Arc Vector Is The Motorcycle of the Future

Remember Tron, the movie set in a digital universe? Of course you do and you'll also remember the motorcycles they raced. How futuristic they looked and we never thought we'd live to see anything like them in production in our lifetimes.

Well, the future is closer than we all think. Electric bikes are here, now, and they're not going anywhere so we have to accept that the future is now.

What this means is that designers can throw away the rule book and create motorcycles that, apart from a pair of wheels, have little in common with the petrol-powered dinosaurs we currently ride.

The best example of this is the new Arc Vector. It's had a difficult gestation: first shown to the public in 2018, the company went into receivership in 2019 when promised investment failed to materialise. In 2020, company founder Mark Truman revived the enterprise and everything went quiet for a while.

Now, however, the Arc Vector is ready to go into production and be delivered to customers with very deep pockets. Despite the 90,000 pound sterling ($120,000) price tag, “we have a very healthy order book and customers are already going through our new commissioning suite in Central England to individually tailor each Vector motorcycle so that they are all unique,” according to Truman. "The architecture is now production-ready and a number of production spec Vector motorcycles will be out in Spain for final sign-off and homologation over the coming months."

For that price, you would expect something out of the ordinary and you are getting it. The structure of the bike is a monocoque fabricated from carbon fibre which houses the battery, which becomes, in effect, the main structural member. Front suspension is by swing arm with hub-centre steering.

The electric motor develops 95kW (127bhp) which gives a slightly disappointing top speed of 124mph, with a 0-60mph time of 3.2 seconds. A range of up to 200 miles is promised with 45 minute charging time to full.

Naturally the bike will be bristling with tech, including regenerative braking, but the most unusual is a 'human machine interface' in the form of a haptic jacket with physical feedback to the rider and a helmet with a head-up display, both of which are included in the purchase price.

With carbon fibre being the material used for virtually the whole bike, the weight promises to be kept to a minimum, although no official specification has been released.

What do you think? Would you spend $120,000 on a single motorcycle, no matter how advanced? Or would you blow it on ten or fifteen current and classic bikes to fill your garage? Let us know in the comments section below.