Lightfighter's Electric V3-RH Takes a Swing at Super Hooligan
- Buck City Biker
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
Lightfighter's building another track menace — lining up on the MotoAmerica Super Hooligan grid with their naked V3-RH, aiming to prove an electric platform can trade punches with petrol race bikes on equal terms.
The California start-up — led by former Brammo and Zero product boss Brian Wismann — will field two machines with OrangeCat Racing, piloted by experienced MotoAmerica racers Josh Herrin and Kaleb de Keyrel. The mission is clear: validate the tech under race pressure and gather real-world data rather than marketing claims.
Super Hooligan — The Battleground
Super Hooligan is MotoAmerica’s high-bar naked race class, running at national-level U.S. road-race circuits like Daytona, Laguna Seca, Mid-Ohio, and COTA throughout the season. It’s largely petrol territory — but electrics share the grid and run under the same conditions and rules. No let-up for anyone.
V3-RH - Built for the Grid, Not The Showroom
The V3-RH is the naked sibling to the V3-RS electric supersport. Super Hooligan rules require upright bars and stripped bodywork, so the RH gets the nod. The “V3” tag isn’t about cylinders — it marks the third iteration of Lightfighter’s long-running electric platform development.
Underneath the orange trellis frame sits a Parker Hannifin motor and a proprietary battery pack using Farasis cells. The pack claims around 300 Wh/kg density, which is well above typical electric motorcycle figures — a number to keep an eye on as race distances and pack heat builds up.
Output is listed at 135 hp with 162 Nm at the motor shaft and 324 Nm after the gearbox, delivered through a constant-mesh reduction setup. Claimed dry weight sits at 186 kg, putting it firmly in the competitive zone for a naked race platform.
Proper Race Hardware — No Corners Cut
This isn’t a startup bike running catalogue leftovers. The spec sheet reads like a World Superbike parts bin:
Öhlins FGR252 forks and TTX36 shock
Brembo GP4-RX calipers with T-Drive discs
Suter billet swingarm
OZ Racing forged wheels
Alpha Racing electronics and hard parts
Alpha Racing is also helping refine traction control strategies tailored to continuous electric torque delivery — a key issue for preventing sudden highsides on track-focused EV builds.
Continuous Development Over Model Years
Lightfighter says it won’t follow traditional model-year cycles. Instead, expect iterative hardware and software revisions with backward-compatible upgrades — including battery modules and chassis components.
That approach carries into a limited Design Partner Program: ten customers, $100k entry, multiple track events, and direct involvement in developing the next-gen V4 platform. Riders test parts, feed back data, and eventually swap their V3 for the updated machine.
Why It Matters
Electric race bikes aren’t new — but a small OEM using a national race series as its proving ground, while openly building a rider-driven development loop, is a different playbook. Lightfighter is chasing platform credibility through racing and rapid iteration.
If the V3-RH runs a full Super Hooligan season with real pace and reliability, it gives the electric paddock something more valuable than hype — proof that small-batch electric race engineering can run with established petrol machinery.
Ride safe, folks.
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