Russian electric motorcycle Aurus Merlon left "overboard" of presidential motorcade
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Russian electric motorcycle Aurus Merlon left "overboard" of presidential motorcade

The innovative Russian electric motorcycle Aurus Merlon has been rejected by the Federal Security Service. The model, which was developed specifically for use in motorcades, has been deemed unsuitable for this purpose.


The whole problem is the insufficient range of the electric motorcycle. Such a serious organization as the FSO simply cannot afford for the equipment to suddenly stop during the passage of the honorary cortege.

And it's not at all that without this motorcycle the procession will not be able to move any further. It simply casts a shadow on the authority of the state and the Federal Protective Service.

Russian electric motorcycle Aurus Merlon left "overboard" of presidential motorcadeAurus Merlon motorcycles are assembled by hand. Photo: youtube.com

Therefore, for now, Aurus Merlon has been refused. Instead of the Russian model, the motorcades will use time-tested German motorcycles BMW R 1150RT. And no economic sanctions will prevent them from being purchased in the required quantity. Even if by "roundabout routes", under parallel import programs.

But Aurus Merlon has a chance to come back. To do this, the electric bike will have to be redesigned to accommodate a gasoline engine. There is a lot of work, but the result is worth it, especially since it is planned to install a motor not foreign, but domestic, that is, Russian-made.

And such a power unit already exists, although it has not yet been launched into production – no investors have been found. But the project is interesting – the engine called Gimura 1000s was developed specifically for motorcycles, snowmobiles and ATVs.

For now, the engine is assembled individually, primarily as prototypes. The Gimura 1000s is still far from being mass-produced. But if an investor is found, it will not be difficult to implement this – the technology has been tested. The main hope is for NAMI – they may be interested and help.

The engine manufacturer claims that, with sufficient funding, it will be possible to reach volumes of 10 engines per year in the shortest possible time. The only problem is that so many new snowmobiles and ATVs have never been sold in Russia in this time.

Now Aurus Merlon will have to be adapted for a petrol engine. Photo: youtube.com

And we don't have any heavy motorcycles at all yet. Not counting, of course, the Aurus Merlon, but it will become petrol only in the future, if it happens at all.

By the way, there are also questions for the creators of the electric bike. The prototype debuted back in 2022, and they said that it was an escort model.

Why it hasn't been improved yet is a big question. Initially, everyone knew what minimum power reserve the FSO would require. But the Kalashnikov concern created the model specifically taking into account the requirements of the Special Purpose Garage.
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