# Mission RS: A Limited Electric Superbike with Race DNA - Link: https://custommotorcycles.info/mission-rs/ - Published: 2015-08-03T05:00:03-04:00 - Author: Manny Costa [View Mission RS Photo Gallery](https://custommotorcycles.info/mission-rs/#photogallery) The Mission RS presents electric performance in the visual language of a serious superbike: a tightly wrapped fairing, a narrow tail, exposed gold frame tubes and a pair of broad black wheels. It was announced as a limited road-going model based on the architecture of Mission’s race motorcycle, with a proposed production run of 40 examples. ## Superbike proportions, electric packaging With no combustion engine dominating the center of the chassis, the RS has a notably clean side profile. The silver-and-black bodywork runs low over the powertrain, while the gold trellis structure is left visible beneath the tank area and around the central mechanical package. That contrast gives the motorcycle much of its identity: the bright frame is not merely a structural detail, but a deliberate graphic element against the dark lower fairing. The nose is compact and heavily faired, with a tall clear screen and sharply creased surfaces leading back toward the raised tail. From the rear, the bodywork tapers aggressively around a slim seat and pointed tail section. The supplied views also show substantial race-style braking hardware and carbon-fiber wheels, choices that suit the RS’s stated performance brief while keeping the design focused on track- derived intent rather than commuter practicality. ## Performance figures, as announced Mission described the RS as using its InfiniteDrive powertrain and quoted more than 160 horsepower, a claimed zero-to-60-mph time below three seconds, a 150-mph top speed and a 140-mile range. Those numbers were presented as specifications for the proposed motorcycle, not as results from an independent road test. The model’s connection to competition was central to its positioning. Mission said the RS shared its architecture with the Mission bike that won the 2011 FIM/TTXGP race at Laguna Seca, reportedly finishing 40 seconds ahead of the field. The planned run of 40 motorcycles was tied directly to that figure, giving the limited edition a simple piece of numerical storytelling. ## Hardware with a digital layer The chassis specification named Öhlins FGRT front forks and BST carbon-fiber wheels. In the studio images, the gold fork bodies and lightweight-looking wheel design reinforce the motorcycle’s premium, race-oriented presentation. The fairing remains visually dense, but carefully shaped vents and layered panels keep the side view from becoming a single slab of bodywork. Mission also proposed a seven-inch touchscreen running Mission OS. Its stated functions included turn-by-turn navigation, an integrated HD camera with telemetry overlay and wireless head-up-display integration. That combination would make the RS as much a software-led vehicle as a conventional superbike with an electric motor, although the supplied material describes the system’s intended capabilities rather than documenting a current production or ownership experience. At the announced price of $56,500, the Mission RS was positioned as an exclusive, high-performance electric motorcycle rather than an accessible introduction to battery power. Its appeal lies in the combination of limited-edition presentation, race- derived claims and a cockpit designed around connected information as much as speed. ## Photo Gallery [⌊Mission RS⌉⌊Mission RS⌉[ [⌊Mission RS (1)⌉](https://custommotorcycles.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Mission-RS-11.jpg) [⌊Mission RS 1⌉](https://custommotorcycles.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Mission-RS-1.jpg)