Tarform Luna - Electric Motorcycle

The Tarform Luna electric motorcycle is a new category of machine: a sustainable, bio-material motorcycle that performs at 3.8 seconds to 60 mph and 120 miles of range, built from algae pigment, biobased resin, and flaxseed weave instead of conventional paint and composites. It is the most material-conscious electric motorcycle available today.

The Concept

Tarform Motorcycles was founded on a reexamination of what a motorcycle is made from and what it should be made from. The team went back to the origins of motorcycle engineering and asked which parts of the modern production process were genuinely necessary and which were habits carried forward from an earlier era. The answer shaped every decision in the Luna: no traditional paint, no petroleum-derived composites, no unnecessary chemical processes. The result is a motorcycle that rides like a performance machine and carries almost none of the environmental overhead of conventional manufacturing.

What Makes It

The three materials at the core of the Luna's construction replace entire categories of conventional manufacturing. Algae pigment gives the bodywork its colour without chemical paint, a world first in production motorcycles. Biobased resin replaces petrochemical composite matrices while delivering equivalent structural integrity. Flaxseed fibre weave takes the place of carbon or glass fibre reinforcement, providing comparable rigidity with a fraction of the embedded energy. These three elements combine into panels that are visually distinctive, tactilely warm, and structurally honest. The Luna's modularity extends to its electrical architecture, allowing components to be upgraded as the technology advances, meaning the bike is designed not to become obsolete.

The Ride

The electric drivetrain delivers 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds, performance equivalent to a competent combustion middleweight but with the linear torque delivery that makes electric motorcycles so effective in real-world riding. A 120-mile range covers the daily use case of most riders without compromise. Fast charging brings the battery from zero to 80% in 50 minutes, making longer trips practical. The riding experience is described by Tarform as the absolute freedom of motorcycling taken into a new era: same sensation, different source.

Specifications

• Builder: Tarform Motorcycles
• Model: Luna
• Drivetrain: Electric
• 0-60 mph: 3.8 seconds
• Range: 120 miles
• Charging: 0-80% in 50 minutes
• Body materials: Algae pigment, biobased resin, flaxseed fibre weave
• Architecture: Modular (upgradeable components)
• Price: From 24,000 EUR

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