The flexor carpi radialis muscle is one you never thought you needed for motorcycling. This workhorse of your forearm is what does the pushing and pulling. Riding the new Energica Ego motorcycle, I found I needed it.
You see, this all-electric sportbike has 159 lb-ft (215 Nm) of torque. That’s about twice what a 2022 Yamaha R1 superbike makes. When you grip the throttle and twist, all that torque wreaks havoc on that flexor carpi radialis at any speed as it throws you back in the saddle and you flex your forearms to stay on board. Trust me, it’s fun.
For a few years now we’ve seen the Energica Ego’s doppelganger at MotoE races, the Corsa, and they seem like beautiful moto exotica.…