It's not the Destination. It's how you get there.

As you can see from the photos, the bikes are nicely styled full-fairing sport machines. Mission’s site says the chassis was designed by James Parker (of RADD alt-suspension fame) and overall industrial design is by Tim Prentice of Motonium, who had a hand in designing the Honda Rune power cruiser and several other bikes, according to the Motonium website. And Mission has slathered on no small amount of tech and performance goodies, including Brembo brakes, Ohlins suspension and a multi-mode color LCD instrument panel that would give anything from NASA a run for its money. The colorful display can show speed, rpm, voltage, battery charge, motor performance, GPS maps, track day lap time data, and much more.

Mission is claiming 105 miles of “real world range” and 170 miles of city riding for the base R model with the base 12kWh battery pack, but claims even that basic bike is good for 140mph and a 0 to 60 time of 3 seconds. Add more money, and the next model up adds a 15kw battery, 150mph top speed, 120 miles of range (200 in the city) and the same 0 to 60 time. The top R model holds a 17kw “UltraPack” battery, extending range to 140 miles overall and 230 in the city.

All of the R models appear to be identical in appearance and each gets motivation from an electric motor putting out 120kw (that’s 160hp at the wheel!) and a massive 120 foot-pounds of torque. That’s top-shelf horsepower on par with many 1000cc sportbikes, coupled with more torque than most big-bore power cruisers (or even some small cars) put out – and all from a standstill as well. Depending on which battery option you choose, bike weights (empty or fully fueled) will be 480 pounds (12kw), 550 pounds (15kw) and 585 pounds if you choose the 17kw power pack. Those numbers are on the heavy side for sporting machines, a 2012 Honda CBR1000RR makes 178hp and tips the scales at about 440 pounds full of fuel.

  He also said the motor, which was designed and built by Mission rather than being an off-the-shelf unit from a third party, is actually good for well over 200 horsepower but at this time, the bike can’t pack enough power in the battery compartment to drive the motor to those output levels – at least for now. The motor and most of the bikes major systems, including the frame, are made in America. Brembo brakes and Ohlins suspension components are made overseas.

The Mission bikes are available with other snazzy tech options as well. The R models can also be had with a “tech package” that adds turn-by-turn GPS to the color display, a built-in HD camera, a heads-up display in the rider’s (compatible) helmet and faster charging ability. Yours for only an additional $2,750 if you call now 

  Mission’s site says its bikes can be tweaked by riders in terms of throttle response, traction control and other parameters and that software updates and other options are set for the future. Additionally, the batteries are modular and while not exactly hot-swappable, Seeger said the bike is designed for relatively quick replacement of the battery pack for upgrades as battery technology improves. He said more details on that aspect of the bike are forthcoming in a few weeks but the bike was designed from the start with battery upgrades in mind.