Modenas CT series is a series of underbone

Underbone

An underbone is a small motorcycle built on a frame consisting mostly of one large diameter tubular component.The stylistic difference between a motorcycle and an underbone is considerable and they are sometimes known as "step-throughs" or even marketed as scooters in the West.The fuel tank...

 motorcycle

Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

s produced by Malaysian motorcycle manufacturer, Modenas

Modenas

Syarikat Motosikal dan Enjin Nasional Sdn. Bhd , or known as Modenas for short is a Malaysian national motorcycle company producing various small motorcycle models below 200 cc targeted for local market and export...

. The CT were first launched in 2009 as a legitimate successor of the popular Modenas Kriss series

Modenas Kriss series

The Modenas Kriss series is the debut 4-stroke underbone motorcycle series by Malaysian motorcycle manufacturer, Modenas. The original Kriss 110 was developed through a partnership with Kawasaki, which partly owned Modenas, based on Kawasaki Kazer 110 underbone model...

. Before the CT was developed, another underbone model known as Modenas Kristar was produced in 2004 but the production ended two years later due to lack of appeal. The 100 cc and 110 cc engines derived from the Kriss series remain unchanged, but with the addition of a decompression mechanism for the 110 cc model to ease starting

Kick start

Kick start refers to a method of starting an internal combustion engine by pushing a ratcheting lever with one's foot. Kick start mechanisms were almost universally a part of motorcycle engines before the mid-1970s, and were phased out of production over the next twenty years or so as electric...

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In 2011, an electric version

Electric motorcycles and scooters

Electric motorcycles and scooters are vehicles with two or three wheels that use electric motors to attain locomotion. Electric motorcycles, as distinguished from scooters, do not have a step-through frame....

 of the CT known as the Modenas CTric was launched, making the CTric as the first all-electric motorcycle being sold in Malaysia.

Model history

The CT was debuted on 23 October 2009 for the 110 cc model. It features an all-new design developed in-house by Modenas, with the exception of the AN110 engine developed by Kawasaki

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

. Later, the 100 cc model was released on 13 February 2010, with same MB100 engine derived from Kriss 100. Both models have a 5.3-liter fuel tank

Fuel tank

A fuel tank is safe container for flammable fluids. Though any storage tank for fuel may be so called, the term is typically applied to part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and propelled or released into an engine...

 each, which is claimed by Modenas as the largest among underbone motorcycles.

Modenas CTric

In 2010, Modenas developed an electric motorcycle model through a partnership with Universiti Sains Malaysia

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Universiti Sains Malaysia is a public university with its main campus in Penang, Malaysia. There are three branch campuses: one in mainland Penang , one in Kelantan on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, and a offshore collaboration with a university in India...

. According to Modenas, the CTric is the first Malaysian-made electric motorcycle that has passed the latest SIRIM

Sirim

SIRIM Berhad, formerly known as the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia , is a corporate organisation owned wholly by the Malaysian Government, under the Minister of Finance Incorporated...

 MS2413 standard for electric motorcycles as well as the JIS

Japanese Industrial Standards

Japanese Industrial Standards specifies the standards used for industrial activities in Japan.The standardization process is coordinated by Japanese Industrial Standards Committee and published through Japanese Standards Association.-History:...

 standards.

The electric motorcycle is powered by a brushless DC electric motor

Brushless DC electric motor

Brushless DC motors also known as electronically commutated motors are electric motors powered by direct-current electricity and having electronic commutation systems, rather than mechanical commutators and brushes...

, producing the peak power of 3.6 kW at the speed of 80 km/h, though ratified at 1.0 kW. Power is supplied by five 12-volt nano-gel batteries

VRLA battery

A VRLA battery is a type of low-maintenance lead–acid rechargeable battery. Because of their construction, VRLA batteries do not require regular addition of water to the cells....

 capable of producing 60V, 20Ah of electricity. The motorcycle can be recharged by using an ordinary BS1363 240-volt, 13-amp power outlet, with the charging times of 3.5 hours (fast charging) or 8 hours (slow charging). Once fully charged, the CTric's traveling range is between 30-50 km.

The performance of the CTric is comparable with a 90 cc underbone motorcycle, with the top speed of about 70-80 km/h.