Electric motorcycle

An electric motorcycle comprising:

• a steerable front wheel supported by a steering head;
• an electric motor operable to propel the motorcycle and including a motor case, wherein the motor case is a stressed frame member of the motorcycle;
• and
• battery pack including a battery case having a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the battery case extending in a diagonal direction rearward and downward from the steering head, wherein the battery case is a stressed frame member of the motorcycle,
• wherein the second lateral side of the battery case extends further in the diagonal direction than the first lateral side such that only the second lateral side overlaps with the electric motor in side view.

An electric motorcycle comprising:

• a steerable front wheel supported by a steering head;
• an electric motor operable to propel the motorcycle, the electric motor defining a drive side and an opposite non-drive side;
• a battery pack including a battery case having a first end coupled to the steering head, the battery case extending from the first end in a diagonal direction rearward and downward to a second end;
• and
• a swingarm pivotally supported at a front end thereof, the swingarm having a rear end rotatably supporting a rear wheel driven from the electric motor,
• wherein the electric motor includes a motor case secured to the battery case with at least one fastener, and
• wherein the second end of the battery case forms a swingarm mount pivotally supporting the front end of the swingarm.