Hollywood Electrics Spitfire · the honest report

A one-off,
not a spec sheet.

A custom electric motorcycle from a pioneering Los Angeles shop, not a production model. There is no published spec sheet, so this report is about what is genuinely verifiable, and why we leave the numbers blank rather than guess. Sources on everything.

Start with what matters
The 10-second answer

The Spitfire is a one-off custom build from Hollywood Electrics, a long-running Los Angeles electric-motorcycle shop. It is not a production model with a published spec sheet, and the example we can find has already been sold. Range, power, battery, top speed, and price are not published, so we do not list them. This page documents what is verifiable and explains, honestly, why the rest is blank.

What it is
Custom build
One-offnot a production model
verified
Specs
Not published
Unverifiedrange, power, battery, price
we do not guess
Availability
Listed as sold
Soldcommission a custom build
verified
Maker
LA, since 2010
Pioneerelectric-moto specialist
verified

The full report

What is verifiable about this custom build, what is not, and the honest reasons we leave most of the spec sheet blank. All sourced.

The 10-second honest answer

The Spitfire is a custom, one-off electric motorcycle built by Hollywood Electrics, a Los Angeles shop that has specialized in electric motorcycles since 2010. It is not a catalogued production bike, so there is no manufacturer spec sheet: range, power, battery size, top speed, weight, and price are not published, and the listed example has been sold. We will not invent those numbers. What we can do is tell you, factually, what the bike is and who the builder is, and flag what would need to be confirmed directly with the shop before any purchase. Here is that honest picture.

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What this actually is

Start here, because a custom build is a different kind of purchase from a production bike.

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A custom build, not a model line

The single most important fact about the Spitfire: it is a bespoke creation, not a product you can order from a configurator with a fixed spec sheet.

Hollywood Electrics lists the Spitfire among its custom motorcycles, and its own page notes that the bike shown is now sold, inviting buyers to call about availability or to commission their own custom build. That framing tells you what kind of purchase this is: a one-off, built to a particular brief, rather than a repeatable model with published, standardized numbers.

For a custom, the specs are whatever that specific build was configured to, the motor, controller, battery, and bodywork chosen for it, so quoting a single authoritative range or power figure would be misleading. That is why this report does not carry the usual specs strip.

Why this matters for you: with a one-off, the only reliable spec sheet is the one for the exact bike in front of you. If you are considering a Spitfire-style build, get the actual configuration in writing from the shop, motor power (continuous and peak), battery voltage and amp-hours, real range, top speed, weight, and street-legal status, before you commit.

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Who built it

The builder is the most documented part of this story, and it is a genuine credential.

Hollywood Electrics is a Los Angeles electric-motorcycle shop founded by Harlan Flagg, an electrical engineer and motorcycle enthusiast. It has specialized in electric two-wheelers since around 2010, has been recognized as a leading Zero Motorcycles dealer, and has built custom and race machines alongside its retail business, testing its own high-end aftermarket parts on competition bikes. In other words, the Spitfire comes from a shop with real, long-standing electric-moto expertise, not a first-timer.

⚠ Confirm current status before relying on this Public listings (for example, a Yelp business page updated in early 2026) indicate the West Hollywood storefront may be closed. We could not independently confirm the shop's current operating status, so anyone interested in a custom build should verify directly that the business is active and able to support the bike before paying. We date this note June 2026.
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The specs, and why they are blank

Our methodology runs on published numbers. When there are none, the honest move is to say so.

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What is published, and what is not

We searched for the figures we run our physics formulas on. For this bike, almost none are public. Here is the honest inventory.

SpecStatusWhy
Battery (V, Ah, kWh)not publishedCustom build; no manufacturer spec sheet
Motor power (continuous / peak)not publishedDepends on the specific build
Claimed rangenot publishedNo standardized figure for a one-off
Top speednot publishedNot stated in sources we could find
Weight / seat heightnot publishedBuild-specific
Pricenot publishedListed example sold; custom builds quoted individually
Street-legal statustreat as street typeCatalogued as a street build; confirm per build and per state
Why we leave these blank: our whole method is to show the arithmetic behind every number, energy in the pack, watts to horsepower, usable Wh to range. With no published battery, motor, or range figures, running those formulas would mean inventing the inputs, and inventing specs is the one thing this site never does. A blank that says "not published" is more useful to you than a confident-sounding guess.
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How we would analyze it, once the numbers exist

If you obtain the actual build sheet from the shop, here is exactly how to read it, using the same standing methodology we apply to every bike.

Ask for the battery's voltage and amp-hours, then multiply for energy. Ask whether the motor figure is continuous or peak, then divide watts by 746 for horsepower. Ask for the charger wattage to estimate charge time. With those three answers you can sanity-check any range or performance claim yourself, which is the whole point of the toolkit below.

# The checks to run once you have the real numbers
Energy:   V × Ah = Wh  (then × ~0.88 for usable)
Power:    W ÷ 746 = hp  (ask: continuous or peak?)
Range:    Usable Wh ÷ Wh/mi = miles
Charge:  Wh ÷ charger W × 1.1 = hours
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The verdict

An honest read on a bike we cannot fully measure, yet.

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Our honest verdict

We do not score a bike on the standard eight-axis card when its core specs are unpublished, because every axis would be a guess. Instead, here is the plain read.

The Spitfire is a one-off custom electric motorcycle from a credible, long-running Los Angeles builder. The builder's expertise is real and documented; the bike itself is bespoke, the listed example is sold, and its specifications, range, power, battery, top speed, weight, and price, are not published. The storefront's current operating status also appears uncertain and should be confirmed.

If you want a hand-built electric with a particular look and you value a shop with deep electric-moto experience, a commissioned build could be worth a direct conversation. If you want a bike you can compare on paper, with a warranty, a parts network, and verifiable numbers, a production model serves you better. Either way, do not treat any figure for this bike as known until the shop puts it in writing for your exact build.

Bottom line: a credible builder and an appealing idea, but not a measurable product. We will add a full scorecard and the usual physics modules if and when verifiable specs become available. Until then, the honest answer is that the numbers are not public, and we will not pretend otherwise.

The math toolkit

Our standing methodology, run identically on every e-moto. We include it here so you can apply it the moment real numbers for this build exist.

5 formulas, every bike
1Real energy in the battery
Energy (Wh) = Voltage (V) × Capacity (Ah)

The only honest way to compare two batteries. Ask the builder for V and Ah, never infer them.

2Usable energy
Usable Wh ≈ Nominal Wh × 0.85–0.90

You never use 0 to 100%. The BMS holds a reserve and voltage tapers at the bottom. We assume ~88%.

3Real range
Range (mi) = Usable Wh ÷ Consumption (Wh/mi)

Consumption is the lever: ~60 Wh/mi gentle, ~90 mixed, 130+ flat-out. Drag rises with speed².

4Power you can feel
hp = Watts ÷ 746  |  Continuous = cruise · Peak = launch

Always ask which number a spec quotes. Peak sells bikes; continuous moves them.

5Charge time
Time (hr) ≈ Battery Wh ÷ Charger W × 1.1

"Fast charging" is meaningless without the charger's wattage. The ×1.1 covers losses and taper.

Sources & references

✓ Every claim on this page traces to a source below

We cite everything and date it. Where a figure is not public, we say so rather than guess. Spot an error, or have the real build sheet? Our corrections policy means we update this page in public.

The bike & the builder
Operating status (verify)

Sources retrieved June 2026. The Spitfire is a custom build with no published manufacturer specifications; any range, power, battery, top-speed, weight, or price figure must be confirmed directly with the builder for the exact bike. We have not invented any of those numbers.