RE: Electric motorcycles - 7

Zero gets another $25 million USD in financing to keep the electric motorcycle manufacturer moving right along. So far they have managed to raise and invest over $250 million in the company to manufacture and develop their electric motorcycle line: https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/04/20190426-zero.html

Alan Cathcart reviews the new Zero SR/F: https://www.morebikes.co.uk/58009/world-...-streetfighter/

Here is the latest information regarding the Lightning Strike: https://electrek.co/2019/05/01/lightning...cle-production/

LITO has introduced a upgrade to their SORA model, called the Generation 2. Lots of carbon fiber, special parts and twice the battery capacity of the older version. But the price of this new model will make your eyes water: https://electricmotorcycles.news/lito-mo...tric-superbike/

And for those of you who would like to watch a short German-language video reviewing the new Zero SR/F model, here is one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ1SlyQh_EE

Triumph is thinking about the future of motorcycles and is starting to develop electric motorcycle technology: https://electrek.co/2019/05/15/triumph-e...otorcycle-te-1/

This is an interesting article reviewing the new Zero SR/F model because the first section of the blog discusses the economics of owning an electric motorcycle, compared with owning a gas-powered bike: https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/re...torcycle-review

Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #96

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Triumph is thinking about the future of motorcycles and is starting to develop electric motorcycle technology: https://electrek.co/2019/05/15/triumph-e...otorcycle-te-1/

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It looks like there is a new electric motorcycle book on the market. This one is a coffee table-style book that contains pictures of all of the electric motorcycles that the author could find, along with a paragraph discussing each model. It kind of reminds me of the old Cycle World or Motorcyclist magazine yearly Road Test Annuals that listed all of the motorcycles on the market, which used to be published every year - without the road tests, of course. Here is a link to an article describing the book. At under $20, not a bad price if you want to see a lot of electric motorcycles, most of which you are likely never to see in a showroom - without doing a lot of clicking on the internet:
https://electricmotorcycles.news/a-guide...rom-micah-toll/

I just test rode a Zero SR/F . I like it a lot! I love the quiet, the torque/acceleration in near that of our RSs. The suspension is clearly inferior to the RS on our Vermont bumpy back roads.
There much less compression braking than on the RS so one uses the brakes more. I didn't use the brakes hard but were fine for normal braking.

I will not buy a SR/F because the range it to little. I ride mostly for the pleasure of it. This morning's ride before I stopped to test the SR/F was 150 miles, riding with friends for a late breakfast and then some twisty back roads toward home.

If the range were better for my type of riding, I would consider this bike. Time will fix the range problem...and there will be more charging stations every year.

As I've decided to retire fully I have been reviewing our motor vehicle needs.
My ageing BMW X5 is to be sold and we have part exchanged our Mini Cooper S for an electric/petrol hybrid.
This particular model can do about 30 miles on a tank of electricity with the petrol engine coming into use if needed.
Most of my journeys now are within 30 daily miles and after 700 miles I have used less than half a tank of petrol.
Whilst I find the car versatile, quiet and cheap to run it somehow lacks the feel of a true engine vehicle. There is no gearbox of any description and very little input is required from me.
It's a bit sterile and soulless.

The purpose of this posting is to enquire whether the riding experience of an electric bike would be the same. Twist and go might be okay for a ped runabout but on a full size bike I'm not so sure.
There is something about a proper engine that gives a bike a heart and me the ability to ride the way I want to, not how a computer thinks I should.

Any thoughts regarding the future of our pastime?

Alan

Zitat von Alda im Beitrag #101

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As I've decided to retire fully I have been reviewing our motor vehicle needs.
My ageing BMW X5 is to be sold and we have part exchanged our Mini Cooper S for an electric/petrol hybrid.
This particular model can do about 30 miles on a tank of electricity with the petrol engine coming into use if needed.
Most of my journeys now are within 30 daily miles and after 700 miles I have used less than half a tank of petrol.
Whilst I find the car versatile, quiet and cheap to run it somehow lacks the feel of a true engine vehicle. There is no gearbox of any description and very little input is required from me.
It's a bit sterile and soulless.

The purpose of this posting is to enquire whether the riding experience of an electric bike would be the same. Twist and go might be okay for a ped runabout but on a full size bike I'm not so sure.
There is something about a proper engine that gives a bike a heart and me the ability to ride the way I want to, not how a computer thinks I should.

Any thoughts regarding the future of our pastime?

Alan

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Now this is the latest in AAA breakdown service. I wonder how long it takes to refuel your tank?

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H-D has updated the specifications for their new $30K+ Livewire electric motorcycle, including having engineered-in an idle vibration feature that lets you know it is "idling" when you are at a stop : https://electricmotorcycles.news/harley-...ivewire-update/

Motorcycle.com rides and reviews the 2020 H-D livewire. Lots of interesting information about the production Livewire in this review. The bike gets severely downgraded in their test score for having very poor value. Gee, I could have told them that: https://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/...first-ride.html