Electric Motorcycles

[JRP3]

The FX looks like a bike I've been waiting for, a road legal EV trail bike (Assuming it can handle stream crossings). Price is a bit steep for the longer range version which I would need, but I'm not sure I could build something similar for much less money.

 

[7racer]

here are some pics of the Empulse R moved around in my garage. I kinda have too many cars for just one person (the GT-R is in a storage garage). I wanted to use another system to store the bike but this dolly was the best thing to move the Brammo around and maximize space.

So far I am still in the break in period. I remember getting the Tesla and just "going" with no break in. I think the break in for the Brammo is more for the gear box. I'm a fair weather rider so don't know how long it will take me to get there! But the Texas weather has been nice.

Also, about having gears. It's nice actually. I do miss the step on it and forget it of the single speed roadster, but also see and feel the benefit of keeping the motor in more of an optimum range. Downside is a bit more complexity and the need for oil changes (but no filter needed).

 

[brianman]

I kinda have too many cars for just one person (the GT-R is in a storage garage).

I can fix that for you. Including the driving the vehicle around for you.

 

[7racer]

LOL deal....if you can find me some trust fund baby I can hook up with :wink:

 

[7racer]

got over 200 miles on the odo for the Brammo R. Wow! So fun! I need to get to 600 before I can put in sport mode.

About gears...it really is fun, and I think necessary for the size of motor they had to fit in there...I don't know enough about electronic motors and single speeds but this really makes the bike fun!

 

[domenick]

Zero Motorcycles has an awesome app available for its entire 2013 lineup. Don't need a bike to try it out in demo mode. Here's my write up about it.

 

[domenick]

Not really a motorcycle, but pretty durn close. Gentle peoples, I give you the KTM E-Speed electric scooter.
It's got 15" wheels, ABS, LED lights and just looks like it's begging to be ridden.

 

[JRP3]

Interesting, it sort of looks like a transformer starting to change into something else.

 

[vfx]

http://ekrad.de/

Bike?

 

[7racer]

looks cool! Brammo also has their dirt bike version to be released soon

ps almost at the 600mile mark on mine and can run it in sport mode! wooohooooo!

 

[domenick]

This is the best surprise news in a while. Mission Motors is unveiling a street bike to be sold to the public. There is no better two-wheeled complement to that Tesla in your garage. (Unless, it's a bicycle and you use it)

 

[lolachampcar]

First there was the 2012 DS. It was good but then came the 2013 DS. It is much better but then came Mission. My wife is going to kill me.

 

[Discoducky]

Oh man this bike looks rad. Must save money for Model X....

 

[lolachampcar]

150 ish hp peak, 115 continuous and a 14KW battery.... It will not be cheap but I just gotta have one. Oh, and did I mention no gearbox

 

[strider]

Thanks for the link! So they're going back to making bikes. I keep hoping Lightning will get a street-legal version of their bike on the road. But then again my company just missed our earnings targets so stock and bonus prospects literally tanked (should have bought some TSLA ) and we're having a 2nd kid so nearly 30% of our income will be going to day care soon so I may have to let you all test them out and report back...

 

[Seegem]

ok, my last post about this, I promise, but i'm just too excited! have you seen the Mission's video of their user interface? wow!!

Mission Motorcycles

Thanks for the link! So they're going back to making bikes. I keep hoping Lightning will get a street-legal version of their bike on the road. But then again my company just missed our earnings targets so stock and bonus prospects literally tanked (should have bought some TSLA ) and we're having a 2nd kid so nearly 30% of our income will be going to day care soon so I may have to let you all test them out and report back...

 

[brianman]

What's so compelling about it? I find it somewhat interesting that the consumption chart looks very much like the Tesla Model S. Even the font looks the same.

 

[Seegem]

turn by turn directions, on a bike, that's enough for me

What's so compelling about it? I find it somewhat interesting that the consumption chart looks very much like the Tesla Model S. Even the font looks the same.

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[brianman]

@Seegem - Sorry, I was comparing to a car. I don't have a reference set for motorcycles; I'm too much of a fraidy cat w/r/t bodily harm to have an interest in motorcycles. Didn't mean to harsh your buzz.

 

[Seegem]

Haha it's all good going from a needle/meter dash to anything resembling this is... A monumental innovation for motorcycle riders. I hope they really do produce this.

@Seegem - Sorry, I was comparing to a car. I don't have a reference set for motorcycles; I'm too much of a fraidy cat w/r/t bodily harm to have an interest in motorcycles. Didn't mean to harsh your buzz.