Electric Bikes - Would you buy one?

[The Stranger:Me]

I would gouge out both my eyes with a blunt toothpick.

I wouldn't want to be seen dead on one, In fact if I died and some bastard put my corpse on something that looked that shit I'd haunt the fucker to the grave and I'd curse his offspring for a thousand generations.

Even though there ar no less than TWO Rs?

[jim.cox]

Nope. Not ever.

I'd give one a try

In fact I've been wondering if one could build an electric bucket racer

[xwhatsit]

Quote from the article from one of the guys designing the bike:

‘I don’t look at a bike and get turned on or off by the measurement of g/km of carbon dioxide are emitted, I really don’t care. I love two-strokes for the way they only deliver power in a small powerband. Equally I love big inline-fours because of the ‘point and squirt, world goes backwards’ experience. I get excited by bikes; that’s my passion, so give me a bike. If that bike has a torque curve like a table top (as an electric motor will) then I’m interested in it irrelevant of whether it runs on fresh air or by burning endangered tree frogs from the Amazon…,’ he adds.

Take something like a Blackbird etc. -- biiiig sprots tourer. Almost dead silent anyway! Then a near-silent engine, monstrous torque at any RPM; assuming you could sort out the refuelling issue, you'd think it'd adapt quite well?

[imdying]

Yup, if it looked like a bike like that one does, then definitely.

[Burtha]

I wouldn't ever buy and electric bike because they are gutless.

[imdying]

I wouldn't ever buy and electric bike because they are gutless.

Too much like a Buell then?

Sorry to have stomp all over your statement, but that is the single most retarded thing in this thread. Unless you're one of those con artists psychic bitches who can allegedly predict the future?

Have a gander at the Killacycle... that'd fuck your day up sunshine

[Jantar]

I voted NO to this poll. No way would I buy that bike. But I ceratinly would consider an electric bike for a commuter.

But something like this one may be worth looking at: http://www.electricmotorsport.com/st...ycle_gpr-s.php

[Burtha]

Too much like a Buell then?

Oooooooo ....

Sorry to have stomp all over your statement, but that is the single most retarded thing in this thread. Unless you're one of those con artists psychic bitches who can allegedly predict the future?

How about an educated prediction based upon the given experience from electric scooters and electric cars?
Valid - I think SOOO

Anyways, I'm a psycho bitch - and its MRS to you !

Have a gander at the Killacycle... that'd fuck your day up sunshine

Dis is sumfink I know nufink about ... link?

[imdying]

How about an educated prediction based upon the given experience from electric scooters and electric cars?
Valid - I think SOOO

Educated? Unobservant would be more like it... it surely can't have missed your attention that every time we hear about yet another electric bike concept, they're getting bigger, faster, and potentially more nasty (all the torque all the time, yikes!)? What about batteries... every time we hear about those, they either blew up another cellphone, set fire to another laptop, or they've figured out how to charge them faster/pack more capacity into a smaller place.

Any experience you might think you have with electric vehicles is useless... that particular branch of the automotive industry hasn't even begun to step into high gear... what you see around now is definitely not what the designers have in mind for the future.

Dis is sumfink I know nufink about ... link?

Sure.

[Finn]

I wouldn't for the following reasons...

- Too expensive for what it is
- Too heavy to push around the Coro Loop when it runs out of charge
- Worse for the environment than modern petrol engines
- "Sorry can't make the ride today, forgot to put it on charge last night"
- "What, a 300k ride? My bike's range is only 70 k's"... And that's in the first year.
- "What, an $800 power bill"
- Our third world power grid couldn't handle electric vehicles
- The Green movement is bullshit
- I like my bike to make noise

[Burtha]

Educated? Unobservant would be more like it...

no unnecessary digs thank you.

it surely can't have missed your attention that every time we hear about yet another electric bike concept, they're getting bigger, faster, and potentially more nasty (all the torque all the time, yikes!)?

true - like everything else in research development - they have still a long way to go.

What about batteries...

they still suck as they still are unable to get batteries to retain a decent amount of charge. Trying to get a battery that has all 3 facets is damn near improbable ie; size, charge time + charge retention.

that particular branch of the automotive industry hasn't even begun to step into high gear...

urm, in fact, only recently there was a piece on an electric sports car - think it was the aussi car show, definately no top gear, that demonstrated the attainable speed of modern electric car.

what you see around now is definitely not what the designers have in mind for the future

of course not - as per research development again. but if it I was to opt for buying one now I would say no as I would consider it gutless in comparison to other options available esp for the $.

PS: I might annoy you, but I'm entitled to my opinion based on how I see things thanks.

[Horse]

I wouldn't for the following reasons...

I'll grant you the range and price issues, but if you really believe the rest you've been woefully misinformed I'm afraid.

And in terms of range & price, see you in 10 years, maybe less.

[imdying]

I wouldn't for the following reasons...

- Worse for the environment than modern petrol engines

Heh, of Finn, I never knew you cared...

true - like everything else in research development - they have still a long way to go.

And they're getting there rapidly...

they still suck as they still are unable to get batteries to retain a decent amount of charge. Trying to get a battery that has all 3 facets is damn near improbable ie; size, charge time + charge retention.

They're barely even started, and they've started with 150 mph, 150 mile range, 100 foot pound of torque, and a 2 hour charge. Too pricey for now, but then it is a first gen vehicle. Next...

but if it I was to opt for buying one now I would say no as I would consider it gutless in comparison to other options available esp for the $.

Oh really? You'd consider it now? Sweet! That's all I wanted... it's a step up from 'wouldn't ever'

PS: I might annoy you, but I'm entitled to my opinion based on how I see things thanks.

Only your closed mind annoyed me, you're lovely, now that you've opened it a little, I'm a happy chappy

[The Pastor]

If it was fun to ride, why not.

[imdying]

If it was fun to ride, why not.

Bingo... horses (for example) suck arse in a number of respects (feed in, shit out, housing, transporting blah blah blah), but they're still fun to ride!