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Title: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 02 December 2021, 05:44 PM
Anyone else read this article?  470kph on a battery bike!

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/motoring/news/voxan-wattman-sets-new-fastest-electric-motorcycle-world-record/ar-AARjh1j?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

Sounds like things are progressing along the electric bike line at a fast rate, as are the 4 wheelers too.   Few more years n that's all you'll be able to buy.
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: grog on Thursday, 02 December 2021, 06:57 PM
Col, hava go in a Tesla, youll be amazed. Fastest golf cart ive driven.
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 02 December 2021, 07:02 PM
Might have been easier for Julie-Anne Genter than having to sit on her babies head for so long on the way to the birthing unit...... stupid bitch.
(Green MP rode her push bike to deliver her baby just an hour later)  trying to save the planet one carbon molecule at a time. Child abuse I say.
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: GSXKING on Thursday, 02 December 2021, 07:25 PM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 02 December  2021, 07:02 PM
Might have been easier for Julie-Anne Genter than having to sit on her babies head for so long on the way to the birthing unit...... stupid bitch.
(Green MP rode her push bike to deliver her baby just an hour later)  trying to save the planet one carbon molecule at a time. Child abuse I say.

Agreed Col one decent bump on the road she could crash and kill the baby. WTF was she thinking ?????  :facepalm: :facepalm:

That electric bike doesn't look so comfy  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: VladTepes on Friday, 03 December 2021, 08:01 AM
Batteries...

Fast does not directly equate to exciting.

ICE all the way !!!!!
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 03 December 2021, 01:30 PM
Is this more to your liking Boss?

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/motoring/news/norton-motorcycles-pulls-covers-off-v4-cafe-racer-prototype/ar-AARoC23?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

Specs read well, will be very interested to see how this one goes . . .  Think the position may be a bit too much for my old wrists & back, but it'd be worth a crack.
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: grog on Friday, 03 December 2021, 06:15 PM
New BSA maybe more comfy Col. That 650 single would really move you along. 😂
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: VladTepes on Friday, 03 December 2021, 07:33 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 03 December  2021, 01:30 PM
Is this more to your liking Boss?

Nope.

Modern Norton.. pass.  Based on their record of customer service and the way they treated their dealer network here in AUs at least.
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: KiwiCol on Saturday, 04 December 2021, 02:20 AM
Quote from: grog on Friday, 03 December  2021, 06:15 PM
New BSA maybe more comfy Col. That 650 single would really move you along. 😂


47Hp & 40nm of torque ? . . .  yeah nah. :thumbs_down:       It would move me, but not very far or fast. :rofl2:
Title: Re: Not bad for a battery bike
Post by: Hooli on Saturday, 04 December 2021, 04:53 AM
About the same as an old Bonnie, quick enough to have fun on.