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http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/1...r-great-e.html
Hmm... Probably gets more mileage than a car I would guess. -S ![]() |
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Ewwww!
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I'd only buy one if they looked better than and were faster than the RR bikes on the market today.
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If it doesn't go "VROOOM!" fuhgeddaboutit!!! :p
Or to borrow Crocodile Dundee's line, That's not a motorcycle... THIS is a motorcycle: ![]()
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Well, it's not bad for one of the first, but there is a long way to go.
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This is not some replacement for a Harley. Electric bikes that can go highway speeds are highly tuned works of engineering.
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I don't doubt the engineering, or the good intentions. But I would not be looking to buy one of these anytime soon. There's more than aesthetics behind my preference for the "VROOM" -- Car drivers often do not see us coming, but sometimes they can hear us -- that can be the difference between life & death. The electro-bike would be nearly silent! I would sooner get an electric car, for the sake of better protection.
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If needed put a sound system on it to make the sound.
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I can see a use for it: a vehicle for covert-ops troops. Silent travel.
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The Next bike for Australian Post!
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Where I live you can't drive a combustion engine vehicle.
Only emergency vehicles and a few lg trucks to haul lg goods from dock. Electric is the law here. ![]() |
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false posting, please continue.
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