Electric motorcycles

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

inspired by the email sent to us all, figured I'd post a new thread...

How long before electric motorcycles are a normal part of our riding experience? Can they be priced in the neighborhood of our combustion stuff?
Gonna have to put some cards in the spokes of my 1st electric one
with a sticker that says loud cards saves lives...

Could be soon. I was talking to Eric Bostrom recently and he is racing an electric bike currently, and has road tested models recently for Cycle World. He says its a change in mindset. Once you are over the visceral feel, smell, and sound of a ice bike, you really get to appreciate the electric bikes. Like smittie said super flat torque curve. While battery life is better than some of you might think, until the "system" is changed, they are relegated to short to medium range trips. New cells charge fully in as fast as 2 hours though....

But yes, its the system and not the bikes holding us back.

[tached1000rr]

hmmn sounds like an opportunity, who wants to be the Steve Jobs or Marc Zuckerguy of the electric bike industry