When I move out to the US later this year I am determined not to get another car and make ours a two car family. I want to get a bike. The bike will be used mainly for getting to/from work and maybe the odd trip into town. Currently our place in the US is 10 miles from the main store. That's just far enough to be a drain on the budget for fuel.
I am seriously considering a Zero S Motorcycle. The Zero S is electric, has a range of 60 miles per charge and a charge time of four hours. While it's difficult to compare the performance of the electric bike with that of it's petrol brethren it's similar to a 250cc.
Several things make an electric vehicle stand out. First, the sound, or lack there of. Have a look at some of the YouTube videos of the bikes being used for indoor rally-X. These bikes are tearing up the track and there's not a sound from them. http://www.youtube.com/watch
Second, and this isn't obvious because of the lack of noise, is torque. The electric engine provides maximum power from the moment you open the throttle, where as a conventional petrol engine you have to reach a power band, the ideal rev' to get the best of the engine. Have a look at the ZeroMotorcycles video of one of their bikes on a drag strip against a Mustang. http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/…allery.php
Not quite up to the epic ride across the US of A but certainly interested in getting one of these for a commuter.
I am seriously considering a Zero S Motorcycle. The Zero S is electric, has a range of 60 miles per charge and a charge time of four hours. While it's difficult to compare the performance of the electric bike with that of it's petrol brethren it's similar to a 250cc.
Several things make an electric vehicle stand out. First, the sound, or lack there of. Have a look at some of the YouTube videos of the bikes being used for indoor rally-X. These bikes are tearing up the track and there's not a sound from them. http://www.youtube.com/watch
Second, and this isn't obvious because of the lack of noise, is torque. The electric engine provides maximum power from the moment you open the throttle, where as a conventional petrol engine you have to reach a power band, the ideal rev' to get the best of the engine. Have a look at the ZeroMotorcycles video of one of their bikes on a drag strip against a Mustang. http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/…allery.php
Not quite up to the epic ride across the US of A but certainly interested in getting one of these for a commuter.
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