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They're touring bikes with an off road aesthetic. Not my cup of tea but it's comprehensible. Unlike an H-D which aims to do everything as badly as possible.
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Apart from the kickstand. I'm aware they have the best kickstand in the business 👍👍
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Oct 1, 2023 00:33
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knox_harrington posted:They're touring bikes with an off road aesthetic. Not my cup of tea but it's comprehensible. Unlike an H-D which aims to do everything as badly as possible. They make a really good EV bike.
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Oct 1, 2023 01:21
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knox_harrington posted:They're touring bikes with an off road aesthetic. Not my cup of tea but it's comprehensible. Unlike an H-D which aims to do everything as badly as possible. Good news, HD also have a modern ADV bike and it even automatically squats down so your stumpy Mario legs can touch the ground at lights
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Oct 1, 2023 02:34
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Slavvy posted:Good news, HD also have a modern ADV bike and it even automatically squats down so your stumpy Mario legs can touch the ground at lights Here's a video of it offroad.
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Oct 1, 2023 02:43
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That's literally every adv
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Oct 1, 2023 02:55
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You are still not wrong. 
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Oct 1, 2023 02:59
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cursedshitbox posted:You are still not wrong. To be fair, this one could equally be a catastrophic breakdown right as you stated to burn away like a boss
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Oct 1, 2023 03:19
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cursedshitbox posted:They're Sport tourers with a body lift.
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Oct 1, 2023 20:44
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That would be a lifted hatchback/liftback
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Oct 1, 2023 21:45
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This is all anyone needs https://youtu.be/EMrxee_fazo If that’s too much bike, then a drz is all anyone needs https://youtu.be/fYu7DQn5vAI
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Oct 1, 2023 23:12
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https://www.rideapart.com/news/689714/kawasaki-electric-bikes-launch-us/ Details and pricing are out about the Kawasaki's first electric models. Price is about $7,500 and they're 300lbs. I have no idea why they built them on the Z400 frame after seeing final specs: quote:Underneath their exteriors, both bikes are powered by a 5 kilowatt (about 6.7 horsepower) interior permanent magnet synchronous electric motor. It’s capable of making peak power of 9 kW (or about 12 hp). 40 miles of range, 12hp peak, and a 50mph top speed that you really don't want to spend long at sounds like a good place for a scooter or underbone or minibike to be, but just doesn't feel right wearing a Z400 frame and wheels. I realize this is a first generation product and physics are generally unkind to electric motorcycles, but if it's so critical to keep costs down I don't see why they didn't build it out of a Z125 or something! poo poo, they could have even put it on a retro platform like Suzuki did the small cheap retro TU250 or something and that'd fit better.
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Oct 4, 2023 03:38
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That is garbage lol
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Oct 4, 2023 03:54
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Dang it I was all excited to learn about these but those numbers are yikes. An electric Kawasaki street bike was something to look forward to. Remember those Lamborghini body kits people were making for the Fiero?
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Interesting experience while riding home today. I was in the middle lane of three, riding in the left tire track at about 30 miles an hour. I needed to merge over to the right lane so I shifted in my lane to the right tire track in preparation. As I did this, I was nearly smoked by a maxi-scooter who passed me in the right side of my lane at around 50 mph. I did not look over my shoulder before shifting lane position because I sure didn't expect someone to be doing that. I avoided a crash because I saw a flicker in my right mirror as I started to move and reflexively swerved back. Strangely, in twelve years of riding it had before never occurred to me that someone might pull this move. Please don't pass other motorcycles in the same loving lane!
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Oct 4, 2023 04:59
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Twerk from Home posted:https://www.rideapart.com/news/689714/kawasaki-electric-bikes-launch-us/ I'm pretty sure Sur-rons beat those specs, that is hot trash
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Jazzzzz posted:that is hot trash To be fair, so is the Sur-ron
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Sagebrush posted:Interesting experience while riding home today. I'm surprised you've never experienced a dickhead doing this before cursedshitbox posted:To be fair, so is the Sur-ron At least the sur-ron is fun though
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close your eyes and imagine riding something that looks exactly like a ninja but has those specs. is there a word for the opposite of a sleeper?
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Oct 4, 2023 06:37
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Snoozer? Snorer?
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Sagebrush posted:Interesting experience while riding home today. I too am surprised you havent been passed in the same lane before today. Its happened to me a few times, and to add an extra fun factor, a couple of them were in corners. I've yelled at people at stoplights for doing it, but most people are oblivious that it was a faux pas to begin with
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Oct 4, 2023 13:59
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Twerk from Home posted:https://www.rideapart.com/news/689714/kawasaki-electric-bikes-launch-us/ I think if they had packaged this as a scooter, no one would be complaining, but if you're going to make it look like a Z400, it had better at least offer Z400 levels of performance.
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Twerk from Home posted:https://www.rideapart.com/news/689714/kawasaki-electric-bikes-launch-us/ Seems bad for much of the US but like a fine city bike for their first one. Do folks want them to start out with shittier frame, suspension and wheels (hi sur-ron) or do you want them to do this and then upgrade the electrics? I would guess that this will sell just fine in europe and asia and maybe in NY for folks who want a scooter but don't want a scooter.
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Has anyone ever encounter these and get fully baffled as to why you would ever want a 500 watt ebike that looks like sport bike? I saw one pull up outside my work and started talking to the guy as you do about motorcycles only to realize it wasn't actually a motorcycle and then the conversation got awkward and I just politely smiled and nodded. Looks modeled after a Ninja 300. https://emmo.ca/collections/electric-motorcycle-style-ebike numberoneposter fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Oct 4, 2023 |
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numberoneposter posted:Has anyone ever encounter these and get fully baffled as to why you would ever want a 500 watt ebike that looks like sport bike? I saw one pull up outside my work and started talking to the guy as you do about motorcycles only to realize it wasn't actually a motorcycle and then the conversation got awkward and I just politely smiled and nodded. Motorcycles look cool.
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Yeah I see those Emmo ones all the time in Toronto.
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One of the regulars here posted about one of those blocking his parking.
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numberoneposter posted:Has anyone ever encounter these and get fully baffled as to why you would ever want a 500 watt ebike that looks like sport bike? I saw one pull up outside my work and started talking to the guy as you do about motorcycles only to realize it wasn't actually a motorcycle and then the conversation got awkward and I just politely smiled and nodded. Looks modeled after a Ninja 300. Where are the pedals in it to make it legal? I thought they had to put pedals in it like this garbage: https://www.segway.com/segway-emoped-c80/ https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/segway-emoped-c80 
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numberoneposter posted:Has anyone ever encounter these and get fully baffled as to why you would ever want a 500 watt ebike that looks like sport bike? I saw one pull up outside my work and started talking to the guy as you do about motorcycles only to realize it wasn't actually a motorcycle and then the conversation got awkward and I just politely smiled and nodded. Because you can't get/won't get/aren't allowed to get/lost your license and still want to mack on chicks on the bike path.
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100% of the dudes I've seen riding these have been young men on the Martin Goodman trail in Toronto and very obviously cruising and/or strutting.
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Twerk from Home posted:Where are the pedals in it to make it legal? I thought they had to put pedals in it like this garbage: https://www.segway.com/segway-emoped-c80/ Pedals are removed on the glamour shot, but you can see the crank and chain.
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Good Lord, the fake exhaust isn't just for looks it plays engine sounds:  I wonder if it plays 600cc sounds or if you can set it to Harley V-Twin? I've never seen anything like this before. I'm just cackling at the idea of encountering one of these on a bicycle path.
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That is absolutely dire good lord You can make perfectly delicious food out of veggies! You don't need to try to make fake meat out of them!!
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Oct 4, 2023 17:30
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The new Impossible! Slip on.
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numberoneposter posted:Has anyone ever encounter these and get fully baffled as to why you would ever want a 500 watt ebike that looks like sport bike? I saw one pull up outside my work and started talking to the guy as you do about motorcycles only to realize it wasn't actually a motorcycle and then the conversation got awkward and I just politely smiled and nodded. Looks modeled after a Ninja 300. The Power Wheels Kawasaki dirt bike with permanently attached training wheels was more legit than this.
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Those are absolutely hideous and I can’t for a second pretend I wouldn’t ride it around grinning like an idiot if someone handed me one for free. But it would be fun in the same way it’s funny to make your friend smell your fart or to get the Jeopardy theme stuck in someone’s head. I would absolutely go troll people with one of those bikes.
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Geekboy posted:Those are absolutely hideous and I can’t for a second pretend I wouldn’t ride it around grinning like an idiot if someone handed me one for free. I can't even begin to imagine what form "trolling" someone would take on one of those that would elicit anything other than pity.
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Twerk from Home posted:Good Lord, the fake exhaust isn't just for looks it plays engine sounds: This can't be real. Link please. Edit: Is that faux carbon fiber?
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epswing posted:This can't be real. Link please. Take a look: https://emmo.ca/products/emmo-zonegts?variant=42329592299777 Also I just noticed that the Lithium-Ion ones can cost more than $8,000.
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My loved ones would know that I was being seen on it. It would be funny to ride around in full gear if I had no financial stake in it. For roughly one hour. The only real use I can think of beyond a single afternoon of being an rear end in a top hat would be to give it to my friend who does elaborate cosplays (to the point where he’s been paid to do it) to make something stupid for one of the themed bicycle rides we have in Portland. But we could also just make some foam fairings and slap them on a real ebike for considerably less money.
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