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In the event of a crash, carbon gets broken. Broken exposed carbon bits wedge or come into contact with bus bars. Thermal event!
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I think Yamaha has an electric trials prototype out, but still a ways off from production. edit: well poo poo, maybe it's not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiT9G8oQqkQ HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 21:54 on Mar 26, 2020 |
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Mar 26, 2020 21:51
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LodeRunner posted:In the event of a crash, carbon gets broken. Broken exposed carbon bits wedge or come into contact with bus bars. Thermal event! It could be worse; the fireball would be a lot bigger if the battery was the size they promised!
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Mar 26, 2020 22:11
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Renaissance Robot posted:It could be worse; the fireball would be a lot bigger if the battery was the size they promised! Haha!
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Mar 26, 2020 22:13
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LodeRunner posted:In the event of a crash, carbon gets broken. Broken exposed carbon bits wedge or come into contact with bus bars. Thermal event! I mean, there's a load of metal right there that's plenty conductive its own, to worry about a few readily vaporized strands of carbon. I guess if you wanted to do a science project and had some spare prepreg lying around, you could stick some in a wall socket and see what happens.
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Mar 26, 2020 23:09
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lmao 80 mph? So it makes like... what, 20 horsepower? That is literally a chinese escooter that they slapped fairings on. Not even like a good chinese escooter. China does make good escooters occasionally, and this is not one of em.
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Mar 27, 2020 00:47
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Mirconium posted:lmao 80 mph? So it makes like... what, 20 horsepower? That is literally a chinese escooter that they slapped fairings on. Not even like a good chinese escooter. China does make good escooters occasionally, and this is not one of em. Agreed. It feels VERY similar to a hub motor they put a casing on and mounted mid-bike.
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Mar 27, 2020 00:53
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On the H-D thing, last time I was in Wisconsin, the bartender was talking about the "Harley ride" she last went on. Wisconsinites love companies originally from their state, but I'm worried there could be a, "NASCAR is the only racing that exists" effect when it comes to bikes.
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Mar 27, 2020 01:22
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Minto Took posted:Wisconsinites love companies originally from their state, but I'm worried there could be a, "NASCAR is the only racing that exists" effect when it comes to bikes. You just described my boomer coworker from Milwaukee, NASCAR quip included
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Mar 27, 2020 01:33
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Mirconium posted:lmao 80 mph? So it makes like... what, 20 horsepower? That is literally a chinese escooter that they slapped fairings on. Not even like a good chinese escooter. China does make good escooters occasionally, and this is not one of em. The 120hp engine was 1 20 hp engine, simple parsing error.
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Mar 27, 2020 02:38
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Is it crazy to feel a little hesitant about riding right now knowing that hospitals and EMTs are overwhelmed? Not that there would ever be a good time for a serious crash but right now the risk of riding feels a elevated.
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Mar 27, 2020 02:41
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ought ten posted:Is it crazy to feel a little hesitant about riding right now knowing that hospitals and EMTs are overwhelmed? Not that there would ever be a good time for a serious crash but right now the risk of riding feels a elevated. I don't think it's crazy at all. Additionally people like to make sweet dank memes "lol isolation = ride mortarcycal i have glvoe and mask!!1" but your helmet has no filtration, your gloves are porous, and the chance of reduced medical coverage should make you at least ride more cautiously. I fear there will be some additional deaths out there due to squids going "ROADS ARE CLEAR? WHEELIE PRACTICE TIME BRAH" and splatting against something.
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Mar 27, 2020 03:02
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lol at anyone being too scared of the roni to ride
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Mar 27, 2020 04:03
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I broke down and took a super long joyride this evening and it was downright therapeutic. I feel like I went to a day spa, after being mostly cooped up the past two weeks. That said I feel like you would 100% get the roni from a hospital or er waiting room. We should take extra measures not to go to the Bad Place, regardless of the overstrained medical system. I don't think you can catch it from the air while riding. I mean, no cited sources. Some work people are talking about keeping windows up and recirc on in cars, but that seems really dumb.
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These were my favorite parts, but that whole write up is great. How much battery do you have left?" "Uhhh, 5?..." "the left foot peg on the Strike is mounted to the reduction gear housing" "Probably not intended:"
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Haha, glad you enjoyed it. I enjoy writing these things. Working on a LiveWire review next because we got to play around with one recently. edit- ohhhhh yeah good poo poo. Richard Hatfield, Lightning CEO saw the post on Facebook and is getting mad at me. My nipples are at attention. LodeRunner fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Mar 27, 2020 |
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The vtr1000 and various Ducatis and other bikes I can't think of have pegs attached to the engine and not the frame. Just saying that it isn't an inherently bad thing, unlike that bike which looks like a deathtrap with ohlins.
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Mar 27, 2020 06:46
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guys i might need to call RUSS BROWN MOTORCYCLE ATTORNEY
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Mar 27, 2020 07:09
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you better watch out, he's going to hold you libel
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Mar 27, 2020 07:14
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That is incredible.
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Mar 27, 2020 07:17
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Sagebrush posted:you better watch out, he's going to hold you libel I hope there is internet in prison 
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Mar 27, 2020 07:20
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Love how that first post is an extremely thinly veiled "meet me in the car park  "
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Mar 27, 2020 07:55
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Renaissance Robot posted:Love how that first post is an extremely thinly veiled "meet me in the car park Wouldn't be the first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EincP8Eol74
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Mar 27, 2020 07:58
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lol drat
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Is this the same Lightning Motorcycles? I'm trying to figure out who their site is targeted at. People who want a 200HP motorcycle but need to be told what that thing what connects your rear wheel to the frame is called, or where the brakes on a motorcycle are? Features such as front AND rear suspension 
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Mar 27, 2020 18:20
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That's the LS-218, the superbike that doesn't exist. The Strike is the consumer grade model.
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Mar 27, 2020 18:30
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LodeRunner posted:guys i might need to call RUSS BROWN MOTORCYCLE ATTORNEY Purely FYI, truth is an absolute defense to defamation. https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/privileges-defenses-defamation-cases.html
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Mar 27, 2020 18:35
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LodeRunner posted:Wouldn't be the first time. Unrelated to the incredible hardman screaming at you about his imaginary bikes, is that a Valkyrie in the background?
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Martytoof posted:I'm trying to figure out who their site is targeted at. People who want a 200HP motorcycle but need to be told what that thing what connects your rear wheel to the frame is called, or where the brakes on a motorcycle are? i thought "oh, come on, that has to be an interactive image and you click on each word and it pops up some info about the swingarm or the brakes." so i went to the site and nope, lol. it's just a dead image. you click it and it gets bigger. they are just pointing out that the $40,000 superbike has Brakes it does have a descriptive tooltip though! 
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Mar 27, 2020 19:26
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Martytoof posted:Is this the same Lightning Motorcycles? What possible significance does 10500 rpm have to anyone? Other than to relate it to a ICE bike somehow?
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What's the clear glass like section above the instrument cluster (which isn't labeled so I can't actually confirm exists)? Finger Prince posted:What possible significance does 10500 rpm have to anyone? Other than to relate it to a ICE bike somehow? If the bike is $40k then how else would you know how many RPM you get per dollar spent? 
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Mar 27, 2020 19:33
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Renaissance Robot posted:Unrelated to the incredible hardman screaming at you about his imaginary bikes, is that a Valkyrie in the background? Probably. This was at Corbin's at his Independence Day Rally this last year. Our booth was right across from the Hell's Angels. This was the first day of the event. After that day, he packed up and never came back for the remaining 3 days. edit- oh my god one of the other Lightning owners reached out to us. He's more savvy and bored so he's taking all the bodywork off and photographing. The battery pouches are covered in a protective sheet of... gaffer tape. I'll upload photos today. edit 2- ahahahhahahahahhahahahahaha   
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How does road compliance work in the US? Wouldn't a regulator have to have looked at that and signed off on it being ok to mass produce and sell to bubba? That is sub-chinese scooter level. This is kind of like Norton, isn't it. Some guy built a prototype, they burned all their RnD money on bullshit so they just decided to start serial producing the prototype, right? Right?? E: I've just realised that costs the same as a panigale v4, stunning Slavvy fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Mar 28, 2020 |
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Finger Prince posted:What possible significance does 10500 rpm have to anyone? Other than to relate it to a ICE bike somehow? I was wondering the same thing, and in the realm of motorcycles, revving to 10.5K isnt even impressive. Most bikes can hit that
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They just needed some specs for the picture. Should have gone for "weight wasted on battery protection: 0 lbs" instead.
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Ola posted:They just needed some specs for the picture. Should have gone for "weight wasted on battery protection: 0 lbs" instead. If the bikes had the promised fast-charging this would be incredible thermal management. Cooling for days.
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This "Grom-killer": https://www.electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=9968.0 is probably a Chinese bike with the Lightning logo, sales of which are perhaps intended to fund development of their own bikes.
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Ola posted:This "Grom-killer": https://www.electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=9968.0 Literally what we said on post 6 of that thread
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LodeRunner posted:Literally what we said on post 6 of that thread Yes, and now it has been said here? 
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