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Just does not look fun.  
Yeah, but that's how the new technology gets developed.
Has to start somewhere.
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0-30 in 3 sec?!?! Might as well be a week! and 50 miles in 50 miles I'm just getting warmed up!
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Have you seen the price for these suckers $14995 for the Carbon Model - "they gotta be dreamin"
Hoffo
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Yeah, but that's how the new technology gets developed.
Has to start somewhere
Tend to agree with you on that one. This is just the first step. Give it a few years and they will probably get some decent performance from electric bikes.
Can't quite see the "Loud Pipes Save Lives" crowed buying into it though.
Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able
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I guess my thoughts on an electric bike that you plug in is that it still requires some sort of fuel to make the electricity. Perhaps there is some greenhouse gas savings.. but I would wonder how much further a head you would be?  just my 2 cents Trev
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A bike has half the wheels my cage does.. but 3x the fun factor
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That's almost the price of a Rocket 3!!! 40 - 50 miles to a charge, and their idea of an average commute is 28 miles. That's 56 miles round trip so, unless you can get away with parking it by your workplace and recharging it, you aren't going to get home. Guess it's a good excuse, "The battery ran down, so I had to stop at the bar and recharge it." Since they only give a 0 - 30 time, I guess it won't do 60. So much for people who have to take the freeway.
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Electric bikes can be fun, 8.16 @155 with almost no sound. You gotta take that seriously KillaCycle 
...yes, that is a single seat...no, I will not put the other seat on...yes, I am selfish...yes, you should buy your own bike
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Somehow its just not the same without pistons and that sweeeeeet sound. 
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Im 25 so im guessing my grand kids will be souping these electro-cycles up and whizzing the pants off me at red lights...ahha
It'll be just like the import tuners vs. the muscle cars
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"back in my day we had gasoline...you used to be able to buy it down at the corner store for $5.00 a gallon. Now the only people that can afford gas powered choppers are the movie stars & ex. presidents"
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Should be Riding
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Have you seen the price for these suckers $14995 for the Carbon Model - "they gotta be dreamin"
Hoffo
There is huge money to be made in political corectness, especially enviromentalism. That company was smart to do their press releases in Portland (one of the biggest liberal socilaist enviromentalist armpits of the U.S.)
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im guessing my grand kids will be souping these electro-cycles up and whizzing the pants off me at red lights...ahha
LOL. That would be funny...except that it's probably true. 
Will
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This has to be about the fugliest thing ever on two wheels!: 
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I beg to differ...not nearly as ugly as this on 2 wheels 
Mark
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Yep, my only consolation is that I am not g-- (like youse)!  
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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Oh CRUNCH!!!! and again the PIC surfaces.... Note to newbies at these rallys...if your pic gets taken and if it is less than flattering...it will live on forever! 
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"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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Yep, my only consolation is that I am not g-- (like youse)!
if that's your only consolation...you've got bigger problems than that bud
Mark
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is that the best you got Fill? I cant even shake my head and say "ahh christ this aint good" to either of those.
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Still feeling like crap. Not the sharpest edge in the drawer lately....
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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I guess my thoughts on an electric bike that you plug in is that it still requires some sort of fuel to make the electricity. Perhaps there is some greenhouse gas savings.. but I would wonder how much further a head you would be?
just my 2 cents
Trev
True, but there are many ways of creating electricity (wind, solar, water, nuclear) and from what I understand, even if you use coal to creat electricity it is still cleaner than burning petrolium. Plus we wouldn't be depending on countries that hate our guts and everything we stand for (Iran, Venezuela) for the energy.
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There is huge money to be made in political corectness, especially enviromentalism. That company was smart to do their press releases in Portland (one of the biggest liberal socilaist enviromentalist armpits of the U.S.)
Soren
There is obviously more money to be made in OIL as EXON's former CEO's 400 million dollar retirment package and the entire oil industry's record profits prove. Give this technology time and it will become better and cheaper.
I'm sure that this company is a grain of salt in comparison.
-neight
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Do you think they come with TOR'S and will I have to re-jet.
What type of motor oil do you use.
John 06 America Mulberry\Silver
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