 Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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Good point. But from what he's said recently he's a lot happier now.
Lets just hope Hero doesn't squash his dreams. Though from the sound of it, they need him more than he needs them - right now.
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Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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I had been told by friends who worked in Harley service..
They would all volunteer to take out the Buells
for the post-assembly demo ride.
Evidentally the front wheel hated pavement on those demo rides...
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Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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Saddle Sore
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They just went public with it, got it on the Bike Bandit news site. It's called Project Livewire.
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Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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You have to enter a contest to win a "virtual" demo ride??? Typical Harley marketing. They think it's privilege to even breathe the air surrounding Harley products.  You can go to a Zero dealer and ride one now.
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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3.5 hour recharge ever 30 miles? I'd be pushing it to just go to the near edge of town and back. Won't work for me, I'm used to 10 minute fillup every 100+ miles.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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The Zero bike has a range of over a 100 miles per charge. HD Electric bike should be a lot more than 30 miles, unless they are using Lead Acid batteries from the 50's...
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)
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Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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The Zero bike has a range of over a 100 miles per charge. HD Electric bike should be a lot more than 30 miles, unless they are using Lead Acid batteries from the 50's...
Lead acid batteries - it's all about tradition.
This bike will be offered with a springer front end as well. There is no way zero can compete with that.
05 speedmaster - 1100cc, 11:1 racing pistons, Carillo rods, thunderbike cams, ported and polished head, 2mm over intake and exhaust valves, Barnett kevlar clutch, scepter pipes, oversize manifolds, 45mm HSR's, TTP stage 4 firestarter
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Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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The way I would design an electric motorcycle would be to use a single swing arm rear end, with the electric motor and braking system built into the swing arm. So, all the engine/transmission would be at the rear wheel, which would free up the rest of the bike for the Lithium batteries and support electronics. Anti-Gravity Batteries makes a 12V, and I think even a 24V Lithium Battery rated at over 720Amps. It weights about 5 pounds for each Battery. Put about 12 of those 24V batteries on the bike and I think 150 miles is very possible. The Bike would probably weight around 300 pounds.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)
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Re: HONEY?! DID YOU FORGET TO PLUG THE HARLEY IN?!!!
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The Zero bike has a range of over a 100 miles per charge. HD Electric bike should be a lot more than 30 miles, unless they are using Lead Acid batteries from the 50's...
Lead acid batteries - it's all about tradition.
This bike will be offered with a springer front end as well. There is no way zero can compete with that.
Good one, Micah!
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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here is a different type of plug in for the HD bikes this was posted over on the 1600 site and got a lot of positive responses http://www.tb1600.com/csp/thunderbird/Uploads/Users/Smitty/PhotoAlbum/7w1jfdl7l4.jpg
Last edited by mag10; 08/08/2014 9:59 AM.
05 speedmaster - 1100cc, 11:1 racing pistons, Carillo rods, thunderbike cams, ported and polished head, 2mm over intake and exhaust valves, Barnett kevlar clutch, scepter pipes, oversize manifolds, 45mm HSR's, TTP stage 4 firestarter
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