I was riding my electric scooter up to school to drop off my wife's charger for her electric scooter when i was passed by an electric motorcycle.

It was a chopper style frame. The motor/gas tank area was so empty. The whole thing was so quiet. I wish I had my GoPro set up to record while i ride, i really want some pics of the thing. Now i watching videos and reading blogs of building an electric motorcycle.

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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (8 children)

I feel the same way. I put a 10 gallon tank on my motorcycle so I could go far. My preference would be something that gets at least 300 miles per charge and doesn't cost $40k.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    A 300 mile ride is not my idea of leisure, personally. Intensely gruelling, stressful. I never could hang with the folks who do those big rallies.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    10 gallons?!? Dakar bikes only carry 25-30 liters. That’s not even 8 gallons. That’s seems crazy big unless you have some huge touring bike with a flat 6 or something.

    Edit: Air cooled beetles only has 8-9 gallon tanks and could go 300 miles with 4 people in them.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    You're right. It is crazy big, but I am crazy. I have a klr650.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I mean even if it costs $30k, compare that to an ICE motorcycle that can do the same for $5k and you're gonna have a REAL hard time convincing me LOL. I do, however, have an ebike for trips <50 miles.

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