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Title: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: johnc on August 28, 2009, 11:53:08 AM if THIS is the future of motorcycling ... just kill me now. [bang]
they "almost" reach death defying speeds of over 40mph ... wow!!! Enertia rally ride (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXxGcuxSaD8&feature=player_embedded#normal) Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: mostrobelle on August 28, 2009, 12:17:40 PM cliff notes? I can't watch 5:20 minutes of that. [laugh]
Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: Grampa on August 28, 2009, 12:50:01 PM two bikes is a rally?
Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: johnc on August 28, 2009, 01:21:43 PM cliff notes? I can't watch 5:20 minutes of that. [laugh] cliff notes on brammo enertia "rally":
Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: sally101 on August 28, 2009, 01:22:42 PM When they really start having electric bike rallies we need to crash them and beat up all those NERDS! [cheeky]
Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: johnc on August 28, 2009, 01:26:27 PM When they really start having electric bike rallies we need to crash them and beat up all those NERDS! [cheeky] how utterly shocking [roll] Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: Michael Moore on August 28, 2009, 09:37:19 PM Ah, so those are the badass Prius drivers, eh?
Seriously though, this is getting out of hand. I go to my local Best Buy today, and they have like 6 different models of electric bikes and scooters on the showroom floor. WTF? Of course they have top speeds of something like 20mph and range of between 12 and 20 miles. Pffft. Oh, and to protect that empty head should you have bought one, they'll sell you a $49 helmet. Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: desmoquattro on August 29, 2009, 10:42:15 AM Ah, so those are the badass Prius drivers, eh? Seriously though, this is getting out of hand. I go to my local Best Buy today, and they have like 6 different models of electric bikes and scooters on the showroom floor. WTF? Of course they have top speeds of something like 20mph and range of between 12 and 20 miles. Pffft. Oh, and to protect that empty head should you have bought one, they'll sell you a $49 helmet. On the shelf next to the melamine-laced dog food. I can just picture asking the Geek Squad about DOT and Snell ratings. Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: Desmostro on August 29, 2009, 02:08:36 PM Not your mothers hybrid:
http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/30/vision-ef%EF%AC%81cientdynamics-by-bmw/#more-38219 (http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/30/vision-ef%EF%AC%81cientdynamics-by-bmw/#more-38219) 0-60 in 4.8 seconds 155 top speed (http://www.dezeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dzn_p90047157_highres.jpg) We're getting there. It'll ba a year or two before it's exciting. Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: duckwrench13 on August 30, 2009, 08:42:06 PM Luckily the user has removed this video. Whew! Dodged that one! Thanks for the cliff notes. [thumbsup] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: johnc on August 30, 2009, 10:15:33 PM Luckily the user has removed this video. Whew! Dodged that one! Thanks for the cliff notes. [thumbsup] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] prego on the cliff notes. Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: Drunken Monkey on August 31, 2009, 05:26:48 PM Hmmm. Buddy rode one of the other electric bikes last weekend. He said it didn't completely suck and had a top speed of about 60.
I think it's a bit like the dawn of the internal combustion engine all over again: Most of the designs suck, with a few bright spots here and there. Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: DanTheMan on August 31, 2009, 07:06:58 PM I think it's a bit like the dawn of the internal combustion engine all over again: Most of the designs suck, with a few bright spots here and there. You'll have to tell us about it, not all of us were alive back then [cheeky] Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: Drunken Monkey on September 02, 2009, 08:07:45 AM You'll have to tell us about it, not all of us were alive back then [cheeky] Back in my day, they didn't have a deer flag at Infineon, they had a Brontosaurus flag. And the dinosaur class was guys racing actual dinosaurs! In my day BlackStoneTek wheels were actually made out of black stone, and we got our motor oil straight from the dinosaur. None of this "drilling out of the ground" crap you punks do today. Title: Re: almost as much fun as watching paint dry ... Post by: Drunken Monkey on September 16, 2009, 06:52:58 PM Some of the E-bike folks seem to be getting it right [evil]
Mission One Speed Record (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAMqIfzBDIs&feature=player_embedded#ws-normal) |