Thoughts on the Z ev

Often overlooked on EVs motorcycles is that if you run out of battery power, you can push it home. ha ha.

martin_csr wrote:

Often overlooked on EVs motorcycles is that if you run out of battery power, you can push it home. ha ha.
 

conveniently enough, it uses the same technique as when you run out of fuel on an ICE bike

This film shows the new Zero concept.

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TexasKZ wrote:

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 Radically different designs often sell poorly. 

Akira would beg to differ...  if a manufacturer made this as an EV, I'd pay top dollar.
 

 The Honda DN tried to look like that and we'll uhh, hmm

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The kind of connected to the seat/body looks cool but I'm really disappointed with Kawasaki not distinguishing their electric motorcycles from the Gas powered ones

i understand what you are saying, I suspect the marketing folks are convinced that the ev will be more widely accepted by riders if it has a familiar look and operates similarly to the fossil fuel models. Radically different designs often sell poorly. 

I think Radically different design sell poorly because they radically fuck things up, instead of just making stuff simple, I think the simpler the sleeker something looks it's more easy to appreciate like this ev scooter made by this Swedish company called still ride, it kinda looks like a traditional scooter like a Vespa but really looks nothing like a traditional scooter or a motorcycle 
 

VirusDumb wrote:

The kind of connected to the seat/body looks cool but I'm really disappointed with Kawasaki not distinguishing their electric motorcycles from the Gas powered ones

i understand what you are saying, I suspect the marketing folks are convinced that the ev will be more widely accepted by riders if it has a familiar look and operates similarly to the fossil fuel models. Radically different designs often sell poorly. 

They don't have to be radical they just need to look creative and simple like this scooter here made by a Swedish company called stillride, this kind of has the outlines or silhouette of a traditional Vespa but looks absolutely nothing like a traditional scooter 
  

The Honda DN-01 weighs a ton and can’t get out of its own way. I was offered a ride at a demo and said "no thanks".

A different kind of EV. operates on human electrical power. and only weighs 37 lbs.

37 pounds is ridiculously heavy for a SS bike. Mine would be considered a cheapo at $375 bucks when I bought it (Redline 9-2-5) and it weighs 23 pounds.

martin_csr wrote:

A different kind of EV. operates on human electrical power. and only weighs 37 lbs.

 

that frame looks so uncomfortable, I prefer my handles conected directly to my forks