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Rob, Didn't you post that a couple weeks ago?

I like this one mo betta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsFeuyROe4s

ME 109 wrote:Rob, Didn't you post that a couple weeks ago?

I didn't. Not that I recall, anyway.
Was it posted here already?

It doesn't actually say anything about how it's powered or about it's range or performance. It also is extremely misleading when it says:

"One of the most common accidents for motorcyclists is falling while turning a corner.
But what if the bike could stand up by itself and would take "a baby elephant pushing it" to knock it over?"

Even though both statements may be true, one has nothing to do with the other. It assumes that most motorcyclists fall in a corner the way the tricycle guy in Laugh-In fell over. Now HE would have benefited from this technology.

@ 220 miles range I believe I heard on the video, with the usual incredible 0-60 performance.

Major Softie wrote:It doesn't actually say anything about how it's powered or about it's range or performance. It also is extremely misleading when it says:

"One of the most common accidents for motorcyclists is falling while turning a corner.
But what if the bike could stand up by itself and would take "a baby elephant pushing it" to knock it over?"

Even though both statements may be true, one has nothing to do with the other. It assumes that most motorcyclists fall in a corner the way the tricycle guy in Laugh-In fell over. Now HE would have benefited from this technology.

220 miles which is sufficient for most uses I'd say . It seems to be aimed at the "I want to get to work clean and dry in any weather market", not the sport motorcyclist who enjoys getting cold and wet as a proof of manliness.

That fairing probably has a drag coefficient of .55 as against .95 for the average bike, that give 60% more power either to use as range or speed.

Sibbo wrote:
That fairing probably has a drag coefficient of .55 as against .95 for the average bike, that give 60% more power either to use as range or speed.

That impacts high speed operation only. In stop and go driving and low speed limit driving with steep hills (SF, my home, places like that) it also has no impact.

From my previous readings on actual test drives of electric vehicles, lots of steep climbing has a devastating impact on range. You'd think that the downhill stuff would help balance it out, but apparently not.

P.S. Although I missed the comment about range when I watched the video the first time, I now see it was the inventor's claim. I have yet to see a test of an electric vehicle which came very close to the manufacturer's claimed maximum range.

The claimed mileage would vary hugely of course, I'd be quite likely to achieve it if it wee reasonable, one hill coming home , no traffic lights and 20 mile ride to town with 50 mph limit. Lots of hills and traffic lights would be BAD!

I'm very interested in vehicle efficiency (despite riding a R80) and see vehicles like this as have a real place in our fleets .... should the public decide not to carry 2 ton of steel with them everywhere they go .

I'm guilty of massive hypocrisy here !