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  • You're not gonna be short of bangers really. I'm curious to see what's on the electrical horizon if battery tech leaps forward and becomes viable for two wheels.

  • I've been thinking that for a couple of years. There's going to be some really interesting electric bikes coming to the market.

    What annoys me is there's very little showing up that's designed to carry some luggage. I don't need to double the speed limit just lots of torque and 80mph with a removable battery and room for luggage (or cement sacks etc.)

  • It’s just no currently viable. The capacity for anything the resembles how much you can get out of a charge just isn’t comparable to ICE.

    Add mass to the thing and it depreciates even more. Motorbikes are essentially flying bricks. On the aero side of things, they’re awful.

    Zero quotes 200+ miles, but real world tests have shown it to be far less. Price is also a killer.

    Also, price. You want

  • What annoys me is there's very little showing up that's designed to carry some luggage.

    Bit like the car EV market, where are the estates?

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