Now Less Nerdy!

[ocnblu]

Link over here once http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/zero-s/

[G. David Felt]

H'mmmmm No still does not sell me on electric transportation. Silly boys and stupid toys.

[daves87rs]

Blah....

[cletus8269]

ive watched the videos on these. they seem really cool but still pretty pricey for what they are. cycleworld seems to think a lot of them though.

[FAPTurbo]

Haters gonna hate.

I prefer Brammo's products, specifically the Empulse:

This was benched against the Triumph Speed Triple and reviews say it offers a similar experience. That's impressive and I think I've found my next bike.

Edited December 6, 2012 by FAPTurbo

[ocnblu]

LOVE the training wheels.

[ocnblu]

What's that box on the front that looks like an air filter?

[cletus8269]

Haters gonna hate.

I prefer Brammo's products, specifically the Empulse:

This was benched against the Triumph Speed Triple and reviews say it offers a similar experience. That's impressive and I think I've found my next bike.

that brammo bike looks familiar. did they run it at the Isle of man TT?

[FAPTurbo]

that brammo bike looks familiar. did they run it at the Isle of man TT?

It did and I think that was the bike's debut. It came third in the zero-emissions race but was the only one on the podium that wasn't a prototype.

Although that version was fully-faired, IIRC.

What's that box on the front that looks like an air filter?

It's a radiator for the battery's liquid-cooling system.

[ocnblu]

You should get one if it suits your purposes.

[Intrepidation]

That's be pretty sweet. Instant torque (the beauty of electric motors) and no noise.

[balthazar]

The TRQ thing is a plus, but the silence aspect (WRT road safety) sure isn't.

[G. David Felt]

The TRQ thing is a plus, but the silence aspect (WRT road safety) sure isn't.

Be intersting to see how many end up as road kill before they require some sort of artificial noise to tell auto's their electric toy is in their blind spot.

[FAPTurbo]

Drivers don't pay attention even to motorcycles with conventional engines. Cars are so well insulated today and drivers so distracted that a motorcycle - conventionally powered, or electric - doesn't register anyways.

[ocnblu]

Doesn't it sound like a Power Wheels though? I suppose a rider could get a microphone and make crotch rocket noises vocally to supplement that.

[G. David Felt]

I disagree, while I do drive a well insulated SUV, I do pay attention to the noises around me. I just wish Harley Davidson would be forced to put real mufflers on their POS bikes as they just rattle everything and are so hard on the ears. I cannot believe more people who ride them are not totally deaf.

So far nothing that company has made has impressed me.