Author Topic: Dunno who they asked 🙄  (Read 749 times)

Ian

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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2021, 09:13:16 PM »
i'm guessing it should read 'half of the bikers i interviewed' .....  so maybe ...erm...................26 ?

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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2021, 08:43:10 AM »
They probably asked if they'd rather have an electric motorbike than no motorbike at all...
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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2021, 12:15:31 PM »
A fuller version of the results;

https://www.bikesure.co.uk/bikesureblog/2021/03/electric-opinions-survey.html

Still not sure how randomised the sample population was though...
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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2021, 04:12:58 PM »
Probably not at all. And as Pete says it depends what exactly they asked.
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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2021, 08:14:42 PM »
Well I'd rather like one.
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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2021, 04:41:59 PM »
I’d certainly like a go on one, not to sure if I’d actually want one but I never say never. 🤷???

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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2021, 09:01:19 PM »
I test drove the Zero SR/S ( the faired version) last September. All I can say is just go (when we are allowed) and test ride one. Open your mind and have no preconceived ideas. Just ride it. Say no more🙄
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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2021, 09:42:00 PM »
But will I have to make brum, brum, engine noises in my helmet as I’m riding it around Ian 🤣😉

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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2021, 10:24:33 PM »
Only if you're riding one in Birmingham 😁👍
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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2021, 11:31:55 AM »
Ah.... in that case then. I’ll have to make something like “L’lanc, L’lanc noises then. Just somehow doesn’t quite have the same ring to it though🤣😉

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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2021, 03:04:31 PM »
I'm not saying I wouldn't like to try one, but of the current offerings, the Zero bikes are the only ones that offer a decent range and they are way, way out of my price bracket. Cheaper options usually have mediocre performance (a Yammie RXS100 would see them off from the lights) and a range of less than 100 miles. Even if I could afford a Zero, if I wanted to get to Scotland, I'd do it quicker on a cbf125 for about a tenth of the price...
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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2021, 04:09:30 PM »
Ah.... in that case then. I’ll have to make something like “L’lanc, L’lanc noises then. Just somehow doesn’t quite have the same ring to it though🤣😉

Or clank clank depending how worn your big end is......

Re electric bikes I suspect that by the time they get in my price range I won't have a use for one. I always seem to prefer well-used vehicles.....
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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2021, 05:06:37 PM »
Ah.... in that case then. I’ll have to make something like “L’lanc, L’lanc noises then. Just somehow doesn’t quite have the same ring to it though🤣😉

Or clank clank depending how worn your big end is......


Ah but don’t forget Ian, lecci bike’s don’t have a big end. 😉

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Re: Dunno who they asked 🙄
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2021, 02:50:10 PM »
Ah.... in that case then. I’ll have to make something like “L’lanc, L’lanc noises then. Just somehow doesn’t quite have the same ring to it though🤣😉

Or clank clank depending how worn your big end is......


Ah but don’t forget Ian, lecci bike’s don’t have a big end. 😉

That got me to thinking, no big end but they must have a crank of sorts that spins, and that must rely on bearings and lubrication.  Then there are the brushes, unless brushless.  A whole new world of mechanical mayhem to explore.

Are the bearings 'sealed for life'? 

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