But you'll just get run over by some stupid driver who isn't paying attention and usually only notices you by the sound of your bike.

You don't even need maintenance on the brakes. It's electric, so use the regen braking. You will rarely ever use the normal friction brakes, so you don't need much maintenance on them.

So true when these get longer range (approx 150-200 miles per charge) faster and cheaper and priced more in line with competitive gas street bikes I would for sure get one. But being electric I would of hopped if would of been faster than it is, expecially looking at Tesla's compared to gas cars, they are so much faster, and so should this bike and with all the torque I would hope they can get these to compete with at least a 750.

Hello 123456789 I believe he ment that ya still need to repalce the brake pads like any bike, just not as often probably but maybe more since it uses regenerate and that could wear the brakes out faster, just not sure since I don't know much about these and tires and other common stuff that wears out. But I understand what your saying also.

Roof Repair Techs the brakes are not used in regenerative breaking at all my friend. Win-win :)

Brewed Awakening hahaha

Haha

Where do live where there is a gas station attendant? Mayberry? Or New Jersey, where someone else is required to pump your gas?

Dumb

@Puppyllary Response For snacks.

but do you have complaint about for how long can it run on one charge?

The new 2018 version goes up to 328km(city)/156km(highway)/212km(combined) - that combined figure is about the same as my ICE bike goes on a tank of fuel!

mine has 26l tank. and i don't wanna think about borrowing electric cables or electricity and charging it overnight wherever i go. and those numbers would be more useful if they were "from xxx km" instead of "up to". presumed highway speed of 112km/h is also on the slow side... this is essentialy a city bike, and i don't think bikes belong in the cities anyway...unless if it's to escape one...

For a commuter bike 212km combined is just fine. How many people travel 100+ km from home to work and back every day? I'd be able to drive to work for a full week if those numbers are correct. And the cost of running it should be very different as well, because you have much less maintenance. Does it have a chain? It doesn't need engine oil, coolant, etc I presume. No exhaust, just proven technology that will last a lifetime. But then again, I'm an electric car enthusiast too. It's just that they are quite expensive at the moment, but once prices come down, I'll definitely buy one for commuting :)

who pays for the gas/electricity if you commute that way? and who pays if you use public transport? if you're "green" you'll use public tr. as that would be greenest, no? heh.... btw. do you think using a bike on same route every day can be fun? you know, i like bikes, A LOT, been riding since i was in elementary, and i'm just wondering would i be reading a book in the bus instead of spoiling my day with that usual and boring route on the bike everyday. and i say this both after doing the same route many times, and going to unknown parts... heck, i would like to teleport myself somewhere else just to avoid going thru the (old) roads i know just to reach new roads and places...hehe... >No exhaust, just proven technology that will last a lifetime. don't get too optimistic, there are videos about problems this bike has.

The current rate of battery tech improvement and cost reduction predicts EV price and convenience parity with ICEVs by 2025. It will be game over by then.

The Zero already has a 200 mile range.

gasdive ...yes but at perfect temp. staright no major hills, i got only 110 from ottawa to montreal at 50F temp . It is good but stop to charge is a majoe drag those charge station in Canada are not easy to find sadly still a way to go to make it to Quebec city at 400m. With gas well stations are everywhere é It is the only problem they are great to drive

CSIOPS cst39 I get 220 km from my 2014 11.4 DS. The 2017 is about 5% more efficient, the S is about 5% more efficient than the DS and with the power tank has 16.3. Yeah you have to ride carefully to get 200 miles, but it's still doable. My point is that there's no need to wait for a breakthrough. Or just add the Hollywood Electric fairing, for another 10%.

CSIOPS cst39 I just looked at PlugShare. I can't even see the roads for all the charging places along that road. If you think having a charge opportunity every couple of km counts as "hard to find" God knows what you'd think of riding electric here. When I got my first Zero there were three chargers in the whole of Australia. There are three roads out of my town.The closest actual car charge points to me until this year were 250 km south, 350 km north and 1500 km west.

yes it would

As a proud owner of the 2018 model yes it is awesome

abbaby555 gears?

Chris Mercado how much does it go for?

Congrats Chris I love mine too

Ah shit my head hurts after reading this.

That reminds me of a joke my investment advisor told me: We're losing money, but don't worry, we'll make it up in volume.

TBH.... about half that price is probably for the battery system. Haha.

Alot more experience to make then a typical bike i think

Watch Tesla meet you at that cost lol. Also, with a better bike and battery life. Not to mention peak/top speed.

Glad you liked it! thank you

Just not a fan. personal preference

Nope, who has 130k. Do you?

enzorover b why is the LEAF a stupid car? Sure it may not tick the boxes for everyone but for those it does it is far from a stupid car...

I certainly meant no offense. I guess I was speaking to it's value proposition. The fact that for the same $35,000 you can buy 2 Nissan Versa's and have almost $10,000 for gas money. I can live with an econo-box design. I can live with 80mi range. I can live with meager performance. I can even live with $35,000. I just have a hard time living with all of those. Having said that, at around $6000 an off-lease Leaf is very, very tempting

There's got to be something about electric cars that you do not like about.

Lmao scumbag didn't even like ur comment. Wat a douche

No problem Motoblade. Take a spin on one of these just for fun

Trees, actually. Oil largely derives from long decomposed vegetation

@@HewroPreez Dinosaur plants

@@ramsongewargis8736 lmao @ you. He was being funny. You're the real douche/scumbag. Get a life bud.

Cro Minion great point! Price on these things is also wayyy too high

I think once the tech makes them more competitive, the prices will come down. It's gonna be a while, but I think they'll get there.

Tesla has got cars with 600+m Miles

@Vince Lac Price is not to high compared with other electric bikes. But let 'us': the early adapters pay the price so later it will get cheaper. Someone has too pay for the development costs. The more 'we' buy them, the cheaper they will get. 《Zero DS 2013 23000km》

Sone brands will relase this year 300kwh chargers, which means that if applied to bikes (battery technology will have to improive in order to hander that much input power) will charge those 200 miles in no time, just a coffee stop. But I agree, for those who like to travel right now is not the best option, for day to day usage I cannot find anything better.

then im sure thats right up your alley! haha

and honda should have put the left brake lever on the ctx700d, also. there are just some situations where it would be nice

I wouldn't mind if they added a left hand brake to control the regenerative braking. That way you can coast when you want, and regenerative brake when you want.

renynzea Im not sure about that. I think regen braking works as an on or off type deal. Id imagine itd be hard on the stators to modulate that type of braking with any consistency.

renynzea That being said most ebikes that use regen braking have an on/off type button for that :D

After my current Triumph Daytona 675 expires, I'm getting an electric sports bike next. Electric is the coolest tech ever! Whenever I can use my electric unicycle to get somewhere, I'll gladly skip my supersports bike. No warm-up needed. No noise. All the torque you need to accelerate. Basically, switch it on and GO!

Somonene will have to explain why these things are worth the money.

Jacob Nunya Whats to explain? Torque is awesome, no noise and to me that is futuristic as hell. No smell either and no maintinance at all compared to a fossil fueled viecle. Always got full tank every time you leave home, always! No hazzle.

but the range is crap and the initial price is very high. Not only that, but you can't drive often or do long trips because of the recharge times.

Jacob Nunya AND NO FUCKING SOUND AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!

joel joseph i know! It was killing me haha

RR Rob919 Hello friend what price of this electric vehicle

and... for him to decide where he rides. I, myself, love driving around with my dogs and then later drive down city streets to the dirt roads nearby going across fields a street bike should never try... Bye! (I love my new bike!)

Im really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

K

To each their own I guess, I despise manuals

I’ll take one f35a stol please

It is! Thats where the dealership is, the town is just not considered mt holly for some reason. Thanks for watching!

Im sure its a blast! a 2012 bike isnt outdated at all

It is in a market that progresses as fast as that.

Daymeon Wails that one isn't outdated, my 2002 750 Katana is outdated xD

Lync hehe my 2000 yamaha vstar 1100 is outdated but i love it all tje same

Wow, comparing gas engines with electric, how smart :D

I love the look.

Its in the description

False. The demon is the fastest PRODUCTION 0-60 car. but i agree the appreciation for electric vehicles really cant be realized until you experience it

RR Rob919 Actually some people have hit 2.2 0-60 in the model S P100D. That's faster than the demon. Plus the demon isnt even street legal.

Thats with modifications to the tesla. From the factory, the Demon is the fastest 0-60 production car.

RR Rob919 I believe that there were no mods but I may be wrong. I have no interest in arguing tho. Great video. I enjoyed it.

haha yeah not trying to argue just tellin ya what i know. Either way those teslas are fast as all hell and I really do think people dont appreciate electric power until they experience it first hand. Thanks for watching the video and for the support!

Fixed! Haha i initially thought it was a 2017 as well but somebody left a comment saying it was a 2016 so i wasnt sure. Not familiar enough with the bike

RR Rob919 np... I have a 2016 is why I know😁

Over time you are only paying a few extra thousand in costs. Compare the gas price to the electricity price and the maintenance prices between the two. No oil, no clutch, no engine, etc.

There used to be a audio system to simulate that. I haven't seen it in the market for a long time though. Maybe you can google it.

This frikin comment. I swear sound is so important to people across the world.

if you could accelerate to 100mph in couple of seconds it wouldn't matter if it makes noise pollution

Stfu

dubstep engines lol

they already charge fully in 1 hour. Check out the website

Well the newest bikes get like 230 miles of range and charge in like an hour or so on level two chargers apparently.

@@JakeAoTK which bike?

roguesquatcher the guy talking? Lol

KC Nham I think this motor in a lambretta would work well lots more room for battery's etc

adrianTNT I had one, it's not anymore or less dangerous. Drive defensively, always.

If you are relying on others to hear you so they don’t run you over then it means you are driving with your head up your ass......take your head out your ass....

Why'd you get rid of it?

shadowbird42333 It was an earlier model, 2010 Zero S, it had some issue with the battery, it was fixed and then had the same issue, After the warranty ran out, my patience and money did too.

adrianTNT yup loud pipes save lives slogan is hard to refute, alert defensive riding makes that moot.

Aditya Kumar That would be so stupid.

Aditya Kumar no one hears you coming anyway. Even on a Harley with straight pipes they still will hang a left right in front of you.

Jimil Maanaaden Me, too. This guy never shuts up.

Well the bike doesn't have an exhaust note or anything, so I guess the chit chat is better than awkward silence!

Exactly haha pretty un safe if you ask me

This is just an anecdote so feel free to ignore it. Somebody stole both my slip-ons off of my sv1000 but I said screw it I cant afford new ones. I also just assumed it would be safer because more people can hear me. What I learned is that there is no way to verify this is safer and to me it sounds like bull shit because the amount of noise my bike makes does not alter my safe riding style and you must keep in mind that when the windows are rolled up in a car the noise gets distorted as you roll by. So saying noise makes you more identifiable I would argue noise makes you more difficult to pinpoint especially in cities where noise bounces of buildings before reaching the ear. Also, to the gentleman who would rather polute the world, keep in mind that technologically speaking ICE's are pretty terrible and regardless of how you feel about them they are coming and will be everywhere (especially in motorsports). The only time you will see ICE's in the future is when people are feeling nostalgic and they offer a historical class in racing competitions. Finally, I find ICE's to be a bit too much sometimes and I would love to have a vehicle that I don't have to worry about maintenance or feel bad about pushing it non stop because electric motors are more efficient by a huge margin, more durable, and the fact that they have more power potential for scaling upwards is just another plus. Let me know what you think.

Maybe they can put a loud speaker at the rear that plays a taped recording of a loud exhaust for those that still believe people in cars actually pay any attention at all to the sound of an exhaust. If you need someone to notice you then use your fucking horn.

Doesn't it have a horn?

If you are relying on a cager hearing you and then not doing something stupid, you are already behind the game. i would almost rather they don't try to guess what to do until I am past them. Chances are just as good that they hear a bike, and then think they need to do something and move over right where you were going. I'd rather they just mindlessly drone on the way they were going, and not try to do anything, because chances are that they will fuck up and do it wrong.

It was so annoying ill tell you haha