Okay, I know this was a long one, but there's a ton to cover with the Eva Ribelle, feel free to use the chapters to jump around. What do you think about electric bikes? Are you looking to buy one or still waiting for them to get better?

The most comprehensive and fair review of Energica that I've ever seen, it's beatiful. Also, every grown man that has ever ridden an Energica has giggled like they've never giggled before.

All credit to Energica for putting their bike and their CEO on the line. All credit to Spite for, apparently, keeping his objectivity in the review..despite any normal temptation to cosy up to Stefano/Energica.

The Clutch Lever should be a regen lever, allowing you to pick how much regen you want by your squeeze.

Kudos to Energica and the CEO for making this review happen, and of course to Spite! While I'm not in the market for such a machine as I had little interest in an electric bike, the shear excitement of riding the Ribelle RS clearly came through and opened my eyes to at the minimum wanting to experience one firsthand at some point. The future looks exciting! Great review!

Imagine 20 or 30 of these in a group ride, the sound would be unreal.

I know that people talk about the noise not being there in electrics - but it sounds like a tiny jet engine spooling. It's like Streethawk all over again. Love it!

kWh is for capacity, kW is for power. Great video!

GREAT video. Details and objective, which is exactly what we need when searching for a new bike. Big fans of yours over here. Grats on 100k. Get that checkmark. Keep killing it man.

Man, I KNEW you'd get some good support for your channel but this is just going above and beyond. I hope you continue to grow and achieve higher levels of success!

Excellent and very fair review. You’re killing it

Every video you make is better than the one before and that is far from easy! Keep up the fantastic work brother 👌👌greetings from Ireland 😊😊

Wow! That is a great looking bike, and I would love to hear those square cut gears in person. If I had the dough... Guess I'll keep saving my pennies. Also, Wow, what a Get for the Channel. Thank you Energica, Stephano, Spite and Magic Toaster!

Definitely can’t deny that Energica has perfected the motorcycle exhaust note.

I rode the LiveWire once. My take on these is that really for 99% of the time, you should just be in Eco mode, where you get good range, and let's be honest, it's still beyond stupid fast. You open these modes up for specific uses, but the idea of riding on full power 100% of the time like you do on a modern 1k ICE bike I think is backwards. It should be more like, "Here's how it does in Eco Mode, damn that's still fast" and then you have face-melt fast for those times you're down to blast through a charge in the battery.

Great content. Thorough and informative. I would like to see more and/or some other electric bikes like zero or Damon reviews in the future. Keep it up!

Spite! Take a step back and look at what you are achieving on this channel!!! You've come such a long way in such a short time since your departure from YN!!! Keep up the great work 🎉👏🎉👏

Wow I am so excited for this motorcycle. Great review Spite!

Super cool bike, can't wait for further improvements and innovations in the future, honestly, being involved at the start of a revolution is pretty damn cool

Look at you! This is awesome! Congratulations to you!

Great video! The extended giggle when you first started really says a lot. A friend of mine who has ridden his whole life has one and he loves it. Quick note: we should different mists between a few terms. Kilowatt = kW = the power rating of an electric motor (analogous to horsepower in an ICE). kWh = kilowatt-hour = the battery capacity (analogous to fuel in the tank, which gives you range). It’s super common to mix these up as they are very similar sounding but in terms of talking about a motorcycle they couldn’t be farther apart. You could build a bike with 100 kWh of battery for ridiculous range with a puny 10kW of power. The cool thing about the electric units though is that it’s easy to see how they relate. Our puny power long range bike should theoretically go for 10 hours at “full throttle” 10kW. 10kW * 10h = 100kWh. A bit of a simplification but helps understanding how a bike’s battery translates to range.

Hey Spite! Just passed my MSF and saving for a bike just wanted to say thanks for all the content and the way you give out information. Really helped with my decisions! Glad to see the channel really growing!

Dude, Spite, your channel is killing it. Great job man. I’m loving your content. Kill’n it. Thanks dude, keep it up.

Awesome that all the parties involved made this happen. good stuff!

I have a Surron Ultra Bee on the way. Its no electric rocket like this thing but for 6k its a steal. The biggest issue with electric now is really just cost. We already have borderline acceptable range and tons of power but the comparable ICE is like half the price. That being said never having to go to a gas station is priceless. Also in the case of a dirt bike, not making noise is a massive boost to let me ride in places I could never before.

I would love one of these and will probably be in the market for one in a few years. Sadly, the price will have to come down some before I can afford it. Zero has been pulling some shady stuff with their pay-to-unlock fiasco. I respect Energica more. I just don't have the money for such a fine machine right now. Maybe when EVs become more common the price will drop.

Just about 100,000 already, good job keep up the good work!👍

Totally appreciate what appears to be a very honest review.

I have a 2018 Zero S, and a 2021 Livewire One and have done some reviews/updates on both. I REALLY want to get my hands on an Energica Eva Ribelle RS+ or an Energica Ego+. They're great looking bikes, and if Sam from NewZeroLand owns 3...you know they're damn good! Great video!

This is a pretty good review. I've actually had a Ribelle for just under a year, so close to hitting 10k miles! Took it from the UK down over the alps to Slovenia and back home via Berlin, absolutely amazing in the alpine switchbacks, a real purists riding experience since you don't have to constantly balance the engine/gears. I keep it in sport/full regen all the time, never bother with modes. Range hasn't been as big a deal as I expected, once you get up in the mountains 60% lasts a long time once the twisties get tight but on more open road you have to learn a little restraint. Motorways are the worst, avoiding them has been my big compromise but motorways suck on bikes anyway. I honestly think the range is enough, there are technical issues with thermal management on serial charge stops that would be a bigger priority for me but aren't feasible to solve yet.

Nice review. Thanks for giving us your viewpoint and suggestions on this bike. Look like you had a lot of fun.

Great review! Almost 100K Subscribers!

Awesome video and liking more electric motorcycle options. I still like the sound (weight and range 😜) of a 4-cyl engine but I also like differences electric bike offers. Also subscribed to @EV-Engineer 👍

Heard what happened -before- and found your channel today, you were the part i liked most about -that- channel. I'm currently on a binge of all your videos, you bring so much needed knowledge and unbiased reviews that are really well thought out. I feel like it's almost a mix of Chris Fix level of being able to explain things and FortNine level of insightfulness while still doing your own thing and being very original and funny. Suffice that i finally found a goto channel! Great work, keep it up! I'm strapped for cash right now but i'm gonna make sure to click every sponsor you have!

Very honest review, keep up good work Spite.

great video spite 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 awesome.... love your music choices (intro and end)😛😛

While I’m not a fan of e-motorcycles for multiple reasons, it’s hard to not admit how fun they are.

I get the giggles part but I'm not ready to give up the glorious sound track of an ICE engine in a sport bike. For $25K, I can think of a couple other bikes I'd have instead. Interesting and well done review- thanks!

Getting so close to 100k subs!! Good luck brother!

Fantastic review! Exciting and very interesting motorcycle. Thanks!

If I had money, and lived in a warmer state then I would definitely grab one of these. Hopefully they start improving the range on these things in the future.

Amazing review and really solid summary at the end. My only complaint is that you pronounced Energica wrong, but it's the way everybody in the US pronounces it lol.

I love the reaction you have. The heartfelt laughter at the acceleration made the video worth watching!

Nice honest review 👍

I’ve had my Ribelle for three years now - it quickly become my primary vehicle. I did a 6,000 mile ride (round trip west coast to east coast), had no problems with the bike nor with charging. Do I wish I also had a gas bike as a back-up? Nope 😊

If you laugh within the first 20sec of riding you know it cant go wrong xD Bought my first motorcycle just over a year ago, got my license about 4 months ago and i am gona do my best to get an energica eva next year. Totaly fallen in love with the design, chargerate, distans per charge and yes, the 80's scifi-sound.

i think this is the motorcycle to get. thanks for the awesome review, man!

A wonderful totally honest review!

It's got the Spite giggle of approval, so it's got me interested. And being an Italian bike that doesn't need constant servicing is always a plus. That range though...... It's just got the range for a Nasho run - Royal National Park, south of Sydney, our local version of the Nürburgring - but that would get old real quick. There's a lot of other brilliant rides around Sydney, but it would take more than half the charge just to get there & back, leaving not a lot in the tank for pure giggle time. With our local charging infrastructure still being in the stone age you probably wouldn't risk the ride anyway. When charging infrastructure improves & battery manufacturing hits critical mass, lowering the cost, I'm all in, but for now it's a "not yet" from me.

I wanted to hate this bike but I rode one and bought one later that day. One of the best bikes I've ever had. That was 20k miles ago and back in 2017

These Long Format Videos are just fantastic to watch

Looks amazing, I want one , excellent demonstration

Looks like a blast to ride but yeah, I can't get past the range and charge time issue. Another great video!

"A half an hour for 90 miles in the tank is not that bad". Yeah, it kinda is.

Great video, spite… so thorough. That’s awesome that you and magic toaster got connects to the CEO!

Bro you're at 100k already!? Keep it up!

Been riding 31 years. My Enérgica Ribelle is by far, the best bike I’ve ever thrown a leg over. Nice review! ⚡️💨

Spite Rules!!!! Toaster Rules!!!

Loving the comprehensive content. Want to see you on some old school VS new school sports tourers! Like Concours 14 or FJR1300, VS Tracer 9GT, S1000XR or Multistrada

Brilliant review. 👍

I've been driving an EV for a few years now and it's strictly a city car because of the size of the battery. It's relatively spicy from 0-40 mph but the overall range isn't huge. I think it's valuable to hear reviews of EVs from folks coming to them from gas vehicles and the insights are great. Range anxiety is real, as you get to know your vehicle it does fade but how you drive does change. With my EV I know I can be an idiot and put a grin on my face while getting everywhere I need to go, but that comes from familiarity; my brain is just doing the math in the background. And with experience I'll also drive more conservatively without thinking about it if I'm going to be doing a lot of miles or I don't know how many miles I'll be going during the day. But that means a bike like this ends up with a split personality; it can either be a spicy ride for a shorter distance or you can go easier to take it further (and it doesn't have to be all one or the other once you're used to it). 261 miles in the city is insane, but I don't know that the ergonomics lend to a relaxed, lower speed 250 mile cruise. For a comfortable, practical city car the split personality can be a selling point but for a ~$25k sport bike that might not be how you want to uses it. I think with EV bikes it would be great if you could spend a month with them; or have a long-term EV loan. It would be a big investment from the reviewer and the manufacturer, but unless they're driving an EV regularly reviewers would benefit from having the time to make them mental shifts that come. I'd like to see what additional insights you'd have with more time. I've been thinking of an electric city bike (a lot cheaper than this one) and even as an EV car driver I'm not sure how the adjustment will go from my gas bike.

Enjoyed the video. FYI, it's "foot-pounds" not "foot/pounds." (Torque units are one pound of force exerted over a moment of one foot which is force times distance. Not divided.)

Oh man what a review. Around 4 minutes with the giggling on the motorway (freeway) - I loved that haha! That's pure joy. The sound an electric bike makes is awesome in my opinion, so cyber and futuristic. Batbike meets tron meets your favourite moto racing game. So jealous! I've passed my CBT recently here in the UK. I can't wait for a few years until ill be allowed on an Ribelle with the higher CC! woooo

Not anytime in the near future for me. I ride one of the bikes that gets the worst mpg of any bike, a mt10. The days of these gorgeous sounding pure petrol machines are numbered, I'm glad I was around to enjoy them!

I just started using this to "race" in Ride 4 and beat most other bikes in the beginning laps but it eats through tires way too quickly then I begin sliding all over the track and losing. Still working on suspension tweaks to rectify the issue. UPDATE: Though the wear is still rapid I’m having much better grip with Pirelli Diablo Rosso 3’s. I had Bridgestone Batalax on it that were slippery.

I think a lot of riders, myself included, want a powerful motorcycle so they can have it on tap when they need/want it but aren't necessarily going to use it all the time just because it's there. You aren't going to get much range on an ICE bike either if you're smashing the throttle all the time and at the price of gas these days, I can see the appeal in this electric bike.

Love how objectively you looked at this bike. I would definitely buy it if I could afford it. We have an excellent charging infrastructure over most of the province and free charging in a lot of places. It has enough range to get me anywhere people are. It would make an awesome toy for our roads in BC.

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I admit I've been hating on the electric bikes forever but this one is pretty dang cool, it fast and it sounds futuristic . Your doing a fine outstanding job Spite.👍

It looks quite good actually, kinda reminds me of the mt10 🤩

Gotta get to bed but def gotta watch the rest tomorrow. Very nice Spite!

Good honest review sir well done.

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I do wish that bikes like this would lean into the futuristic styling instead of just repeating the same stuff you get from normal bikes. I'd also like a more simple minimalist styling. A return to Form from function would be really nice and would suite these bike really well

Damn this really is the best, most thorough review of any electric motercycle I've ever seen, hopefully they just keep evolving and eventually they can get the price down to 12k now that would interest me alot. Thanks spite!

Just added this video to our electric motorcycle playlist!

That was entertaining. It's got to be really hard for the EV companies to deal with the weight, range, battery life issues but I'm glad they keep trying. These could really become more viable in the future as they're building a lot of new nuclear power plants around the world. Should I decide to get into electric motorcycles, Energica is where I'd look first. Thanks to Magic Toaster for his help in making this a reality.

Fantastic review, man. This thing is so sick, but I do love my parallel twin gasoline bike...

Great honest review I think if someone had their heart set on an electric bike most of the erks you had wouldn't deter them at all 😆 This looks like the best one I have seen reviewed so far. Great job with the new channel 👍 Keep it up.

Solid video. I didn't expect you to smack it like that straight away. Damn dude. Subscribed to the recommended page. Hopefully it's pretty cool.

Loved the giggling! It’s cool! My little electric kick scooter has instant speed too. I giggled as well.

On price, consider zero maintenance and the savings of oil, filters, valve adjustments, etc., and the hassle of servicing. It all adds up over the years, so after 4 or 5 years the purchase price makes total sense. (That said, of course I wish it was cheaper up front)

What a great review. I can relate to range issues. I've got a VTR 1000. 30mpg and a little tank so I can relate but when I fill up it's a few mins rather than half hour.

That was fun to watch

This thing looks insane.. props for making something that actually looks really cool. Love the naked bike sort of center look + the sport bike fairings. That would be so weird to experience... no clutch... I wouldn't know what to do! The electric noise actually sounds pretty cool too. Hopefully there will be some option to make it louder! That torque.. my god..... The regen braking is an awesome touch and it's definitely necessary. 171 hp is fucking insane hahaha.

Really sexy looking bike, the performance....well the laughter every time you twist the throttle says something VERY positiive. I agree that we're not ready for 100% electric, but as a secondary bike... it is definitely on the short list! Great video - thanks! I'm the author of "Ride Captains and Tail-Gunners".

I'm so excited for these, but I really hope energica make a lighter

WOW!!! THANK YOU Spite and Magic Toaster!!!🏍️⚡️⚡️⚡️‼️‼️

Fell in love ❤ Binged it! 😢😢😢😢😢

I got to rip around on one of these while my harley was in for a tire change and my normally very deep bass voice reached the most beautiful sorano as I giggled like a choir boy. I want one.

The maniacal laughter is probably the best review 🙂

Nice, video man! Happy riding B]

I enjoyed this practical review. Thanks for making it so enjoyable. I have a question which is not related to the bike but to your camera gear. What’s the brand for the camera bag and tripod please. They look really compact which I like.

3:54 - The noise that makes - WOW!

Looks amazing

I like that they reached out to you and not some noob.

I Have Never Seen such Amazing Power with Grace That is Instant love

The bike looks and sounds extremely nice. Probably the best motorcycle on the market right now. I agree the fact that you do not need to change gears and the regen, is very natural to ride in corners. A lot of fun.

Sub’d to Engineering Perspective! 👍

As owner and user (9k km past - 6k miles) of Energica I agree with all of this, hopefully cruise control ergonomics can be upgraded with aftermarket button which its low cost or even DIY to place it on left side