Weezard!

And a proper krurts helmet

Only 150?

Are stereotyping people that ride Harleys part of the community guidelines?

@@aaronsisson8628 it's merely an observation.

Like he's done that before 😂😂😂 Especially on old tags 😂😂😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣I think we all saw that

definitely pulled that number a few times😂

Rich has been black his whole life so It's basically a reflex for us at this point. Lol

Old tags no rear views... now that I think about it, the evasion was even more impressive because there's not way he could see them... he sensed them!

Harley have a EV bike

@@BigGeorgiaBoi he already mentioned that

@@BigGeorgiaBoi technically Livewire is its own company now. However Harley does own majority share.

or just pop on some Hd meet

@SlaveLaboringKid ? did he say that? ive been cut off in my fucking neighborhood at 10mph......cars dont see motorcycles as easily is all he is saying douche

@SlaveLaboringKid you can be on the side of the road and they will still hit you gotta get off that phone and drive

@SlaveLaboringKid It goes past folks riding like a street Rossi though. Our brains are designed to filter out info that isn't "important" enough, and when in a car the only real threat to you is another car generally. So your brain can potentially fail to register the fact a motorcycle is next to you. This phenomenon is actually well documented it's called "inattentional blindness"

As someone else is saying if your not looking for a bike you won't see it! Must look for all types of vehicles and ppl all the time!! Practice makes perfect!!

Yea still your chances of getting hit on a noiseless bike greatly increase

As aerostich notes, loud COLORS save lives.

Sponge?

@@gigi9467 road rash sponge

Road rash kills had a bunch cleaned myself it’s not so fun

I had so much gravel in my leg one time I had to go under a general anesthetic to cut it all out. All the gear no exceptions.

STD: The engine produces a maximum peak output power of 90.00 HP (65.7 kW)) @ 5450 RPM and a maximum torque of 150.00 Nm, (when new) Electric: - Rated power: 20-25KW - Peak power: 50KW- Speed: 3200-6000rpm- Rated torque: 80 Nm- Peak torque: 160 Nm (60lbs + lighter)

@@g120957au oh shit you meant the electric engine sorry I thought you were saying the old 96ci put out 90 hp but wow that's awesome that new motor puts out 90hp impressive

Update the suspension also

Yeah, we need a cross country race also.. That will seal this coffin (I doubt it).. 🤣😂

OMG! The Tesla hack graduated to E Harleys. This guy has his ducks in a row!

i say that every time too

@@bradsheridan8658 ⁸8⁸

@@bradsheridan8658 Same, LOL

Un le Rich sounds so wise... DADDY Stefon sounds so sexy🔥🔥 is that a New kink?😁😁😁😆😆

For local vehicles electric is a great way to get around.

Aside from Range and Upfront Cost, EVs have everything to offer. Better on Performance, Maintenance, Safety, Convenience, Fuel Cost, Utility, Pollution... The Range is fixed by a good charging network (which is just Tesla, for now) and Upfront Cost is balanced out by lower lifetime expenses and high resale value (at least for Teslas), for the base models, coming out to Total Cost of Ownership competitive with the most popular value cars. Biggest problems right now are there just aren't enough Teslas to meet demand, which is keeping both new and used prices high, the other EVs lack a reliable charging network, and servicing can be a hassle. But, no question, electric is the superior powertrain solution going forward.

Remember, these guys are using 70s battery technology to power this bike. There are already theoretical designs that provide more energy density than even jet fuel, so one day soon we'll see EVs with much greater range than any gas vehicle on the market. The reason we do this is to advance the technology so that we can one day get to a point where the Ford Lightning can go 1700 miles on batteries that weigh the exact same as a full 23 gallon tank of gas. If weight wasn't an issue, these theoretical designs can even provide an entire years worth of range for the average person... imagine only recharging ONCE per year.

@@catbert7 There are adapter plugs for non Tesla vehicles to fast charge.

@Ryan Thompson I think you've been deceived by promises of new battery tech. I don't remember these big lipo batteries being around when I was a kid in the 80s let alone the 70s either, and I doubt it's even remotely possible to achieve the energy density of Kerosene (the less fancy sounding name for "jet fuel").

Could you imagine how fast and electric motorcycle is down the drag strip if it had a giant wheelie bar to keep it from flipping

The old school Harley crowd is what gives it such a bad reputation - It's a bike, with two wheels and an engine! It's that simple! Do whatever you want to it! All that matters is that you have your knees in the breeze and enjoying yourself!

@@BraveClam mostly the douchebag guys running from cops on crotch rockets that don't wave or acknowledge anyone else.

Chopper guys will love this because it is customized. The Harley purists are the ones that are pissed, the ones where everything on their bike is straight out of a HD/Screaming Eagle catalog. They will hate on a bike because you didn't order and use the official chrome bolt kit when you put on your new exhaust you bought from the catalog.

And you just said it best. The government thinks the same thing with youngins. Let's make everything electric and tell the people when and how long they can charge things. Give curfews for certain things. Charge way more than they did the last generation cause hey you wouldn't know any other way so it would seem "normal" to you.

@@brandonmacon3317 Electrification was/is always going to happen eventually.

i'm sure most of the noise comes from chain drives, belt drives are really quiet

@@BH4x0r yeah I was more comparing it to most smaller electric vehicles that have a bit of an electric whine to them

@@gamertherapyconsoleyoursel5804 i'm sure that just depends on the type of controller and switching frequency, i'm running FOC controllers on my electric scooter and you can hear it quite a lot, but that's just the offroad tires you hear

Energy density of the batteries doesn't allow for enough range. Motorcycles are horribly bad at being aerodynamic, so you are using a lot of available power to move the machie at any given time. ICEs can stay at a given RPM and use marginally more or less fuel. Zero has a "dual sport" bike out and it has half the range of my Panamerica. I have thought about buying an electric bike for a while now, but only for the work commute. I just still can't get past all the batteries being made in a country that wants my country erased from existence.

​@@Megakoolguy357100km from a 5.5L really? 😅😂 Boy you stupid if you think the range won't work for this build from Rich. Straight tripping

i second this

Tao Leo owner, 72v 40ah (for now, looking at a 60ah) and I absolutely love it.

Classic Harley look with the belt👍😎

why not?

@@donbot5000 no J1772 connector and communication to negotiate current with a charger, and no thermal management (cant charge lithium in freezing temps).

@@Infinion no j1772 that you saw and depending on the config you can dummy it to charge from one at minimal speed . But yeah I'd assume that it's not going to fast charge. I'll have to rewatch the series and see what charge controller they are using

Your knowledge of how statistics and chance works is phenomenal.

honestly the chances of that happening! TBH though a lot of drivers are so distracted that sound wouldn't have made a difference. I bet that lady would've hit him even with the engine in it. Don't underestimate the power of stupidity

@@randomname4726 Thanks! Your knowledge of how jokes works is garbage 👍

@@michaelhohe2168 The slim chances are what makes it a good joke lol. I for sure don't underestimate people's stupid, but when there's a big poppy thunder blowing sound at a car coming up behind, people hear.. plenty of personal experience to back it up.

@@randomname4726 Your knowledge of a joke is equally as phenomenal

A playing card in the spokes should do the trick!

@@koigoi lol, that would be awesome.

@@someguy6369 yeah! Either that or like, one of those old attachable curb feelers. Just position one of those into the spokes.

Speaker would use almost no power compared to capacity of the battery. True 5 W speaker is very load and uses only 0,005 kWh in 1 hour of use, so lets say 3 hours and that is 0,015 kWh. But the battery is around 600 times the capacity.

@@drister007 I’m no NASA engineer. So I don’t know. But he would have to add two different speakers. One for the constant fake motorcycle engine noise. And the other for music he would like to blast. Unless he plays music the entire time he rides the Harley.

It's only because you've never owned one

Atom Schwalbe?

Check out Energica.

My problem with election motorcycles is I ride motorcycles because I want to ride them not charge them. So I like to ride and ride until I need gas, and ride and ride more. One time I rode, got gas, rode up a mountain and down the other side, got gas, came back up the mountain and down again, refill again, and then ride all the way home, and got more gas. So I charging doesn't make sense to me. Maybe if you just need it for driving around a small town to the store and back, but it's a lot of money just for a grocery getter bro. These guys have an interesting idea that would reduce the cost a used bike with parts from eBay. 90 miles of range really isn't a lot. But they could carry normal batteries. Problem is that eats the storage. I like storage

Have you seen the Eahora/city Coco/rooder chopper scooters? For less than the cost of the cheapest Harley, you could buy and modify one of those to have 12kwh and 100mile+ range with saddlebags holding a couple extra batteries since their setup is a removable battery.

Shredding tyres would be my primary concern with a Harley. A proper sportsbike needs to accelerate, brake and handle almost unbelievably well, but a Harley has only two purposes in life, emitting noise and shredding tyres either by doing burnouts or trying to get 150 tons of sand cast muck metal off the mark without stalling, and since this one is silent, it has only ONE purpose which it seems to be almost perfect for.

@@theParticleGod You should actually ride a Harley. That particular model handles just fine for what it is. As a matter of fact, at low speeds, that Harley actually handles better than ANY sport bike. For just riding around on, they are actually pretty cool to ride. They just do not have a abundance of power is my only problem with that Harley. To get power in them, you have to spend copious amounts of money.

@@Todd66 I have ridden on Harleys before, I think I get what people like about them, obviously they're not made for flicking down a twisty road with sparks flying off the exhaust hangers, but they have a cool hot rod vibe, and suit the kind of riding where you take in the scenery. And the noise is transcendent, especially when you have a bunch of them riding together. My main problem with them, and one of the main reasons that I mock them is because (until very recently), I don't think they gave a shit how unsafe their vehicles were as long as they preserved the old skool style. Which apparently meant handling and, disturbingly, stopping like something from the 1950s - even as acceleration improved past anything but competition bikes from that time. I absolutely get that they are not meant to be ridden in a manner that exposes flaws in handling, braking and throttle response. Unfortunately, all those things that Harleys are not designed for are exactly the kind of things that a vehicle might need to do to avoid or reduce the effects of crashing. Having said that, they have been leaders in the use of electronic safety devices like ABS, so they seem to be turning the ship around.

@@theParticleGod my problem with them is the lack of power and poor manufacturing quality. I don’t ride sport bikes any more, so a cruiser or bagger or even a tourer is more my style these days. What I do like about them is the comfort, the low speed handling and the massive aftermarket support. But even with all of that, I still do not ride a Harley. My best friend has a 07 Harley just like the one in the video ( except it’s white ). I love how the bike sounds, I really like that it’s fuel injected and as I have mentioned, the low speed handling of the bike makes it a pleasure to ride and it crushes miles on the Highway. I ride a Honda Valkyrie and it’s 7 years older than my buddies Harley, but out performs the Harley and cost MUCH less to own and maintain. The sound of my Valkyrie is intoxicating with 6 into 6 exhaust. The only thing about the Harley that is “better” than my Honda is that the Harley is Fuel Injected and my Valkyrie has 6 Carburetors.

had a bright red and black bike with chrome and loud pipes... still got hit. it's a crap shoot. luck and awareness... nothing more, nothing less.

Loud pipes are for dickheads.

Imagine what harley could have accomplished with a team of engineers.

Any idea on the rough cost of the project or was it just sort of making use of what's available just curious

@@infernaldaedra The conversion costed me $1150 in new parts considering I already had the bike. I used a 3KWh Chevy battery module for a 72v system (costed $650) and I got an 18kw motor and controller on eBay for $500. Plus hardware and time it comes out to much more. Mine is nowhere near as powerful as Rich’s at 20Kw and 90 amp hours of battery but it’s still fun to ride. Come spring I’ll be able to do a proper range test. It got me 10 miles to a friends house no problem a few times already!

@@cglan_9748 Thanks for commenting and replying, what I'm thinking of doing is I've got a Honda Nighthawk that is more than done and a wrecked triumph with no motor and missing a lot of the motor part mounts that have both been used stripped for parts over the years. But I'm thinking just realized it could be cool to electrify them as both frames seem really easy to work with. And the nighthawk is so heavy taking weight off it would probably be a good thing

@@cglan_9748 72v does seem like the way to go too

When are you going farther than 80 miles without wanting extra storage though?

If he charged to a QS hub motor he'd have had more room in the frame where the mid motor is for battery this increasing range and still having the storage. The cage is nice but it really helps on long rides to have removable batteries and keep a couple in the saddlebags