I have not weighed it, sorry. But i will say the fenders and rack are fairly light, so i think you can only subtract 5-7lbs max from the Kepler weight spec IMO. I always take my battery off when transporting bike on my rack. Battery has some serious weight to it for sure! Cheers.

Most of the carbon fiber "look" graphics i used to cover the pink is simply a carbon graphic tape i bought on amazon very cheap. Cut out the sizes and shapes to cover pink. Cheers!

Yes I really liked the idea of thumb throttle rather then Twist. I actually just talked directly to Ariel Rider and they sent me the correct one which plugs right in to same wire plug as original. It takes just a few minutes to swap it out. I think they charged me $20 bucks if i recall for it. One thing to consider is when removing the twist throttle you will remove part of the grip, so you will need to buy new grips to complete the thumb lever style throttle. I added some grips that i really like. Cheers!

@@rockerdan Cool. I just sent a message to them asking about the thumb throttle. I like the grips you picked. Thanks for sharing the details on that. I was also curious if the rear light you attached to your aftermarket seat would attach to the standard seat that comes with the bike. I don't like the back rack so I was planning on removing it and wasn't sure where I could put the light.

@@zachharmon1732 Yes i first used the bracket for a few days mounted to the stock Kepler seat, and it fit perfectly! Cheap light bracket on Amazon that works well. Only downside is the cable runs down the seat post. Also you must carefully remove cable from inside the rear fender which its riveted too, and remove wire from a sheathing cover. Then since cable will be long i just wrapped it up and zip tied the extra down near the controller. Cheers!

LOL, close but not quite! Cheers brother!

That is awesome! I never thought the Kepler would drop to 1499 and came super close to buying a few others I was looking at, but so glad it did cause I really wanted to power and top speed. She is definitely a beast! Got sick of putting it into bed of pickup with the weight so I grabbed a cheapo rack which works well for short distance i take it. Also check it for scratches, mine had a good chunk out which I covered with vinyl when i changed up the color, but after complaining they gave me a small credit back at least. Cheers!

@@rockerdan Good to hear bro! Yeah sorry about the multiple same comments, youtube was not listing them when I sent them! Whats the top end you pushed out of yours? Funny i'm so fixated on the speed of this ebike considering my street bike is a 2016 CBR 1000rr lol! I've heard that there's usually some slight cosmetic damage with almost every person I have talked to about this co. As you stated though, the cust svc is fantastic! Well tmrws weather in WNY is supposed to be mainly clear so ill keep you informed!!

@@CryFor-mY-hUgE-HAUG Awesome Motorcycle! I also have a "need for speed" and always have since I was a kid. If you scroll way way down you will find my Vrod videos which was a very cool bike!!! Bigtime into sledding all winter for sure and turbo power. Recently getting into the EVs and i highly recommend going down to the new Tesla dealer in South Buffalo and demo drive their Model S. I have a video on this and its a blast to hit the accelerator on that car(0-60=3.1seconds). As for the top speed of the Kepler, I got real close to 40MPH so far but have only rode it a handful of times since I got it all done. I wanted the step over as well but saw a guy on youtube showing the height of the bar and this is a tall bike! Im near 6ft tall but still tricky to stand over. So Im glad I went with the step through. Only thing that is a bummer is the only place for a bottle is on bottom cause there is not enough room where you stand over to use the top bolts. Cheers!

@@rockerdan facts bro!! I watched a couple of you videos on snowmobiling and I give you guys credit man. Those things are straight TOTALLY MADNESS SPEED!😂 They honestly scare me bro!!😂 A few of my closest cousins and uncles been doing it for years and those guys have ZERO 😨 fear!! They are constantly going over parts of lake Erie/ponds/ect!! I just can't 😂😂😂❤️

Very cool, I left a longer reply on your other vid comment. Cheers brother!

I have to admit, the new eBike is a complete blast to ride. Never thought i'd like it so much! Cheers.

Thank you! I apologize for that. I know most of my viewers know the area i ride in and forget some people may not. I need to be better with that. The area we ride mostly in winter is known as The Muskoka region Ontario, Canada. I live in NY state right near Niagara Falls at the Canada border. I have been going to our cottage in Muskoka since I was born. It is located in Huntsville Ontario, Canada. The trail system around this region which is known as "cottage country" is vast and expansive. If you are a map person like me, take a look at this google map link.www.google.com/maps/place/Huntsville,+ON,+Canada/@45.3081122,-79.6798184,9.51z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x4d2a722da13ab7e9:0x8bf6ace2df93b679!8m2!3d45.3269323!4d-79.2167539!16zL20vMDFreTAx?authuser=0&entry=ttu Cheers!

@@rockerdan oh wow what a beautiful town and area. Thanks for the link. I may check that out at some point. What a great place to have a camp especially this past year. Did not get one mile in and had to cancel trips up north as you prob know they had limited snow. Canada looks to be the answer if the winters continue like this. Guess you’re not far from me. I’m in southern tier olean ny area. Dave.

@@Summitoutdoorproductions Yes agree, this past winter was really the worst we have ever seen, even up in Ontario where we always have snow we had very little rideable days. I had the lowest miles season by far ever since i started riding way back in the day. We have been taking more trips to the far north Ontario regions and also NW Qc areas alot the last several years to get good conditions, but even those areas this last winter were very poor and short overall. I know the southern tier of WNY well, I build homes and my first one i built was in Springville area where I lived for a few yrs. Always loved that entire region and still enjoy heading down there often. Cheers!

I agree it was decent overall. Thanks and cheers!

Hey Jay! Thanks for the comment. Your comment is the exact same thing I always read or hear from Lightning owners. I find the NON truck guys love them most, while typical truck guys who have owned trucks their entire life also still call them the best truck they have ever owned, but the range thing is often brought up especially when towing. So anyone considering one needs to really understand their use case. As you said, if you are daily driving within the range of the model vehicle they work awesome. And now that we can use the Tesla network, that is why i have come back to highly considering one of these. I have also been hearing more and more that the Gen2 Ford EV truck will be much much more advanced. And likely have a full size and also a smaller EV truck to come, possibly in the 2025 model year. Cheers!

LOL!!! Cheers!

@@EYECOMEINPEACE Thanks very much for this! I have heard of one early build also that had a BMS issue, and Ford replaced battery and BMS and since then he has been running good. The one good thing about any EV is the battery and major electrical components(BMS ect) are all covered by a long warranty. In many cases 10 years/150,000 miles which is much higher then I would tend to keep it. As for the range, this one i am very fully aware of. When it comes to range we have a big disconnect between the general public and the EV savvy people who already drive EVs regularly. The disconnect is how EVs work in the real world. The EPA does a very poor job when showing range on the window sticker. They are not wrong with their range estimates, but they need to show more detail of how they achieve their range. The big disconnect is that EVs work sorta the opposite of how a combustion vehicle works when it comes to efficiency. I learned this about 12 years ago when I leased the first Prius Plug-In vehicle as a second car. They had blow out deals on them and figured i would try it. I quickly found out that in EV mode, they go forever in the city, while going faster they deplete quickly. Todays EVs have massive batteries in them compared to a plug-in hybrid battery size. And Tesla was the first to prove how far an EV can go and more importantly for someone like me who is a speed freak, how fast they can go! So, in city and mixed city driving, EV range will typically far EXCEED the EPA window sticker range. I know many guys who get 350-400 miles on a charge with their Platinum F150 Lightnings. They are doing this with typical city/mixed driving, having a lot of regen braking all day(also saving brake pad life). But when road tripping, this range will be FAR FAR less, since an EV will not regen much at all when driving at hwy speeds constantly. This is where people need to understand and should research their use case for an EV. I have been following the two biggest guru's in the EV world for many years now, Kyle Connor(Out of spec channel) and Tom Moloughney(Editor at Inside EVs and State of charge channel) do a podcast weekly and have a ton of in depth info on every EV out there. The Out of spec website now has detailed charts and graphs on most every EV. The biggest thing i pay attention to is their 70mph range test. These are the tests that most people need to understand when it come to roadtripping, as this is the actual range most will achieve when driving non stop hwy speeds as most do. I learned this when driving the Tesla quickly, and IMO its easy peasy, especially with the Tesla and their robust charging network. Sure you need to stop and charge but roadtripping is really fun, you pop in, add about 15 mins of charge while you hit the bathroom and snack, and on your way. My first roadtrip in the Tesla was what got me much more interested in all EVs, cause it was so simple. So the total range is not really super important, a balance of range and charger infrastructure is the most important. Charging speeds come into play more then range, so you can replenish quickly and be back on road. Battery tech is advancing so fast, charge speeds on a Hyundai Ioniq5 are super fast, and battery pricing has dropped 70% over the last few years, its all happening super fast. Definitely not here to sell anyone on EVs, But i have always been someone who loves performance, loves cars/trucks and owned a ton of cool vehicles over my lifetime so far. And i have always been a tech nerd and loved to try anything on the bleeding edge what is coming next. Anyone who is like me should demo any EV, they really are impressive for raw bottom end grunt. Once I drove the tesla for a month or so, and when i got back into my truck, it felt like going back to the stone ages, this is when i started to think about how much mechanics is happening with a combustion vehicle overall. So much to go wrong, Far less in an EV, i think of them more like a computer on wheels. And the best software usually means the best EV experience. Tesla certainly does it very well at a very low price point. Trucks have their challenges as an EV for sure, but that is mostly because they are still very inefficient vehicles, just like a gas truck, they are nowhere near as efficient as a gas car. A brick going down road at hwy speeds will be very inefficient! So for guys who want to tow or long range hwy driving in a EV truck, you better be sure to be able to use the tesla charge network! For city driving they work really well. Truck guys who tow should certainly wait for the RAMCHARGER or REV(big battery) or check out the Silverado EV which was just tested by Kyle Conner on out of spec channel, The Silverado comes with a huge battery(180kwh or 214kWh) which went 430 miles at hwy speeds! The only issue with huge batteries is weight, and price will be much higher. So the options are out there. Cheers!

@@rockerdan good info and agree. In my case driving to the cottage weekly Barrie to North Bay... doesn't make sense for me yet to get into a lightning ...nothing for charging from Huntsville to North Bay. I don't like stopping on my way either (except the beer store ) haha Edit. For what it's worth my 18 XLT 302A with the 5.0 has been amazing other than 1 failed transmission.. lol. 220,000 kms so far. Planning to see how long she'll go. Fingers crossed.

I hear ya. I have been researching EVs for quite some time now, and guys really need to know their 'use case' before jumping to EV. For many they simply won't work well, but for many they can do a great job. We know for towing long distances, EV trucks at this time don't do well. The new Silverado with 218KWH(usable) battery and possibly the new RAM REV will be best for towing long distances, since they will both have monster sized batteries and if towing where the superchargers are plentiful(many areas across USA) they will be very usable. I think the RAMCHARGER will likely be king of EV towing though for sure, when it comes out in 2026 they are saying. But for guys like me, who might only tow twice a year, im fine with that and would plan accordingly for the range loss when towing, and towing in the city day to day within my typical 30-90 mile round trips that would also be fine and easily done. But my days i dont even town locally at all. I only tow my sled a couple times per year to my cottage, but locally working I only do my basic 20 to 90 max days, which are all easily done even with this small(98kWh) f150 lightning. I would love to get the larger 130kWh lightning but that price point is quite abit higher. So for my 'use case' this lightning works well. My bud who is also a contractor uses his 5.5' bed for his 137" skidoo and fits fine, just a few more inches of track off the tailgate but he has never had any issues. As a matter of fact he loves the crew cabs best as he can put a lot more tools into cab, I have never had a crew cab and when i see how much more room he has inside his cab it does make sense, since all long lumber or ladders ect i usually will put on my racks anyway. When it comes down to it, the cost savings over 5 years is significant when compared to a combustion truck. For 99% of drives the lightning works fine, this was something i did not consider seriously until the recent announcement of being able to now use the Tesla supercharger network. When i got the tesla model 3 last summer, i really learned how great the tesla is to roadtrip and now the lightning will be able to have that same roadtrip experience. And the big thing is just how much i have come to love the instant snap and power of the EV vs my gasser. Always loved big performance my entire life and been a speed freak since i was little, and the EV instant torque and big power makes it very hard to go back and drive a gas vehicle. So even if the huge savings were not there, i would still want one just for the pure performance. Still shopping around and am in no hurry, I like the idea of waiting for the 2025 models with NACS/J3400 charge port coming natively on most all the 2025 brands, so they will all charge on tesla network without any adapter. Cheers!

I know your a person that thinks things through. I'll be watching to see what you decide. I understand how difficult picking a truck can be I just got rid of my gas hungry 07 tundra and bought a 22 Ram with the v-6. That was a hard decision but the Ram had everything I need and the price was right. I do miss my Tundra but the ram is so much better on gas and it does all I need it to do as well as fit my sled in the back ! The ford crew cab is awesome , all that room for tools ! Cheers @@rockerdan

@@MBTUE Hey Mark! LOL, yeah my OCD really gets going when it comes to new vehicle time, sometimes it's even worse then sled buying season! I just can't go buy something without really weighing all the different scenarios. Funny you mention Ram V6. I have owned a ton of Rams, since early 90s pretty much. And they were all V8s and Hemis. I had several mini trucks like Toyotas ect in the 80s prior, so going to the Hemis i really took a big hit on MPG. So in 2016 I stepped down to the Pentastar V6 Ram as it has a great reputation, and sure enough i cut my fuel costs down a good amount. I think I went from 12.5MPG avg to 22MPG avg now. Since i rarely tow and when i do its my small 6x10 cargo trailer, so it does just fine. Sure its not quick but i tend to drive it like an old man most the time anyway. I had a ton of fun cars when younger, and bikes to fill my need for speed, so having a truck is fine but certainly more for work then fun to drive. So the f150 lightning sorta fills that niche because it can be driven harder and faster without gulping down the fuel like my gasser does if i whale on the right pedal. But all in all, if I go with a EV truck, I will be waiting at least til the '24 lighting comes out, as it has some changes we are hearing, and the '25 in about a year from now should come with j3400 plug outlet(Tesla type) natively, which would be great not needing the adapter. But today i just got back from another Demo drive. And i have actually been kicking around the idea of getting a Tesla Model Y and using my small trailer for days i need to do bigger installs at work, and would be using it for my sled as well. When you compare efficiency of lightning to model Y there are substantial savings obviously, and man the teslas sure are a blast to drive. So for now i'm just having fun test driving EVs! Look for a new video from today soon! Cheers brother! Dan

I have never owned the any crew cabs trucks. Over the years I have owned approx 10 pickups, and the most of them have been RAM full size. But have always had the quad cabs with 6.5' beds. I have always needed more bed space and never been concerned with passengers as my back seats are folded up and never used and just loaded with tools back there. My one bud has always done the opposite with short beds and crew cabs, and he loads his back with tool as well, but has a lot more room inside crew cab. Good to know if i go to a shorter bed. Cheers!

@@rockerdan I am in the car business and they are bringing less than the comparable gas models at the auctions lately. If you buy a brand new one be forewarned....

@@scottrocher1388 I have been looking at used as well, and still havent seen any that make sense to buy at the prices im seeing used. And that is mostly cause of the 8k you get off a new one. But I will keep eyes open for sure! Cheers!

Warmest and shortest winter i can recall! Cheers!

Glad you like them! Cheers!

@@jasonfreake9020 I think that was why I made this(lame) video! It was such a bad season and i really was not able to make many videos at all this season, so i figured what the heck may as well have at least something to end my ride season with. Better then no video at all. LOL. I hear ya, the lakes around the area here are similar to your area. Super gorgeous areas to ride and its never lost on me how lucky I am to be able to spend so much time in Muskoka riding, and summers are incredible too! I wish we had more access roads on our trails but most(especially my local HGR club) are bush trails which do take a ton of snow and work to get into shape, they are awesome when good but with low snow they are hard to even get open. The other thing i always take note of when driving eastward through the park is the rise in elevation. I sit around 1000ft at my lake but heading east it rises closer to 1600ft i notice and that difference makes many of our "mixed rain" snowfalls be pure snowfalls. And less melting with slightly lower temps too. I will definitely be sure to get over your was next season. The one ride we did on the family day weekend video around Dwight/Dorset area, i had planned to head to Whitney that morning but when we woke up we were getting pounded with heavy snow all day so we ended up having great trails locally. Ahh thanks so much for top speed info! I was really wondering how the 850r turbo would work! I had heard the Poo Boost was faster on top a couple times, and wondered how our Machs would do. I have rode Danos 850NA G5 MxZ 129 and man that thing is nice, the 2s is so flickable and light in the nose and that instant "snap" of the throttle makes it so playful, there really is nothing like the 2s snap! The 900r 4s is a really nice unit overall, but that instant snap is just different, i find the mach more fun and pulls hard once you are running down trail about 30+ and whack it, but not as fun down at very bottom. I do like it much better then my Winder(stock for stock) as the Winder was even less snappy down at bottom, but the winder got cured bigtime with a tune and made it super snappy. Overall I think the Mach(or any 900r) may be the best overall "long term" sled to own. I used to say my Apex was and i kept my Apex like 7 seasons, and yet that sled had several issues that i needed to take care of for longevity. With these 900r Doos they seem to be really solid, and we certainly aren't very easy on them! lol. Have a great summer brother. Cheers!

Thanks so much Jim! The winter was so short, and I had so much I wanted to do for video content this winter, and then winter was a bust! I feel like I need to come up with some summer content, but my work is not exciting enough..LOL So much for the channel growing with sledding and winters dwindling every year..ugh! Cheers brother and thanks again!

The Dells area was open for a short time as most of the storms were going south this winter. Big temperature swings didn't help either..not to mention the negative impact on businesses that rely on sledding through the winter.

@rockerdan We can usually rely on the upper peninsula of Michigan getting good lake effect but they nearly got completely skunked this year too. Oh well. I guess all our sleds just last another year. It's my buddies fault. After last winter he went out and bought a compact tractor with a heated cab and snowblower... I'm definitely blaming him.

Hey Keith, that sounds really good for this winter! We are used to doing 2500mi to 3500mi in a winter most years. Last winter was my lowest if I recall around 1500 only which i thought was really low, but this winter just was so bad i was shocked. Never have we seen such warmups that melt most all our snow, and lake ice came so late, just a bummer overall. Are you located more east? I saw most the east sections of Qc this year did well overall especially when compared to us for snow. How do you like the 850 Turbo R??? Cheers!

I was very impressed with how well the iPad worked with my setup. Cheers!

With this crazy short winter, and barely any ride miles this season, I'm likely to keep the Mach. Also i would think Ras RX and Pilot RX skis will make their way to the 4s gades for '26. Cheers brother!

@rockerdan can't blame you there. I got about 1400 miles on my comp turbo before the motor blew. I'm thinking about holding on to it for another season but we will see.

​@@hotham88 Wow really? I was wondering how those 2s turbos would hold up. Did they say what caused it? You got a heck of a lot more miles on then we did. Where abouts did you ride, was the snow decent where you are? Man i sure hope next year is alot better.

@Rockerdan All my riding was in Aroostook county here in Maine. We had low snow conditions but really had some great riding and some not so good. Dealer has not really elaborated on what happen. I heard once the Rave valve touched a piston then I heard a spot on a piston but we will see when I pick it up what they have to say.

@@hotham88 I see. Yeah it seems the eastern areas were the best for riding this winter. While Ontario and westward all pretty much had our worst winter ever. Cheers brother

No I have never rode anywhere in NY even though i live in Niagara area. Many years ago I lived in Springville NY south of Buffalo when i built my first home there and I used to ride around there a few times a season before i headed to muskoka. That '24 Reg sticker on left side is Michigan REG. If i buy a sled in MI i register it there, if i buy in NY i register it there, just depends. Cheers!

@@rockerdan thanks for the reply back dan. I noticed a red 2024 sticker on the side of your cowl in your video. Thats what Old Forge uses for the permits on sleds. Old Forge is in the Adirondack Mountains in Northern NY. Have a great day. Mark

Thank you so much! BRP really has these 900r working nicely for sure. I wish our winter was longer for more content, but mother nature just doesn't want to cooperate this year at all. Cheers!

Thanks brother! I agree, this winter has been tough on local businesses for sure! Also with so many leftover '24 sleds at dealers, im thinking there will be some big discounts next fall. Maybe get sled pricing back to reality somewhat! Cheers!

Thanks for watching brother. I hear ya, we lost about 10 inches just yesterday alone and now down to 1 foot on my snowstick overall. Good news is today is cooling down finally and tomorrow will be COLD, which will leave what is left of trails rock hard and sleds overheating for sure. But im eyeing Sunday for a possible ride before the huge warmup next week, as Sunday will be closer to 32f and soften trails with some light flurries in the air. Other then that this season might very well be over already!

Hey Taylor! What's happening brother? I hear ya, what a short season this will by far go down in record book for worst ever. I wont even get 200 miles on! You guys seem to have got the most open trail time over your way, so that is better then here. My local club (HGR) did not even bother opening the entire season here, just crazy. I really wonder how many sleds will be selling next season, with all the leftover 24s and no snow. Cheers bro! @jasonfreake9020

@Dooguy yeah its gonna be hard to justify a new sled for many, when most guys barely rode their sleds at all this winter.

Right on brother! Was a super nice day, likely the last! Cheers

Yes it was!

@@RotaxXS While i don't disagree with you, especially on certain points, I still try to find the positive on any of the sled shows. But i agree the bigger shows are more beholden to the Mfr and dont tend to bring up all the sled shortcomings. Case in point is all the driveline issues on the Winder and Cat 998s. Seems like noone ever mentions those issues, while TY forums were loaded with these issues for a few yrs, i wrote many of them! But i get how things work, and i know many dont like ST.

Wow thank you SO MUCH! I know when I took a winter off from riding(pandemic year) a couple seasons ago, i found myself watching a ton of sled videos! It really helped me to take the edge off. We certainly aren't getting any younger and i feel very lucky to still be able to ride like I did when i was a kid. Rippin it makes me feel 18 again for sure. Always have the need for speed since a was little and that is not going away! Sleds have come a long way since the early days, now riding a couple hundred miles a day is quite common. Keep me posted we are always around the area! Cheers!