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Don't think I'd want that. Although I don't like the idea of fake engine noise in my car, yet when I turn it off its too quiet! I hate myself every time I turn it on.

If electric bikes had good range, quick swap batteries, and were cheaper, faster and generally better than petrol ones I'd seriously consider one, sound notwithstanding. I like the exhaust note, but if electric was say half the price of petrol, in addition to the above, I'd swap in a heartbeat, exhaust note be damned.

Sold.

I know it's a ballache. I'm gonna do some more trackdays this year.

I love that my bike does 100mph in first gear. I hate the 186 mph limiter.

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a good one

Sitting in bed with a hellish flu bug (unless it kills me in which case nothing I guess).

Reading this crap almost gave me a stroke.

I'm just posting this to maybe help people understand and not just get so irate, because stress is a big killer. Insurers lost a TON of cash during covid (as in are still in the red), weirdly, I'd have thought everyone had the same premium but crashes were massively reduced, but it's true: https://www.ey.com/en_uk/news/2023/06/ey-uk-motor-insurance-results-analysis#:~:text=Following a profitable 2021 – when,inflation and low premium costs Also, if insurance costs more than your bike is worth then remember they have to cover third parties so if you crash into a ferrari they have to pay out the £1m. Suddenly your £2k a year doesn't seem so bad. Insurers are a necessary evil to protect you as well as everyone else. They pay out if someone knocks your off your bike etc. "yeah but they're still a bunch of c***s!!!"

I've seen people on YouTube use then to varying degrees of success if that's any use?!

Mostly this

I mean, if it takes off eventually you'll get more stations. Like the early days of petrol, or electric.

Shucks

Is this true @Bender?

Surprised that a mere 30 minutes of charging the battery is sufficient? Guess it depends how often you ride it.

That confused the hell out of me initially!

Annoying it often categorically makes up things; yes admits it when questioned, but still what do you believe?

They have repositories for that on git hub...

True

Doesn't sound like a good way to learn!

Mine is the same - my speedo was showing 70mph buy I got clocked at 140?

Welcome! Nice mate - those 2 bikes are what I recommend for beginners on here all the time

This

Haha! Love it.

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