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An Interesting Price Comparison in the Internal Combustion or Electric Debate

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If you keep track of what motorcycles are selling for, not asking prices, what they actually sold for, you learn a lot. Look at the motorcycles in the photo above selected from recent sales on eBay. All of them are really nice looking bikes, they're not parts bikes or projects, these are beautiful bikes you can start immediately and ride. Now, look at the prices. Decisions, … [Read more...]

Here Are Three Impressive Electric Projects You’ll Be Tempted to Try

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A tip from a reader pointed me to an electric streetfighter project by Canadian James Biggar, but once I took a look, I saw he had two other projects he had already built that were just as impressive, an earlier and simpler electric motorcycle and his Cyber Trike which is an electric leaning reverse trike. All three are accompanied by fast motion build videos from start to … [Read more...]

Electric Motorcycles Could Fill Up with POWERPASTE

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There's growing interest in electric motorcycles and they're starting to show up in greater numbers, but range and recharge time are still stumbling blocks to widespread acceptance and even if you increase range, you're still looking at a lengthy stop when you need to plug in. If you could recharge as quickly and easily as you can fill up with gasoline, electric power might … [Read more...]

Electric Motorcycles Are for Electric Enthusiasts, Not Motorcyclists

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A couple of days ago, I saw an article about electric cars, specifically about retrofitting older classics with electric motors and batteries. There are a number of companies doing that now (Jaguar even converted an E-type) and I watched a video of two guys in a converted Porsche 911. They were flying down a country road; the performance and handling were fantastic and it … [Read more...]

Is Harley Davidson’s LiveWire the Game Changer They Need?

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The Harley Davidson LiveWire has been coming for a long time and we've been discussing it already, and now with tech specs, performance figures and a price tag we know where it's supposed to fit into the overall picture, but there are some interesting plans for a charging infrastructure, too. According to the Motor Company, the LiveWire is equipped with the H-D Revelationâ„¢ … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Joins the Exodus to Electric Power with FUELL

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Erik Buell has had his share of ups and downs in the motorcycle business, but say what will, you can't say he isn't persistent, no matter how often his companies have hit hard times, he keeps coming back, but now he's taking a different road. Instead of designing around a Harley Davidson derivative engine or something built by Rotax, he's going all electric with FUELL. Well, to … [Read more...]