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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S1bxPV_4M4c
I'm currently enjoying watching this guy from Berlin who speaks fluent English riding his bike around the world an a second hand electric Zero motorcycle.
He starts his first overseas leg in the UK & Ireland and has been very enjoyable so far.
The fact that he is riding a second hand Zero with a possible worn out battery and oil leaking motor is adding to the drama..
I loved the irony of being banned off an electric charging car park just because it wasn't a car... seriously you couldn't make it up!!
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Yes, Mrs. Gone and I started watching his videos just last week, as a matter of fact. I tabbed his channel along with my growing list of moto vloggers.
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I am glad these videos exists. The evolution of the long distance electric ride needs to be recorded and archived.
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By some extraordinary coincidence I went from reading this thread to awe’s article about a bloke riding a Livewire across Australia. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWObWSOCuCA&t=28s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWObWSOCuCA&t=28s
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... wow, somebody owns a Livewire.
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I've sen at least one in the wild.
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OK, y'all just got me started on these vids . . . . Very interesting for sure. Thanks for mentioning this, good stuff.
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Is it me or in both electric flicks quoted above, the long journey riders are mostly "baby'ing" the throttle? Clearly they are trying to maximize range per charge. However, for the most part I can't help to feel, ... um ...
... anxious.
Joy has got to be weird doing long range riding versus local riding. An obvious statement, but the feeling is real.
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See this on the bloke riding across Australia,
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/e.../101546196
He talks about the distance between charging points and the problem of wind.
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(10-18-2022, 12:55 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: See this on the bloke riding across Australia, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/e.../101546196
He talks about the distance between charging points and the problem of wind.
Roger. Yay, more anxiety.
However, olde school dino-burnin' motorcycles would loose fuel economy too against headwinds. Many can carry a few extra liters of fuel, mind you.
