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Sadlonelygit wrote: Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:16 pmrst.jpg
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:16 pmrst.jpg
Looks like it's been converted to Hydrogen power.



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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 7:20 pm
Sadlonelygit wrote: Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:16 pmrst.jpg
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I'd have to replace the T with an E wouldn't you, it's what everyone is thinking!
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Barf!!!

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Found on a french site, which is quite ironic as it wouldn't pass the new CT2R
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v8-powered wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:10 pm Screenshot_20240930_190943_LinkedIn.jpg
Look like it was once a Honda H’ness CB350 (yeah silly name).
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:12 pm
v8-powered wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:10 pm Screenshot_20240930_190943_LinkedIn.jpg
Look like it was once a Honda H’ness CB350 (yeah silly name).
Silly name, yes, but looks quite cool 😎
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Screwdriver wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:19 pm What that black and chrome monstrosity? Looks like a child drew a picture of a bike. Badly.
But it got them a job at Harley-Davidson as chief stylist.
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Fastest electric bike over a flying km at Bonneville or something!

It ran with and without fairing.

Anyone care to guess the difference that fairing makes in mph?
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:28 pm Anyone care to guess the difference that fairing makes in mph?
24.7mph.
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:28 pm voxan-record-moto-1024x614.jpeg

Fastest electric bike over a flying km at Bonneville or something!

It ran with and without fairing.

Anyone care to guess the difference that fairing makes in mph?
Ha ha. I read that and was gonna ask same question as it surprised me
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Skub wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:43 pm
Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:28 pm Anyone care to guess the difference that fairing makes in mph?
24.7mph.
IIRC about half that.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 2:08 pm
Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:28 pm voxan-record-moto-1024x614.jpeg

Fastest electric bike over a flying km at Bonneville or something!

It ran with and without fairing.

Anyone care to guess the difference that fairing makes in mph?
Ha ha. I read that and was gonna ask same question as it surprised me
When i looked at the numbers it makes, it made sense. Shed loads of torque and bugger all hp.
For speed you need big hp numbers over 170 is as drag becomes exponentially power sapping
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 2:38 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 2:08 pm
Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:28 pm voxan-record-moto-1024x614.jpeg

Fastest electric bike over a flying km at Bonneville or something!

It ran with and without fairing.

Anyone care to guess the difference that fairing makes in mph?
Ha ha. I read that and was gonna ask same question as it surprised me
When i looked at the numbers it makes, it made sense. Shed loads of torque and bugger all hp.
For speed you need big hp numbers over 170 is as drag becomes exponentially power sapping
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weeksy wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 3:22 pm
Seat looks uncomfortable
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Pan/Knuckle hybrid Harley. When I lived in S London there was bloke running the same mix in a Featherbed frame.

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