Joined
·
499 Posts
Went for a ride last night through town to go to class. Was in the low 30's but dry. Traffic, pot holes, twisty mt roads. I know my joy at riding it is mixed with being back on a motorcycle but it just is so easy and manageable at the same time as being exhilarating. Harley built such a great bike but really didn't understand it. Or maybe they did but it was too hard to sell it. I guess I am lucky they didn't as I certainly wouldn't have spent $28K on it.
I think some of the Del Mar marketing is closer to the truth about it. Simple yet all the intensity of the gas bikes. I think the real issue is that all the reviewers don't keep them long enough to get it. They are all looking at how it fits in a gas bike box. And it just doesn't. It isn't the same thing. I suppose that is genius of tesla that they manage to build something better that mostly fit in the same box. I suppose that is the charging network. It will be interesting if there are ccs adapters at the super charger stations soon. But also just the really big batteries.
For my life in a city. Where it would be a very odd day that I needed to ride more then 50 miles. It is perfect. And Level 3 is plenty for when I do. It won't let me easily ride down the coast to SF. I could do it but it isn't that bike. It is a pretty perfect city bike. It could be light and have better options for storage.
I think the thing to get is that EV's aren't going to be the same as ice vehicles. They will actually be way more flexible. So you will need to see how each one might work for you. This really is a great bike for me.
I think livewire should take the first 30 Del Mar's and give then to motorcycle press for 6 months. These dumb group rides they take them on make no sense. They need to understand how great it is to live with. Sure there are some people that it isn't a match for. But there are a bunch of you here with garages full of gas bikes and you ride your Livewire's. That is the thing Livewire needs to capture if they want to survive.
The pleasure of a bike. No gas stations. Almost no maintenance. No shifting. Great ride.
I think some of the Del Mar marketing is closer to the truth about it. Simple yet all the intensity of the gas bikes. I think the real issue is that all the reviewers don't keep them long enough to get it. They are all looking at how it fits in a gas bike box. And it just doesn't. It isn't the same thing. I suppose that is genius of tesla that they manage to build something better that mostly fit in the same box. I suppose that is the charging network. It will be interesting if there are ccs adapters at the super charger stations soon. But also just the really big batteries.
For my life in a city. Where it would be a very odd day that I needed to ride more then 50 miles. It is perfect. And Level 3 is plenty for when I do. It won't let me easily ride down the coast to SF. I could do it but it isn't that bike. It is a pretty perfect city bike. It could be light and have better options for storage.
I think the thing to get is that EV's aren't going to be the same as ice vehicles. They will actually be way more flexible. So you will need to see how each one might work for you. This really is a great bike for me.
I think livewire should take the first 30 Del Mar's and give then to motorcycle press for 6 months. These dumb group rides they take them on make no sense. They need to understand how great it is to live with. Sure there are some people that it isn't a match for. But there are a bunch of you here with garages full of gas bikes and you ride your Livewire's. That is the thing Livewire needs to capture if they want to survive.
The pleasure of a bike. No gas stations. Almost no maintenance. No shifting. Great ride.
Looks like a pretty easy thing to DIY.
