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[Sir Tigger KC]

Honda are selling an electric motorbike the WN7 and they say it's 50kw max power power plant "produces power on par with a 600cc internal combustion engine, while generating 100Nm of torque - comparable to a 1000cc motorcycle." Sounds good. 

It has less than a 100 mile range though...    Although it's claimed it will charge from 20% to 80% in 30 minutes, which I suppose is OK if your favourite ride out lunch time pub has a charger. 

At £12,999 it seems like an expensive toy, so maybe it's one for Lord Opti now he's an evangelical convert to EV's?    

https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/electric/wn7/overview.html

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Honda are selling an electric motorbike the WN7 and they say it's 50kw max power power plant "produces power on par with a 600cc internal combustion engine, while generating 100Nm of torque - comparable to a 1000cc motorcycle." Sounds good. 

It has less than a 100 mile range though...    Although it's claimed it will charge from 20% to 80% in 30 minutes, which I suppose is OK if your favourite ride out lunch time pub has a charger. 

At £12,999 it seems like an expensive toy, so maybe it's one for Lord Opti now he's an evangelical convert to EV's?    

https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/electric/wn7/overview.html

What does it weigh.

If the same as a pregnant hippo then it is not worth the effort.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ah.....217KG. A bit more than a 1000cc sports bike.....but not overly lardy.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Top speed 80MPH, or about the same as the Trotters plastic pig.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Top speed 80MPH, or about the same as the Trotters plastic pig.

Oh... Didn't spot that.     More than enough for the twisties though. 

But for about £4000 less you can buy a new CB1000 Hornet.  A proper bike. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Top speed 80MPH, or about the same as the Trotters plastic pig.

Oh... Didn't spot that.     More than enough for the twisties though. 

But for about £4000 less you can buy a new CB1000 Hornet.  A proper bike. 

155 BHP for the Hornet SP. Not bad for a naked bike.

[tunnie]

Seen a few of these about locally....

https://maeving.com/en-gb

But still not sure on the use case, for cars there is a huge cost benefit in fuel. Bikes were and always still are cheap on fuel, plus even more of a case the noise/character makes a choice for puchase.

[Viral_Jim]

Seen a few of these about locally....

https://maeving.com/en-gb

These definitely look like they would be ridden by people who work in micro pubs, have top knots and use beard oil. 

Very Shoreditch 

[ronnyd]

Not oily or smelly enough. 

[STEMO]

Not oily or smelly enough. 

If it's an oily and smelly ride you're after, Ron, I could always introduce you to big Sadie.

[ronnyd]

'A Whole of Rosie' Steve.