sussex 5,776 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, kanny said: Going away from push bikes but Nice if you have a spare 10k burning a hole in your pocket . Nice , but I can’t see that being on a par with my old YZ125 , riding round the place with no engine noise you must loose half the fun ..we used to ride ours round what is now Lakeside and the huge housing estate ..at the time it was a disused cement and gravel workings , we had some spills over there .. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,191 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, sussex said: Nice , but I can’t see that being on a par with my old YZ125 , riding round the place with no engine noise you must loose half the fun ..we used to ride ours round what is now Lakeside and the huge housing estate ..at the time it was a disused cement and gravel workings , we had some spills over there .. Dont forget the smell of two-stroke 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,842 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, sussex said: Nice , but I can’t see that being on a par with my old YZ125 , riding round the place with no engine noise you must loose half the fun ..we used to ride ours round what is now Lakeside and the huge housing estate ..at the time it was a disused cement and gravel workings , we had some spills over there .. Youd be surprised at what the electric bikes can do.The acceleration on them things is phenomenal 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmad riley 1,337 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, downsouth said: Youd be surprised at what the electric bikes can do.The acceleration on them things is phenomenal And it's not illegal to ride them through woods etc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,422 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, dogmad riley said: And it's not illegal to ride them through woods etc That's the bonus with these new electric MX bikes they are stealth and don't attract to much attention..I had everything from a Kawasaki kx80 upto a Honda cr500 but was always limited on where you could ride mostly due to the noise. I reckon you could get away with riding just about anywhere with the new electric MX bikes. Edit just to add I reckon the reliability will be much better on the electric bikes, owning a 2 stroke mx bike was like having a mortgage lol always costing me 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 7 hours ago, kanny said: Going away from push bikes but Nice if you have a spare 10k burning a hole in your pocket . What’s the battery life like ? Same as a tank of fuel ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,893 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 7 hours ago, kanny said: Going away from push bikes but Nice if you have a spare 10k burning a hole in your pocket . Boy I work with got 1 on order...... Ktm mad, got 3/4 motorbikes and ktm mountain bike lads they are beating the petrol bikes in races..... Its quite surreal flying along with no engine noise..... Way forward, they will come down in price next Yr or two and get better 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,893 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Your lads will love em don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,422 Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Looks a decent setup if you fancy doing your own conversion. ..beauty of conversion is you can be a bit naughty https://www.cloudsto.com/ebikes/kirbebike-conv-kits/kirbebike-1500w-2000w-ebike-kit-inc-ion-plus-58v-17ah-battery-detail.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.357shooter 993 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 hours ago, kanny said: Looks a decent setup if you fancy doing your own conversion. ..beauty of conversion is you can be a bit naughty https://www.cloudsto.com/ebikes/kirbebike-conv-kits/kirbebike-1500w-2000w-ebike-kit-inc-ion-plus-58v-17ah-battery-detail.html that looks really cool but i will stick to my old plodder.went up the hill again today so that is sunday,tuesday,thursday and today.not to bad for an old git and managed to hold of a few guys who wear the lycra crap today too going up the steepest part of the climb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,422 Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, .357shooter said: that looks really cool but i will stick to my old plodder.went up the hill again today so that is sunday,tuesday,thursday and today.not to bad for an old git and managed to hold of a few guys who wear the lycra crap today too going up the steepest part of the climb No substitute for the real thing 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,635 Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Just dusted my two down 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,842 Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,842 Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Got a few decent rides in over the last couple of weeks.Just starting to build the miles up and my knee has started giving me a load of gyp.Was hoping to be back to the level I was last summer before I had to go back to work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,422 Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 3 hours ago, downsouth said: Got a few decent rides in over the last couple of weeks.Just starting to build the miles up and my knee has started giving me a load of gyp.Was hoping to be back to the level I was last summer before I had to go back to work. I haven't been riding for a couple of years because of foot injury ,cycling just seem to set it off and I've have days of agony but since lockdown I've started getting out again did a few days on the road to get my legs going again the longest ride was 15 miles but the last couple of days we have hit the foot paths hard going in places but more enjoyable for me did 8 Mile yesterday and 9 miles today and the foot seems to be holding up well 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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