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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 31 Dec 2019 - 16:35 Post title : 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.1 seconds | | | It's become a reality, company taking orders. Link
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| | | Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,923 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Dec 2019 - 18:53 Post title : Re: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.1 seconds (Re: AZCactus) | | | Fugly.
| Never drink from a cow with one udder! 2010 1600 Blue&White ( of course ) Long TORS and HP filter.
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Dec 2019 - 19:04 Post title : Re: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.1 seconds (Re: Linkdog) | | | Agree with Linkdog on the fugly comment!! And then,whadaya do when ya get to that 160 mile distance when the battery runs out,plug in to a tree?? 
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| | | GerPa | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 31 Dec 2019 - 20:37 Post title : Re: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.1 seconds (Re: davetac1) | | | The USA is roughly the same size as Australia, In our last Election one dumb stupid political leader ( Bill Shortonbrains) made the statement that their policy was that we would be going 80% Electric real quickly.
He just forgot that we would had to of rewired the complete continent and every town with charging points, and that 99% of the towns were about twice the distance apart of the Battery ranges. and that 99% of the Electrical vehicles never had the guts to tow a trailer or Caravan etc
Guess which Political party got absolutely slaughtered at the Election. and it goes to prove, Dumb Shit ideas don't get very far so I can see that manufacturer making much money.
HD are most probably doing their "Token Bit" to qualify for some government loan or subsidy and to try and keep the greenies off their back.
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 31 Dec 2019 - 20:53 Post title : Re: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.1 seconds (Re: GerPa) | | | Gerry, you'd appreciate this! : )
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A side note, can you imagine Rocket vs. Curtiss on the dragstrip?? ...rocket would look like a moped.
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Dec 2019 - 21:23 Post title : Re: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.1 seconds (Re: AZCactus) | | | Maybe,as long as the battery didn't short out!! lol lol
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| | | VABird | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Jan 2020 - 03:08 Post title : Re: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.1 seconds (Re: davetac1) | | | Yes it's ugly, but it sure looks uncomfortable!
| The ride may be fun, but in the Great Scheme of things, it really is about the destination! John 3:16
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 01 Jan 2020 - 11:51 Post title : Re: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.1 seconds (Re: VABird) | | | I think it's more a novelty at this point but refinements and added charge networks will catapult the EV in the near future. It's inevitable. I don't see electric jets though 
As for electrifying the motorcycle, a challenge imo. One will miss the engine's song on that lonesome highway.
The Curtiss has excellent ground clearance and probably very low center of gravity. calling it a cafe racer that produces 190 hp/145 lb-ft of torque is unbelievable.
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