“The question is: how do we get a new generation into riding? To do that, we must break barriers by making bikes affordable – easy on the pocket, fun and pleasing on the eye.“ Not sure a 440cc with 27hp and 27lbf ft of torque is going to be fun but what it certainly isn’t, is pleasing on the eye Still 2 out of 3 ain’t bad Andy
If it brings young riders in, it can only be a good thing. The power figures to us more experienced riders might seem a little tame but I hope it’s a success.
Can't see it myself, too much anti motorcycle rhetoric. Biggest market is food delivery learner licence scooters. The expected explosion of Chinese imports doesn't seem to have happened where I am either. Andy
Time will tell I guess. I’m in Madrid for a few days and while there are lots of scoots there are also a fair few ‘big’ bikes. It pissed down today and it broke my heart seeing them getting wet.
I've seen a shift away from a huge number of Monsters in Barcelona to scooters over the last 20 years. Andy
Like most stuff chinese i give something like that about 2 years before it starts to disolve underneath the rider going through the uk weather.... If the big boys cant get it right most of the time theyve got no chance...and yes i mean ducati....among the shittest of coatings ever..followed closely by KTM..very closely...
Not so much now as the Police are starting to bust the kids for having motorbikes as they have "upgraded" them beyond the EAPC specs. "An EAPC: must have pedals that can be used to propel it can have more than 2 wheels, for example a tricycle It can be propelled up to 15.5mph without pedalling but only if it's been approved. Its electric motor: must have a 'continuous rated power' output of no more than 250 watts must not be able to propel the bike when it's travelling at more than 15.5 miles per hour (mph) What your EAPC must show Markings on the bike must show both: the continuous rated power output the bike manufacturer It must also show either: the battery's voltage the maximum speed the motor can propel the bike Where you can ride an EAPC If your bike is an EAPC then you can ride it on cycle paths and anywhere else pedal bikes are allowed. You cannot ride it on pavements.
Two things strike me, first is how quick some people are to forget how much fun we had as teenagers on bike with similar/ less power than this. And how anything non Japanese/ Italian is treated with disdain - in exactly the same way as people did with ‘Jap crap’ in the 60s-70s and we all know how that turned out. Anything that makes bikes more affordable has to be a good thing. As someone in my early 50s I am quite often the youngest person at bike meets locally. I only have two mates younger than me on bikes and both are mid 40s. The only issue I have is the names, ‘Hero’ and the Chinese ‘Benda’. Why does someone not do a bit of market research?
