Post #2699785
2026-05-06 04:44 UTC
@scathach@stereophonic.space There's nothing wrong with the tech but motorcycle manufacturers don't understand the market created by illegally powerful ebikes.
Either the battery is too small or the motor is too big. Or it's at the wrong pricepoint.
Like why the fuck is the kawasaki z-E1 $7k for a 5kw motor with a 40 mile range? Who the fuck is buying that?
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@amy@kokoro.garden 2026-05-06 04:53
@scathach@stereophonic.space Ebike companies are selling bikes with a 10kw motor and an 80 mile range for $4.5k. It's not regulatory fees either because that thing has a VIN too. They genuinely just have no idea what the market wants. They're trying to take a bike, swap the ICE engine for an electric motor and sell it. The only people who want that are people who want super fast high-end bikes, which is market already captured by Lightning and Energica. Established brands are just making huge product blunders.