I’m desperately hoping my country will wake up and join the EU in this initiative, which would make my job immensely easier.

The West needs to start stealing inventions like this from China, to return the favour that has helped propel China so rapidly.

This is a much harder game for Germans.

Ponblopdring!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_good_day_to_die

A bastardised English translation of a native American saying as it turns out.

ARM is more power efficient and so are OLED screens so it wouldn’t shock me if the apple silicon macbooks are significantly lower power draw.

Finding a good 1 to 1 comparison is difficult though so I can’t say for sure.

That is very low power draw for that activity compared to many devices.

Softcore porn is absolutely NSFW for many people.

I’m deciding if I feel sorry for the UK or not, what does BP stand for again?

Bonus question, how many governments were overthrown to ensure BP could profit from other nation’s resources?

It’s anxiety, which really seems to be the root of most of ADHD

I don’t think I’ve heard her called pretty before, she’s certainly not known for her looks (good or bad).

Sauron is a queen ant in this version

The first motorcycle to break 300kph was a Triumph powered Streamliner in 1956 ridden by John Allen with a 650cc parallel twin running on methanol.

A standard 650cc parallel twin from Triumph at the time produced around 34 hp, with race cams, pistons, air intake and exhaust and running methanol that could go as high as maybe 65hp at the crank. Maybe.

A streamliner is more aerodynamic than a ZX6R however the ZX6R puts out 113-116 hp at the wheel… without RAM air. Change the sprockets and it’ll do 300kph, which to be fair isn’t 200mph but freedom units were never my strong suit.

Never seen one, they must be popular

They do have some prototypes but scaling to production for these sort of startups is always the killer.

No way can you make a whole motorcycle with a top speed of 200mph for 140kg

Why not? My ZX6R with a sprocket change will hit 200mph and it weighs 190kg including fuel. Take out the fuel, engine, sprockets, chain and it would be about 140-145kg. Add battery and hub motor.

Seems pretty simple really.

The Damon Hypersport Premier has a 20 kWh battery and a claimed weight of 217kg so my educated guess doesn’t seem far off.

Then I invite you to commute on a route with highways on one of these for a year and share your experiences because I’ve been riding for 20 years and Im speaking from my experience.

It’s unsuitable for highway use because car drivers are prone to murderous tantrums when they’re stuck behind someone actually doing the speed limit.

That’s just my opinion but too many motorcyclists who disagreed aren’t alive to argue the point.

Petrol powered motorcycles are plenty of fun and available cheap. If you were really interested in some weekend riding you could make that a reality any time.

I suspect you won’t regardless of price because most people don’t get into motorcycles, probably in part because most people just about shit themselves in terror the first time an SUV tailgates them at highway speeds.

As someone who owns six motorcycles and is currently eyeing a 7th believe me, I know what makes them work as a ‘concept’ and range to weight is a very odd metric. Generally it is power to weight for motorcycles in Western countries, or even just power.

I would happily trade 50kg on an electric motorcycle to double the range, which seems a reasonable guestimate as the total weight is a claimed 177kg.

It’s almost a certainty I will buy an electric motorcycle at some stage but without the range they’re useless to me, without the top speed they’re dangerous in certain situations, and not appealing to enthusiasts.

Commuters don’t buy a lot of motorcycles (comparatively) in Western countries which given the price tag, is where this is intended to sell.

Motorcyclists like me do commute on motorcycles but I’m an enthusiast and so are most of those other commuting motorcyclists.

so I’m not sure why my vehicle should be able to drive 280 km/h. Even more so on a motorcycle.

No prizes here for guessing that you’re not into cars or motorbikes. And why would someone own two vehicles when one can commute and hit the track unless you’re particularly dedicated to track riding?

Lets put it this way… are you going to buy one? Because I’m not and I’m mad about motorcycles.

Fair point on a speed limited car, personally I also wouldn’t buy one of them.

Our high-capacity 10.04 kWh lithium ion battery pack… 200+ Nm from our fully electric hub motor

Compared to 8.9 kWh and 71 Nm from the Can-Am, as I said it isn’t doing anything new or even doing anything better.

These are not sports vehicles or for motor enthusiasts.

I agree and I expect they won’t sell many as a result.