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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Vectrix Electric Scooter |
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 19:09
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| you're instructor is right about doing the test on a geared bike. otherwise you'll be stuck with twist and goes. On that note i rode a nice twist n go aprilia 800cc bike the other day which was fun. I agree on the geared bike but they are not for everyone. I know riders who just can't get on with g... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Vectrix Electric Scooter |
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 19:31
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| dieselmoment sir, has you were looking at the Honda web site in the Scooter Department, make sure you look at the Innova 125, or what ever it is called. I have to say that as scooters go I am a big fan of the Honda range of twist-n-go bikes. Build quality and spares availibility are second to none.... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Vectrix Electric Scooter |
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 19:56
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| A 3.7 kW·h battery takes about 7KW-h to charge (including losses) from flat. at 1.5KW thats just over 4.5 hours. There are other problems with the performance claims. 1) "continuous" power is stated as 7Kw. That will give to 30 mins of running time on a full charge to flat. That is less po... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Vectrix Electric Scooter |
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 22:13
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| I'm rather dubious of the 20p per charge. They may be assuming you'll be using an off peak tariff too. Whats the battery capacity? I'd also not expect more than half the quoted lifespan from the batteries either. 3.7 kW·h capacity would charge at about 50% efficiency so thats about the same as runn... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Vectrix Electric Scooter |
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 20:34
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| Well Gizmo, I've read some of your posts, and it becomes clear to me that you don't like change. You don't like or trust development of alternative methods of propulsion, and you don't like anything new. You dismiss man made climate change out of hand for no better a reason than it does not accord ... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Vectrix Electric Scooter |
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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 21:23
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| How good is a cheap 125? What is the top speed and acceleration like? The Vectrix claims a top speed of 62mph, and 0-50 in 6.8 sec. The operative word is "claim" They are too new into the market to get a good view on reliability and performance. The battery is NiMH and claims 10 years and... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: suspect bikers |
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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 18:40
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| Another sermon on protective clothing................Yawn! I ride helmet free when ever its legal (and that is about 22 states in the us). My choice... But thats what motorcycling is all about ..... freedom of choice. As far as "picking up the bill" go into casualty at the week end and you... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Vectrix Electric Scooter |
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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 18:33
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[quote="Familyman"As an alternative I was also looking at a cheap 125 on ebay, brand new on the road with 12 month warranty for £699[/quote]
I'd go for the 125. The 3K you will save on the purchase price will pay for 60,000 miles of fuel. |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Both Feet down when stopped ? |
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 18:42
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| I do the same Gizmo, U-Turns and slow manouvers, but the impression I got from my friend was a blanket "don't use the front brake below 5mph". The only thing I can think of is that if you don't de-clutch you are less likely to lock up the rear wheel because if you do you would have to sta... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Carbon Credits |
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 18:29
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| I say bring it on. It will at the very least bring this whole carbon scam to a head. The majority of the public do not believe in man made global warming. This will prompt the backlash we have all been waiting for. "it's easy for everyone to understand, you all get the same carbon ration."... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: What's the best way to clean a bike? |
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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 09:21
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| I dump a can of WD40 over any bare metal and leave it to soak in. It usualy brings it up a treat. I then use wash-n-wax in warm water applied using of those pressurised garden sprayers to drill through the grime.. Finnish off with a paint brush in the same solution in those tight spots. Then once ag... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Both Feet down when stopped ? |
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 19:22
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| WTF are they teaching today?!!! In his own words, "I don't use the front brake under about 5 mph because you could lock it up". I was always told to use the rear brake at low speeds because it alowes for much easier turning. I have always found this to be true. If I am riding at walking p... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Economical driving tips |
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 19:13
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| The day I feel compelled to start driving in an "economical" way is the day I will hang up my keys. If fuel was double what it is now I would still drive the same. If you need to save money buy one of the cheap jack sh*t minis that are on the market. You can even lease them for less than £... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Summer festival woes |
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 20:41
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Is the "Perverts in Leather" rally on this year.
Went to this few years ago......Strictly adults only!
http://www.pilrc.org/index2.htm
...oops just checked. Sold out already, Dayum! |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Summer festival woes |
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 20:05
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Both Feet down when stopped ? |
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 20:02
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| The procedure I was told when I passed my test was as follows. When stationary have the left foot down and the right foot on the brake. This is the same as having the hand brake on in a car (sort of) When you are about to pull away put your right foot down, use your clutch to put the bike into first... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Workplace Parking Charge Proposed |
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 20:55
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| When they introduced parking charges where my wife worked as a nurse at a local hospital (wiping out her pay rise) it was the last straw and she quit. She now works at a local school! Free parking and NHS's loss! Many Nurses parked on a local housing estate and walked to work from there. Not good fo... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: She was illegally parked.. thug vandalised .. |
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 22:38
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| It does seem ironic that to punish somebody for parking in the wrong place you slash the tyres.....hence making it impossible to move. Not difficult to locate the culprits though.....just ask the owner of the no parking sign. An easy way to catch them would be to rig a car with a video camera and pa... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Have you seen this sign? |
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 15:20
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It was replaced by this one...
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: 1 in 200 chance of dying in a road crash |
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 19:00
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| 3,412 to 3,172 Blimy a whopping 10% reduction...time is running out for th 40% target we used to keep getting reminded of.....oops sorry that’s KSI not just K Any how, with a one in three chance of dying from heart disease and one in three chance of dying of cancer I will happily take my chances on... |
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