9 Retro Electric motorcycles that might tickle your pickle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มิ.ย. 2024
- If you're looking for a retro motorcycle without the combustion, here are some great options!
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Cleveland Cyclewerks, District
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Huck cycles, Fury
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Ox Motorcycles
ox-motorcycles.com/
Tremel Zimner
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Onyx
www.onyxmotorbikes.com/
Eysing
eysing.com/
Switch e-scrambler
switchmotorcycles.com/
Tarform
www.tarform.com/
RGNT
rgnt-motorcycles.com/
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I’ve watched this video over SO many times
I can’t when there a still photo of the bike it’s in a dark room ? I can’t even see what it looks like. And when it’s moving outside there’s odd photo shots so you only see the corner and front ??
I'll sub if you tickle my pickle 😆
Ye know - buying one of these bikes in the present day (from small start-ups) probably feels like when people bought bikes back in the day that the original classic bikes were built - they were start-ups back then too.
@@ghfiytdcoliuo8 That I likely true. But you are referring to people who have become 'trader's in Chinese bikes. This video is about start ups who are true entrepreneurs: they have a dream, raise what ever scrap of capital they can get, build their dream and go to market. Will they survive? Well they have the exact same odds of surviving as the original bike builder (less than a 20% chance)
If nothing else, this vid reminds me how varied our perceptions of style & beauty can be!
Here's the problem - In the UK, the Super Soco TCX
starts from about £4400, has a top speed of around 60 MPH, & a range of
around 60 miles.
A Honda CB125F has a starting price of around £2800, has a top speed of
around 70 MPH, & a range of around 500 miles on a full tank.
Fuel prices might be high, but the difference of £1600 goes
a long way on filling up that tank, & don’t forget that electricity also
costs.
For more serious Bikers, the fact that a 650 equivalent EV, with a range of less that 100 miles to boot, & will cost 3 to 4 times the price....let's get serious, it's got a long way to go, if at all.
No catalytic converter.
i remember starting to look at electric bikes around 2010 and wondering how long it was take before they really hit the market in a big way. i probably should've at least bought one that's also a pedal assist style but it's wild to see all these companies going for a 100% motorcycle feel a decade after I started looking
Two things. By now I’m sure you have heard of Zero motorcycles. The other thing is, good luck pedaling one of those home with a flat battery. If any of those bikes with pedals are any good they would have a system called walk along/behind call it what you want but on the last of the battery it will assist you pushing it home if needed.
yeah that's a really solid idea. The thing that sucks about Zero from what I've heard is that their range isn't what they say, like in practical situations its about half what they claim. Would be cool to see them release a retro styled bike! but yeah cool idea for sure!
@@bartmotorcycle Read the small print about every range or milage claim made anywhere or do a bit of common sense math about battery capacity and power needed to have faint traces of fun at highway speed. I'd guesstimate 13KWh/100km. Are Zero really worse than others or the only ones with published reviews?
Great review Bart.... I have no idea why this has not had more views. anyway Stay upright and keep on keepin on Bart🏍🏍
Bobbymax
Thanks! 😃
Good review and the right choice. Just subscribed.
The land district is the one I love I've been in love with it for a while now though
Nothing touches my pickle, not even to tickle.
Thanks so much fir the list!! I’m really interested in electric, no pedal motorcycle/scooter that does at least 60 mph… mainly because the roads I’d be driving on 45-50 is speed limit, but nobody goes the speed limit!😬👍
Hey Bart,
Good vid, can't wait to see your next list now that ur on the hunt for sweet electric rides.
Two Aussie elec rides l know of are Fonzarelli, and Savic. Chek em out.
Until next time 🏍
Glad I went with LiveWire One. Has the looks and performance and “knock wood” they will still be here 5 years from now.
Did it tickle your pickle? 😆
I like the Eyesing's form. I prefer the rounded edges.
Very interesting and informative video, thanks.
My nitpick so far 😢, some of the details were missed like please at least tell three things range, charge time and top speed. Sorry you missed only one or two but I am petty 🤦♂️ 😂
Can you do a video with best electric motorcycles specification wise 🙌
I also like the Cafe Racer silhouette but I like the Indian silhouette and of course Harley and Honda's classics.
God bless you.
That is the best TH-cam video title i have ever seen! Seriously 😂
Nice video, thank you.
I was surprised you didn't mention the Zero, I have a Zero FX at $12,737 and I just love it. The best bike I've had after owning 25 bikes over the last 50 years.
The zero isn't retro styled
Good video👍 the RGNT... when electric can (honestly) compete with gas bike prices and more important, recharge as fast as fuel. So (real world) road trips are possible! When electric can do that I’m in.
Hey Bart, I pre-ordered the RGNT Classic 1.0 in February 2021. My motorcycle is in production now as the improved 1.5 version. I got grandfathered in with the price. The 1.5 is around 2000€ more. I am expecting delivery in January 2022 to Ibiza, Spain. Stay tuned for some serious eye candy with a smaller carbon footprint.
Todd, did it arrive?
@@thoughtsforthemind yes. I am still waiting for my temporary license plate. It looks even better in person. It had a glitch with selecting between the two power modes and the tech person updated my software remotely. Slick.
@@thoughtsforthemind There’s a nice video review by Dark Visor on TH-cam.
@@toddkolod thanks! I’ll check it out :)
Hi, saw your comment. I'm wondering how the specs (range) hold up on Ibiza roads with the hills and such? Are there enough places to charge the bike over there? Would be great to get your feedback😃
I’m mostly a city rider, if I could get an electric version of my W800 that’d be awesome as. Also, RGNT looks good, but can it flip reset?
Personally, I dislike retro styling. But supporting your channel. Good job, overall, on the video. Hopefully, you'll do one on futuristic-styled bikes, too.
Yeah I think everybody has different tastes! thanks for the support :)
I'm kinda digging the OX but that last one kinda nice too. Just doing my research ans as you pointed out these start ups dont have the readily available support built yet. But within time I suppose
yeah I feel the same honestly, its sad but we need honda and triumph and other brands to crank out some compelling electrics. But I'm still probably going to prefer this style to whatever honda puts out.
I live in Ibiza, Spain. I have pre-ordered a RGNT No.1. I am hoping for delivery in August. The nearest authorized dealership is in Barcelona. Fingers crossed.
Man let me know what you think when you get it!!
@@bartmotorcycle Why certainly. I posted your video on the RGNT group FB page.
Thanks!
@@bartmotorcycle Now the main RGNT FB page has posted your video.
@@toddkolod awesome!
the RGNT is going to become a future collectible.
I love the idea and use the sun to recharge the batteries.
The Swedish regent is a beautiful bike. If I were to pick up an electric bike that’d be it.
The first prototype had a couple of rounded dials/screens and it was beautiful. Unfortunately, the production ones come with that huge square screen that simply does not fit with the retro aesthetics.
Maeving do really cool looking retro electric bikes!
Really like the switch hopefully its in a decently afordable price range
TARFORM FOR ME! Getting the new model VERA in 2025.
Thanks for an amazing list!
They all look pretty rad.
You should have a look at the emula guys.... That's a proper electric motorcycle
We get a 180 kms range amd a top speed of 105 kmph. We are working on two more prototypes and are gonna launch in 2022
Nice video fluump
the price of these, is WHY many people wont even go electric .prices really have to come down massively
You actually can get a really low priced ebike that performs well depending on where you look.
@@BronzeLincolns81
Hey Yudo,
Such as where?
Thanks
🙏
For me it's range vs chargin time. I'm not going to be trapped in my house for 1-8 hours just so I can ride halfway to my nearest city.
The moped shown in your segment on the Tremel Zimmner isn't the Tremel Zimmner, it's actually a similar looking bike from a dutch company, called the Meijs Motorman
definitely won't be ever pedaling the huck or onyx. both their bikes' pedals are puch cranks - not meant to pedal lol. also, they don't consider themselves motorcycles so i wouldn't.
but great list. i think the cleveland cyclewerks bike definitely fits the styles of the others and is honestly the one that stands out to me as the realistic bike. tarform is the ultimate but i like the industrial design of the falcon.
So, what about the SuperSoco TC / TCmax, the Horwin, or maybe the Kumpan? Admittedly, the Kumpan is a retro scooter, not a bike, but looks really good.
How do they measure range for bikes with pedals? Is it done at a certain speed, only throttle?
9:25 listen to that grinder Machine 😆👌
I have an Onyx and it's too heavy to pedal actually but it's such a fun bike
Liked you physically can't pedal it at all?
@@bartmotorcycle you can for about a minute and then you’ll realize how pointless it is. The pedals are just there to make the bike pass as a class 3 ebike. It’s a 150-160 lbs and there’s no pedal assist function. You can pretend pedal like i do when i’m on bike trails, I just throttle it a bit around 10-12mph and pedal at the same time so it looks like i’m doing work lol
That's hilarious, does it feel really quick? I've heard it's pretty fast
@@bartmotorcycle It gets going real quick and can get away from you if you're not ready. It's a pretty fast bike and I've been having a blast riding it.
Hey brother. Please make a top 10 beginner electric motorcycles for a reasonable price.
nice vid. Why isnt Zero on your radar?
Cleveland looks nice to me, kinda CyberCafe :D
You forgot to add to the list, pegas partizan, the biek that's actualy in the first scene of the video :D
I’m waiting for the Husqvarna E pilen to come out.
Just bought a husky Vitpilen 701. the Epilen's pretty cool. I have a couple of ebikes as well
Can we speak of the title though it gave me a good laugh😭
Kits are the way to go, all you need is a bicycle and approximately FIVE HUNDRED bucks for a kit and big enough battery to go around 15 miles before charging at work to get you home.
Check out Atumobile's Atum Vadar E
a 28mph e-morotcycle is a big Hell No. my mid drive ebike does over that for $500 . 1 dollar per watt or better is my measure of a Good Deal on e motorbikes or ebike now-a-days ⚡
I like how you think
Definitely tickled my pickle
Have you checkout Bultaco ebikes they have two of them.
What about Bultaco,and it's new electric motorcycle?
Someone should do a modern EV version of the Classic Honda CT Minibikes.
YES I agree
why not you? it's why most people live in misery...never chasing their dreams
Do any of these bikes have ABS?
I think you got the charging time wrong on the RGNT or maybe they changed it, their page says "Charging time 20 - 80%: 3h" so 100% shouldn't be that much more.
To be honest I don't like any of these. They try to imitate a petrol bike, but they aren't. The old bikes from the 60's are so iconic, because their design was utilitarian. The Gas Tank was on top of the carb because it is the simplest method to fill up the carb without a fuel pump. The engine was build in an open way to make the air run through it in order to cool the engine. But all of that is no longer needed. A truly classic electric bike would follow the utilitarian philosophy. But now they are just electric trains trying to look like a steam lokomotive. Sorry for typos, i am german
Noise bike needed?
+1 comments for support this team 😁
Check out yatri from Nepal. Those are cool bikes.
Is that voice Fluump?
Eysing 🔥🔥🔥
Evoke urban classic?
13k for a bike is INSANITY !
you could easily build a bike with better stats for under 10k
Where is the " Bonfire x" by Black Tea?
It blows my mind that no a single company has made a throttle only bike with pedals that act as a energy generator when pedalling. So like yes the pedals are there... But it's mainly for charging the battery.
Unfortunately, as far as I know in the UK. . . . anything that has electric power and no pedals is illegal to operate without a license and or off-road. Different nations within the UK. Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England will enforce the laws differently. But essentially the idea goes if it has pedals the electric component is seen as an additional aid to go up hills and not the main source of power. Unfortunately, no ones going to make a sick-looking 125cc with deployable foot pedals any time soon so this is why it keeps the innovations and market low.
This is also why electric scooters are being confiscated from hapless kids and adults alike that genuinely just want to live their best lives. Yet here we are, we can't have good things.
I believe in the US they are designated by the kilowatt hour of the electric motor, wether they have pedals or not. if I remember rightly anything below 800 kilowatt hour. doesn't require an operators license. and it has to be marked in plain sight on the ebike.
@@musicauthority703 Kilowatt hours refer to the capacity of a battery. It's got nothing to do with the power of a motor.
Thats not a Tremel , thats a Meijs Motorman
Check out the new Royal Enfield electric : )
have you heard of Yatri motors?
All of them seem to have the same frame design. They look good, don't get me wrong. But I guess thats the point of retro style. I just bought a Sonders Madmods Cafe. And it's fuuuun
Hi Bart 🙋
The range isn’t acceptable and the bikes are way to pricy if you ask me. It would be great if electric motorbikes are getting te same upgrades like ‘normal’ motorbikes, like luggage bag’s, a faster chargingport (in the netherlands we use 230v 35A as a standard for homes and most of us are now switching to a 230V 3x25A so charging power enough) and a way better range. The range is the most important to me. If it’s bellow 300km it’s not worth it. The Energica Ego+ is getting a decent range by now(420km or 260 miles) and has a fast charger on board). The BMW CE 04 is also a cool ‘retro’ 🛵 but the range is way to low to become interesting. Zero motors make cool bikes also but is way to expensive when doing upgrades to it. It’s also a strange thing to buy a motorbike and when adding more range you have to pay extra and some software does the job. The battery was already there… Your type of motors are the retro styled motorbikes and I think it would be better if companies transform old motorbike to electric instead of making new. Nevertheless great footage about these new retro motorbikes 💪👍🏍⚡️⚡️⚡️
3:49 consider my pickle tickled
Tarform superb
"I don't want a pickle, I just want to ride on my motorcickle. And I don't want to die, I just wanna on my motorcycle." Arlo Guthrie
You are missing the Black Tea Motorbikes Bonfire X...
Update?
9:30 Sounds like my washing machine
mi consigli una moto a che va a sburro?
Moped means motor and pedal. If it doesn't have pedals, it is either a scooter or a motorcycle.
All of these E-bikes are too expensive for what you get. They need a longer range to serve the biking world. A quicker charge time is also important. I ride a gasoline motorcycle today and I average 250 to 400 miles a day, so you can see these e-bikes just will not work for me.
nr 4 is not a tremel zimner! it is a meijs motorman from The Netherlands!
I hate to say this -- but if the Chinese decide to get into this market, I think they will sink a lot of startups and prevent the big manufacturers from participating.
They pay ridiculously low wages to their workers and the workers are driven to produce. They will ship the bike directly to you; along with a nifty catalog of spares (replacement batteries). You assemble it and license it, you ride it.
They're already doing this with tens of thousands of products.
There's no such word as "anyways."
There is no excuse for the price of these batteries. Even in low quantities NKON sells some from reputable suppliers that would be way cheaper. EG if it's a 3.5kWh battery pack that is delivering 8KW (12HP) peak You would need a pack capable of delivering 80A at 100V. IE 40S 8P arrangement. EG the LG INR18650-HG2L 3000mAh - 20A at $1700 the lot. That would actually get you 3.5kWh (320 x 3.7V x 3Ah). So why is the pack near $7000?
Curious if you could define the word retro
gears ! so that you don't have to go full rpm for full speed ! = more range ! and much better regeneration !
So this is where fluump went
I use actual Cleveland Welding Company 1950's bicycles. 50mph.
Ranges are disappointing. We’ve come along way in range for auto this last decade. Bikes should be further along by now.
None of these devices have a carrier, they are pure fun products.
How about an retro styled electric car
I think people would buy that
So did you ever get a bike?
Yeah I got an old Triumph. I've got a few videos about it
Price is ridiculous for these
I want the electric revolution to happen but none of the ranges mentioned are acceptable for a replacement on a gas powered motorcycle.
its sad but you're completely right. give me 180 real world miles and I'll take one for 10k
@@bartmotorcycle I’d say another 10 years and they’ll have batteries that’ll be light enough with a comparable range. A EV purchase right now would be premature, at least for me.
@@theeschatechannel2854 yeah agreed. The biggest problem seems to be the inability to just throw in loads of batteries the way you can on a car. I do think the whole swappable battery thing all the japenese companies are working on will help
@@bartmotorcycle
For the diy crews, check out higher voltage and the two bikes he's done. They're awesome.
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you missed the black tea motorbike :)
There needs to be some support from the governments to support the switch to eco friendly vehicles
Yamaha rx100 electric is out in india.... and is shaking the market..
Shame that designers don't think about the real world .Some of these need real functional mudguards.
For real lol
Unfortunately since the late seventies, maybe eighties, motorbike design has been all about trying to appease a certain customer! The companies all do their marketing and gather " information" on what they think their customer is looking for. When they spec out a new design, its all about how it looks ! The problem is that the bike designers are not proper bikers! and now its all style over substance!! Case in point, my BMW R Nine T scrambler 2017 new!! Looks very retro, and it looks very " cool" . However the front mudguard is too short, had to buy an extender, there is no rear mudguard , so the shocks get covered in mud and shit. Had to buy a rear mudguard , which wasn't longer enough either, had to by some shock covers too! And to get at the battery you need to strip half the bike!. The same with trying to change the air filter, remove the tank, FFS ! To keep my bike charged up over shutdown, I had to hard wire an electrical socket to trickle charge the battery. I know as a designer myself, that certain design layout decisions and compromises need to be made! But at the end of the day, simple maintenance things like changing a battery and air filter shouldn't require a freaking TH-cam to show you how to dismantle half the bike! So yes, Bike designers, have a lot to answer for, and the need to make the bike look good, normally ends up on the account of its everyday practicality!