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Title: Erik Buell's new venture
Post by: SoCal250 on March 11, 2019, 03:08:52 PM
Buell is still at it, this time with electric bikes
https://auto.ndtv.com/news/erik-buell-is-resurrected-with-fuell-electric-bikes-2003765 (https://auto.ndtv.com/news/erik-buell-is-resurrected-with-fuell-electric-bikes-2003765)
Title: Re: Erik Buell's new venture
Post by: IR8D8R on March 12, 2019, 12:20:18 PM
That is one big-ass hub motor. This could be a lot of fun! Doesn't give a weight.

Better be fun for $11k. I would like to see about double the power.

IR8D8R
Title: Re: Erik Buell's new venture
Post by: Dvsrd on March 12, 2019, 03:28:00 PM
Quote from: IR8D8R on March 12, 2019, 12:20:18 PM
That is one big-ass hub motor. This could be a lot of fun! Doesn't give a weight.

Better be fun for $11k. I would like to see about double the power.

IR8D8R

I wonder how the rear suspension copes with the weight of that motor......
Title: Re: Erik Buell's new venture
Post by: SoCal250 on March 14, 2019, 03:38:48 PM
Also just written up in Motorcyclist
Fuell Is More Than An Electric Motorcycle Company, Part 1 (https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/fuell-is-more-than-an-electric-motorcycle-company-part-1)
Title: Re: Erik Buell's new venture
Post by: boars on March 21, 2019, 08:32:05 AM
Hrmn "Fuell flow" - certainly not a name I'd quickly associate with an electric.

You're not wrong about that hub motor though - that's an interesting looking wheel.
Wouldn't want too stiff a cross breeze....

Have had a lot of fun with some electrics in recent years - torque is amazing and with a 35KW option, that might be fun to play on.
At worst it looks like it might be a decent commuter, bit more affordable than the livewire - I think that'll hit Australian shores for around $40kAUD. Ouch.
Whereas this should hit ours for ~20kAUD (probably over) - for the 11KW version anyway.

Something worth watching