I’ve never ridden anything lectric so I couldn’t really make a qualified comment. But your review is one of the most honest ones I’ve seen on EV. 👍🏾🇦🇺

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, I am keen to get on some more electric bikes to do some more reviews. I have a few things in the pipeline so watch this space.

Big congrats on 1,000! ✌️👏🎉

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rog, yes kind of just snuck up on me.

I agree that this concept is here to stay, and obviously the technology, as with everything, will continue to evolve. For urban commuting this would be fantastic. ✌️

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Im interested in seeing the next iteration of EVs, looks like some really good propositions coming up in the next 6 months, particularly in Australia.

Rob from TDU sent me. Don’t know why I haven’t been subscribed until now. Gonna enjoy watching mate. Cheers 👍🏾🤙🏽💯

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, hope you enjoy.

My wife was looking at one of these recently. Looks like it is fit for purpose. But definitely needs a top box.

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

100% needs a top box. Let us know if you test ride one

First of all congratulations on 1000 subscribers! That’s a nice little scooter 🛵! Haha you smiled 😂. Not my cup of tea but I haven’t ridden it either lol. Great review Ross. Btw I recently bought a ninja lol 😂. Quite an interesting little machine

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Greg, yeah I smile sometimes.😂. A Ninja, that would ride a bit different to the Harley.

@RidingHumboldtCounty

2 жыл бұрын

@@BikerTorque yes sir I’ve ridden it once and it’s so awkward

Looks perfect for city living. If you like scooters it makes a tonne of sense.

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

I was never a fan, but can see myself getting a scooter at some point, maybe not an EV, but a classic old Vespa as a lot of appeal.

“it was downhill, with a tailwind, and before dinner!” ✌️😂

@RidingHumboldtCounty

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂🤣

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

I had fun writing that.

@hachewie

2 жыл бұрын

I laughed too.

@RidingHumboldtCounty

2 жыл бұрын

@@hachewie Ross is such a cool cat! Another legend from down under 🤙💯

@hachewie

2 жыл бұрын

@@RidingHumboldtCounty Yes indeed he is.

I run a TC Max to work. Love it

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

It would be a bit peppier than the CPX I imagine

@checkyourfax

Жыл бұрын

@@BikerTorque It can do 95km/h due to the obvious better aerodynamics and slightly higher output engine (3900W vs 3500W)

It definitely works in the right environment, inner city runabout. I think anywhere outside of that the limitations of poor uphill performance (which I’m amazed and shocked at) will not help for anything outside of a built up area, as you’ll either meet some hills or high speed country roads. The removable battery is great, unfortunately at the cost of space. Which is always a trade off. Proprietary batteries can be made into custom shapes that could help with storage.

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

👍

For The Netherlands, where almost everything is flat, this thing is amazing.

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

I imagine it would be.

Rob sent me over oh wait a minute I’m already subscribed lol 😂. Cheers mate! That interview you did with him has me drooling about our interview.🤣. Are we still a go? 👍💯🤙

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Greg, yes still a go, we’ve pushed back the next series of stories due to work commitments but its on the way

@RidingHumboldtCounty

2 жыл бұрын

@@BikerTorque 🤙👍🇦🇺

I wanted an electric bike to commute on but couldn't justify the cost when you factor in the range and performance. For $8k, I ended up with a '18 GTS300 Vespa that will easily do 100kmh all while using around 2L/100km of fuel.

@BikerTorque

5 ай бұрын

Love the GTS300 awesome bike

Sure does eliminate the need for gasoline. I guess it all depends on the person. Thumbs up 👍

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

👍

Here scooters are limited at 45km/h and are allowed on many bicycle lanes. I tried this scooter and it's amazing at those speeds. Have to leave it in sports mode though because at 45 km/h all the other modes do is cause a decline in acceleration, but otherwise they all seem to have the same top speed due to the limiting. Uphill when it's limited at 45 km/h it keeps up to that speed 100% of the time. Also, with a dual battery, technically the scooter should be able to output way more power, because the battery will be able to output way more amperage (twice the amount) That's how electrical motors work. At a slight increase of wear it would be technically possible to tweak the ECU to make it better at climbing uphill, and reach higher top speeds. But for some reason Super Soco didn't decide to allow higher speeds. The wiring would possibly also need to be updated to prevent melting, depending on its quality.

@ferosofranek8817

Жыл бұрын

only one battery can be discharged at the time - when it reach 20%, then automatically switch to other battery this type of scooter can't deliver significantly more power, because HUB motor design (fast overheating) and also because high battery current (with actual design, it deliver 4.8kW from only 2.7kWh battery)

@checkyourfax

Жыл бұрын

@@ferosofranek8817 thank you for the clarification. That does make sense. At 45 km/h its good enough. The hub design does make it easy to remove and repair. Can signicantly reduce cost of maintenance

@checkyourfax

Жыл бұрын

@@ferosofranek8817 Hmmm there's a video of a guy who hacked the battery controller so it uses both batteries at the same time. At that point it SHOULD be possible to get more power out of the engine by tweaking the ECU, but like you said, overheating would likely be a tremendous problem.

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

Agree, if you are limited to 45kms it’s pretty good

not bad for a inner city commute :)

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

👍

Hi, I am very interested in getting one but i would like to know the performance with a passenger on board. Any thoughts?

@BikerTorque

8 ай бұрын

From memory i did ride with a pillion and range did decrease with the extra weight as you’d expect

hola buen video,pero con lo que vale una de estas baterias es facil que te la quiten no?

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

👍

Good review Ross, but I will leave the EV for a little while yet 😎👍🏼

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the CPX is probably not the best option for those beautiful roads in Tassie.

@BigBert

2 жыл бұрын

@@BikerTorque be ok to run back and forth to the office 😂

I'd totally commute on something like this, but would prefer to see the price under $5k

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think at under $5k it would represent excellent value for money

50km on one battery or two?

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

One, but in Sport mode

@Tcat421

Жыл бұрын

So, you got 50 km on one battery in sport mode ?

I can’t see it as a viable machine out here in the west, at least for me. I’m still close going to the hope that we can keep our internal combustion engine and use some sort of carbon neutral bio- fuel. It already exists but we don’t hear about it because we’ve already been sold on ev’s.

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chewie, thanks for watching. I personally don't mind the idea of EVs, but definitely don't want to give up my internal combustion engine bikes

@hachewie

2 жыл бұрын

@@BikerTorque Yeah I'm not opposed to EV's but there is probably technology that would require less of the earth's resources and we could not give up the sound of our bikes. I'll send you a link on Insta to a really amazing video.

mmm ? $7.5k or Honda PCX at $5k .... $2.5k would buy a lot of Fuel for the Honda and no issues with range.... !

@BikerTorque

9 ай бұрын

Sure would.

Sounds like hills are a no go 🙅

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Hills are only OK if you have it in Sport Mode, even then the power does drop. I had it in ECO mode on one hill because I was concerned about making it home with enough battery, that was scary.

@RidingHumboldtCounty

2 жыл бұрын

@@BikerTorque 👍🤙 sounds like it will work for a short pie run lol 😂

@BikerTorque

2 жыл бұрын

@@RidingHumboldtCounty maybe a very short pie run

@RidingHumboldtCounty

2 жыл бұрын

@@BikerTorque 🤙😂

AUD $7,690 + Insurance, ouch!

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

No petrol though🤔

Very underpowered! Beautiful but weak.

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

Probably right

some greedy retailers there.. 5000€ costs 2battey version in europe, same as RE Himalayan. thought you are closer to china?

@BikerTorque

Жыл бұрын

Not retailers, more likely tax