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I wonder when someone will make a great sounding one. I know this at first doesn't make much sense in a EV but it is one of the big(est) reasons one bike is cho

by Daho0n 6y ago

I wonder when someone will make a great sounding one. I know this at first doesn't make much sense in a EV but it is one of the big(est) reasons one bike is chosen over others. See Harley Davidson for example. Being realistic about it HD doesn't have much going for them outside branding and sound; it is piss poor quality and very expensive, but they sound good and have great branding. The current electric motorcycles on the market are falling into the same trap as modern ICE motorcycles: they are for many reasons converging on the same style, sound and price. Many buy old vintage motorcycles for this reason and many of those that does not at least make sure to change the sound with a better exhaust. Sound is extremely important in a motorcycle. I for one don't think I would want one without it. It might be great fun but in my world it would be a very fun bike -not a motorcycle- without the soundtrack.

taylorfinley 6y ago
It sounds like you're a pretty traditional motorcycle purchaser: you want a chunky piece of metal with a hefty roar. Electric bikes offer a completely different appeal, they're svelte, light, and quiet. The first electric dirt bike I ever saw marketed, the Zero, was advertised as a special-ops vehicle for quiet night-time operations--the stealth was one of the biggest appeals! The same goes for riding on trails out in nature, no loud ICE is a huge plus in that context.
tiew9Vii 6y ago
Harley have the LiveWire, an electric bike. It’s expensive so not designed to sell a lot of them but everything I’ve read says it’s a extremely good bike with every one riding it saying if they had the spare cash and wouldn’t miss the money, they would buy one without hesitation. An observation with every review I see on an electric motorcycles is every one says they thought they would miss the sound but instead the motor whine and the quietness adds to the experience. The motor whine and the torque/instant acceleration is supposed to be addictive, sounds like something out of Star Wars accelerating. I like the sound of various engines, old thumpers, v-twins, v4’s, inline fours, straight through systems etc but don’t think I’d miss them, electric is another evolution of them. A lot of complaints and policing a round motorcycles is the noise. Most people put after market exhausts on for the performance but that’s no longer required with electric. I think the power characteristics, the low centre of gravity means once range issue is better with bikes they will be a more pure experience. The lower noise will make longer journeys less fatiguing, it means national parks/country roads won’t be trying to ban bikes because of sound, same for dirt bikes etc etc. I’ll probably miss ICE bikes and they will become classics but electric will also be an evolution of the motorcycle. For me riding is about how the bike handles, the performance, where it lets me go. You are much more involved riding a bike than a car and you also take in the environment much more. How a motorcycle looks is important to me but I’m far less concerned about the image which is Harley’s marketing or all the custom cafe racers you see coming back these days.

by Daho0n 6y ago

taylorfinley 6y ago

It sounds like you're a pretty traditional motorcycle purchaser: you want a chunky piece of metal with a hefty roar. Electric bikes offer a completely different appeal, they're svelte, light, and quiet. The first electric dirt bike I ever saw marketed, the Zero, was advertised as a special-ops vehicle for quiet night-time operations--the stealth was one of the biggest appeals! The same goes for riding on trails out in nature, no loud ICE is a huge plus in that context.

tiew9Vii 6y ago

Harley have the LiveWire, an electric bike. It’s expensive so not designed to sell a lot of them but everything I’ve read says it’s a extremely good bike with every one riding it saying if they had the spare cash and wouldn’t miss the money, they would buy one without hesitation. An observation with every review I see on an electric motorcycles is every one says they thought they would miss the sound but instead the motor whine and the quietness adds to the experience. The motor whine and the torque/instant acceleration is supposed to be addictive, sounds like something out of Star Wars accelerating. I like the sound of various engines, old thumpers, v-twins, v4’s, inline fours, straight through systems etc but don’t think I’d miss them, electric is another evolution of them. A lot of complaints and policing a round motorcycles is the noise. Most people put after market exhausts on for the performance but that’s no longer required with electric. I think the power characteristics, the low centre of gravity means once range issue is better with bikes they will be a more pure experience. The lower noise will make longer journeys less fatiguing, it means national parks/country roads won’t be trying to ban bikes because of sound, same for dirt bikes etc etc. I’ll probably miss ICE bikes and they will become classics but electric will also be an evolution of the motorcycle. For me riding is about how the bike handles, the performance, where it lets me go. You are much more involved riding a bike than a car and you also take in the environment much more. How a motorcycle looks is important to me but I’m far less concerned about the image which is Harley’s marketing or all the custom cafe racers you see coming back these days.