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Facebook video, if that affects it. Must watch viewing.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/474992631705094?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=0VwfS7

Maybe I’m just too soft, but the ribelle was just too wristy and cramped feeling for me. That is likely because I’m only allowed one bike, so it has to be ergonomically correct for every day use. The head down position also doesn’t make for the best traffic awareness.

You also have really want electric, the aprillia turbo/ducati monster with similar performance are less than half the price.

I’m going to second the statement about the need for impact absorption as well as abrasion resistance. Never come off a bike at speed, but as a kid fell of the back of a ute. Heavy work jeans and leather work gloves prevented road rash, but probably nothing more than hitting a pebble cracked my trapezoid or trapezium bone at the base of the thumb. The glove was not punctured

The BMW Ce04 aint exactly flawless, after an extensive series of charging errors we had the charge controller replaced in ours...which would be a $4000 item out of warranty. Then it happened again, also replaced under warranty. I note the second unit has a different part number, which seems to be a tacit acknowledgement they had a bad design that needed changing. From just a few interactions with other owners in Aus, it seems there has indeed been a high percentage of charge controller issues.

The BMW will does get noticebly less brisk under 50%, forcibly limits speeds to 110km/h under 30%, and i think its either 50km/h or 60km/h when it hits 15%. It will absolutely suddenly lose speed at those SOCs, scared the shit out of me the first time I found that out (its not in the owners manual)

The BMW does away with the obvious balacing by generally charging at a vastly lower C-rate (less than 0.8C), reserving a portion of the battery capacity (around 5%) and most critically by not display when it is balancing, it does it without telling you. Also AC ONLY charging using your own on-board unit, that only ever sees your battery is much simpler that DCFC.

$ for $ the enegica offers vastly superior performance, specification and range (although I totally agree on the screen and UI, it makes the hand-me-down aprillia screen on the energicas look like toys for poor kiddies). The suspension on the BMW is....adequate. The front brake is awesome, but do not take it on a track day, its only good for a few big stops.

BMW $774.19/kw power - Energica ss9 $587.5/kw power
BMW $2696.63/kwh battery - Energica $2186.0/kwh battery
BMW JJuan vs Energica Brembo
BMW homebrand basics suspension vs Energica Ohlins

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Three other complaints, the lovely bright headlight will be full of condensation for a week after rain, the rear indicators will break off if a pedestrian looks at them too hard (at a $200 replacement cost) and the storage compartment sized exactly to not fit a helmet will jam shut randomly.

I may have mentioned she's not the most technically experienced, despite dozens of days of professional instruction. I get her to do these rider training days, on the last one her instructer was stunned to observe she almost never uses the front brake. They spent the last few hours trying over and over to get her to brake hard using the front into the corners, but she just never did it. Always would just engine brake/use the rear to slow down. I even got her to do a driver training day, she'd always just slow down and wouldn't get the abs to engage, the instructor finally got her to emergency brake by making like he was about to jump in front of the car.

Electric - left hand rear, right hand front brake.

Just wait until you have a bike with conering traction/stabilty control, magic for "oh shit" moments.

Wife (not exactly a technically experienced rider) hit the throttle on her bmw mid corner on an onramp, drifting across the lane. She's got the 360 cam running as a dashcam and replayed it all. She hit a wet/oily patch in the middle of the lane as she's at full throttle to merge. I see the back started to slid out/sideways, shes basically panicked and all but let go of the handlebars (maybe a fistful of rear brake?), all the dash lights come on and the bike smoothly straightens out and stands without violently overcorrecting. No dance, smooth transition from fuuuuuuuuuuu to ck. Of course I did the sensible thing and tried to replicate that moment the next rainy night.

Yep, they spray it regularly. They also have regularly scrape off the rubber because it’s too slippery.

The trick with glue on skin, just wait, your own oils and sweat will get it off. If you’re in a hurry, add some good ol vasoline.

You should hit up a drag strip sometime,m, hell, an esseesse (non rs version!) won what I believe was a national 1/4 mile drag in street bike class.

I know on some highways, they mixed ground up rubber with the pavement and laid it down.  I wonder how that worked out?

Be still my beating heart, you know about recycled rubber binder pavements?

They’re marginally more difficult to get right (industry is still learning) and while initial costs are slightly higher, they have much better service life than traditional mixes. Vastly better grip, quieter, better frost resistance and less surface water retention.