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Should an electric motorcycle look like a gas bike?
MrDude_1:
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--- Quote from: clay.leihy on December 19, 2017, 12:35:38 AM ---
--- Quote from: MrDude_1 on December 19, 2017, 12:12:48 AM ---ugh.
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I'm with you. I think electric bikes could certainly be "non-traditional" looking, but that one is just ugly. (IMO)
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I believe form should follow function.
Since I am looking at mostly on-road, higher speed motorcycles with good handling, I expect:
a seat set into the bike,
a section of bike infront of the seat with some kind of scalloped area for locking my legs in,
pegs under me that I can weigh easily,
bars low enough that my body is not up in the air, and so that at speed the wind holds me in a neutral weighed position.
I expect a HIGH (yes, high) and about 70% forward center of gravity that lets the bike turn easily and keeps the front weighted down
I expect a short wheelbase and reasonable suspension geometry.
So... with that said.. you can go nuts, but STYLE wise, like all motorsports vehicles, organic lines are sexy. flat slabs are not. simple curves are not. having no concave shapes generally are not.
You can have it be "open" and look like parts are missing or fully covered. You can have it be direct with a line from steering head to swingarm pivot or a sweeping stylized curve... whatever looks good and works. It doesnt have to be a purebred racebike. But if its not for function, it better be pretty.
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So what did you think of the Dan Gurney Alligator? ;)
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I didnt make nearly as many jokes about that as I made about the Delta Wing. lol
clay.leihy:
--- Quote from: Richard230 on December 19, 2017, 09:23:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: MrDude_1 on December 19, 2017, 07:47:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: clay.leihy on December 19, 2017, 12:35:38 AM ---
--- Quote from: MrDude_1 on December 19, 2017, 12:12:48 AM ---ugh.
--- End quote ---
I'm with you. I think electric bikes could certainly be "non-traditional" looking, but that one is just ugly. (IMO)
Sent from my Z982 using Tapatalk
--- End quote ---
I believe form should follow function.
Since I am looking at mostly on-road, higher speed motorcycles with good handling, I expect:
a seat set into the bike,
a section of bike infront of the seat with some kind of scalloped area for locking my legs in,
pegs under me that I can weigh easily,
bars low enough that my body is not up in the air, and so that at speed the wind holds me in a neutral weighed position.
I expect a HIGH (yes, high) and about 70% forward center of gravity that lets the bike turn easily and keeps the front weighted down
I expect a short wheelbase and reasonable suspension geometry.
So... with that said.. you can go nuts, but STYLE wise, like all motorsports vehicles, organic lines are sexy. flat slabs are not. simple curves are not. having no concave shapes generally are not.
You can have it be "open" and look like parts are missing or fully covered. You can have it be direct with a line from steering head to swingarm pivot or a sweeping stylized curve... whatever looks good and works. It doesnt have to be a purebred racebike. But if its not for function, it better be pretty.
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So what did you think of the Dan Gurney Alligator? ;)
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Form certainly follows function there. I'd love to see a more aero-looking version, accentuating the purpose of the thing.
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KrazyEd:
Nissan had a problem with people not liking the looks of the Leaf.
2nd generation looks more conventional. Volt was a little unconventional
with first generation, looks more mainstream today. Tesla has always
looked pretty much mainstream. Some people want something that looks
UFOish, others don't wish to draw attention to themselves.
Richard230:
--- Quote from: KrazyEd on December 21, 2017, 12:53:06 AM ---Nissan had a problem with people not liking the looks of the Leaf.
2nd generation looks more conventional. Volt was a little unconventional
with first generation, looks more mainstream today. Tesla has always
looked pretty much mainstream. Some people want something that looks
UFOish, others don't wish to draw attention to themselves.
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Like the Brammo Enertia?
Alan Stewart:
I’m fine with the first gen Leaf’s front end, which seems to be what most folk hated, but don’t like its rear end. Too frumpy. The Renault Zoe, that is a nice looking car.
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