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Old 08-01-2022, 09:05 PM
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Research range of EV when heavy payload or towing a trailer.


Good idea . . . There is a huge impact on range !

https://www.motortrend.com/features...ric-truck-range

https://insideevs.com/news/566670/c...wing-efficiency

https://insideevs.com/news/566670/c...wing-efficiency

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Old 08-02-2022, 04:29 PM
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I cannot imagine letting that Z-1 900 engine loose mounted to this wheelchair chassis.
This was a unreal power plant on the 400 Lb. Z-1 Motor Cycle.
I would not ride this wheelchair, you would probably end up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life.

It needs a Kawasaki H2R motor. ~200 hp in street form, but it makes about 310 hp when turned loose!

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Old 08-02-2022, 06:03 PM
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A buddy s brother has a Hayabusa with a turbocharger.
That thing is scary fast wicked.
A bozo I know was bragging how fast his Harley was. He shut up really quick when we showed up with that thing.
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A bozo I know was bragging how fast his Harley was.

Fast and Harley are oxymorons. Loud and Harley, on the other hand...

And yes, folks, I know that pretty much anything can go fast when running nitro.
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Old 08-04-2022, 12:01 AM
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Agree that "Fast" and "Harley" is an Oxymoron.
They don't call them "Hardly-Movingsen MORON-Cycles" without good reason.
Overpriced, Slow, Loud, lousy-handling TURDS.
Had a clown on some S&S motored Fat Boy MESS try to race my Corvette last summer at 2am. He lost BADLY... Twice.
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IMO, an electric car WITHOUT (at least) a 3-lung gas or diesel "parachute" is naive. Yes it's heavier--but not nearly as heavy as a battery powered car that can't move at all.
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Old 08-04-2022, 08:59 AM
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And yes, folks, I know that pretty much anything can go fast when running nitro.


Indeed . . .

Larry "Spiderman" McBride and his Top Fuel Harley . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYfw4SGnnvc

I have never been a "motorcycle guy" ( fast cars, yes ), but I do like to watch them race !

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I will buy an EV when the recharge time is the same or less than the amount of time it takes me to fill my ICE's gas tank.
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