Finnish electric motorcycle debuts with revolutionary hubless wheel

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Finnish electric motorcycle debuts with revolutionary hubless wheel

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124-186 miles per charge is what I see as the real news here. The hubless wheel is not what I would call revolutionary. That it has the motor in it is a new innovation, but hubless wheels have been around for a long time, even on the rear of motorcycles.
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that seat looks soooooooo comfortable
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rcmatt007 wrote:that seat looks soooooooo comfortable
Remember - max run is 186 miles.
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I saw that earlier and thought it was pretty cool. Over the years I've seen seats that looked painful but were comfortable, and vice-versa. Some even turned out about like they looked. :shock: My objection to the seat is the inability to add saddlebags.

The regen replacing the clutch lever interests me. I would prefer it to act like a motorcycle clutch, rather than like a scooter brake. By that I mean that you would have full/max regen if you leave the "clutch" alone, and less/no regen when the lever is pulled. That would make it feel more like a normal motorcycle.

It should be an easy way to tell if they are marketing this to motorcyclists or to scooterists.
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