Would you?

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 06/06/2020 at 12:45 • Filed to: None

0

24

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

LED lightbar headlight seems impractical 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 12:55

2

well...i wouldnt... aside from me not being a huge fan of lectrics

this more my style

gettingoldercarguy > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/06/2020 at 13:05

1

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gettingoldercarguy 06/06/2020 at 13:06

1

you know im officially british right?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 13:07

2

Too much battery life lost from the drag and excess drain when I add all the mirrors and lights, I bet.

And otherwise, what’s the point? Or phrased differently, why should I care? Why should I care?

gettingoldercarguy > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/06/2020 at 13:10

2

I didn’t, but that just makes the picture funnier.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 13:20

1

I would at the right price.

When looking at ebikes (the ones that actually look like bicycles with an added motor/battery) and asking the age-old NPoCP question, most fall into the CP territory since the prices are competing with used cars.

The two things preventing me from electric transport are the high up-front cost and charging infrastructure (which is getting better) .

ranwhenparked > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 13:25

5

“Gas guzzling engine of yore" - doesnt a Vespa do like, 100+ mpg? 

HammerheadFistpunch > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 13:32

0

if i was so inclined and set on spending that kind of money on a new scooter...yes.  Its not like you ever need to travel big distances on one...they are mostly house tenders, ferrying you from home to and from shopping.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 13:47

1

Fuck yeah I would. That thing is like walking around a park with a puppy.

How could a bad person ever own such a thing?

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/06/2020 at 13:48

0

What are you unofficially?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 06/06/2020 at 13:51

1

a marsbar?

ive always been british but i was actually born and raised in the netherlands

mostly raised there anyway...grew up between the two from the age of about 8

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/06/2020 at 13:52

1

I’ll unofficially be a Twix then

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 06/06/2020 at 13:54

0

a left or a right twix?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 14:10

1

Depends on the range. Vespa already has their own EV bike though, which has their signature styling, etc...this one looks a bit TOO futuristic-y for me.

https://www.vespa.com/ca_EN/vespa-models/vespa-elettrica.html

The current one is just an EV-ified version of their current petrol ones, so it has the same nice styling and can even do about 100km in range...not too shabby!

Kiltedpadre > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 14:27

1

My initial thought was hell yes. The lack of mirrors in favor of lidar though seems like an absolutely terrible idea to me. I’d want the mirrors and no lidar or a combination of both if they insisted on adding it.

I’m not a fan of the led bar either. With it the front end is too simplified for my taste.  I bet a more traditional, but smaller than normal,  round led headlight would actually look great.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 15:47

1

It’s super cool. Not sure what the range would be, but if I lived in a big city, I’d consider it

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/06/2020 at 16:11

1

Non Binary bro,

ranwhenparked > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 06/06/2020 at 16:29

1

The puppy, or the scooter?

Svend > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 16:58

1

I hope it doesn't catch on. It's only the advancing noise of the bike that warns pedestrians to get out the way as they come racing down the pavement (sidewalk) and drivers of their wing mirrors and doors as they weave in and out the traffic. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 19:32

1

They make kits for old Vespas in the UK, I have thought about it for the last frame I have left.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ranwhenparked 06/06/2020 at 19:32

0

And oil mixed in. 

shop-teacher > ImmoralMinority 06/06/2020 at 23:00

1

I might ... But only for a fraction of what they'd charge to buy the thing. Vespa prices are like Harley prices.

oldmxer > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/07/2020 at 04:51

1

now you’re talking

oldmxer > ImmoralMinority 06/07/2020 at 04:58

1

i like it, need to know range and if it doesn’t cost more than a scooter should, like more than a Honda Cub, when the electrics cost no more than a gas equivalent I’m in, but doubt that will happen any time soon