What's the point of an electric motorcycle? I didn't get it to stand out, let's start there. For me it was the lack of maintenance mostly. I live in a condo tower so I can't do bike work where I live, and quite frankly I don't really want to be futzing around when I could just be riding. No winterizing/de-winterizing, fluid changes, chain maintenance, etc etc. Just turn on and go. The torque still makes me grin, the lack of gears took way less getting used to than I expected, and the lack of noise is fun. What's especially positive that doesn't get mentioned much is the lack of heat generation - so much more comfortable to ride in the summer. Of course on the downside, I can't hug the gas tank in winter.
But that's me. It works for me because I'm not a tourer, I don't go for days/week long rides, I just commute (30km daily) and tool around the GTA for the most part. If I go further, I plan a stop around a charger and grab a meal. No big deal. Obviously that's not going to work for a lot of people - great, move on. You ride your ride, I'll ride mine, as long as we're both riding.
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And how do you like it? I've wanted one for a while but simply out of my price range for the time being.
How does insurance treat it? They typically ask for engine size...but this one doesn't have an engine per se...
How long does it charge? L1/L2?
Cheapest one I see on Kijiji right now is 10.5k which is 2x my budget for what I bought my Rebel for.