E bikes rampaging Toronto streets

[backmarkerducati]

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Seth (aka Bike Hacks, Berm Peak) had a good video on the subject:

IMO like I noted before the laws need to change and the loop holes need to be closed and enforced. Europe did a much better job than North America on the subject.

 

[adri]

Seth (aka Bike Hacks, Berm Peak) had a good video on the subject:

IMO like I noted before the laws need to change and the loop holes need to be closed and enforced. Europe did a much better job than North America on the subject.

For anyone who's like "Hey what kind of bike is that? I wonder what it costs and what it's pros and cons are, from a motorcyclist perspective."

First of all, good on ya for being curious and in such a specific way haha.

Second, I actually reviewed that exact ebike last month. Didn't bother posting it to GTAM because I figured it was too far removed from motorcycling to deserve a thread... but since that model's being shared anyway...

Here's what I loved and hated about it, and what it's like riding one through city streets and walking paths.

 

[GreyGhost]

For anyone who's like "Hey what kind of bike is that? I wonder what it costs and what it's pros and cons are, from a motorcyclist perspective."

First of all, good on ya for being curious and in such a specific way haha.

Second, I actually reviewed that exact ebike last month. Didn't bother posting it to GTAM because I figured it was too far removed from motorcycling to deserve a thread... but since that model's being shared anyway...

Here's what I loved and hated about it, and what it's like riding one through city streets and walking paths.

You kept calling it an ebike. In Ontario (and I think all of Canada), it is not an ebike. It is an electric motorcycle. To be an ebike, it has to comply with every bullet point in the governments list. The max motor size to be an ebike is 500 watts so the 750 watt motor alone pushes it out to a motorcycle (even if it was turned down to 500, the definition is based on motor size not electric power supplied).

 

[adri]

You kept calling it an ebike. In Ontario (and I think all of Canada), it is not an ebike. It is an electric motorcycle. To be an ebike, it has to comply with every bullet point in the governments list. The max motor size to be an ebike is 500 watts so the 750 watt motor alone pushes it out to a motorcycle (even if it was turned down to 500, the definition is based on motor size not electric power supplied).

I NEVER CLAIMED TO BE ANY GOOD AT MY JOB OKAY?






In all seriousness... Yes, fair point. Here, you're totally right. My audience is American. Canada isn't even second place. Ontario viewers wouldn't even make a geographic top ten list, so, gotta keep that in mind too. But like the guy in the video said, even the people buying them don't seem to understand the difference or what the laws are.



Random shot around the Don Valley, Chrawno.

 

[MCT]

Why do I have to pay so much to ride a motorcycle...licence. insurance..training...when Toronto allows anyone to do the same on these with none of the above...and use roads and bike lanes.

Not just Toronto but anywhere. Why, because 99.9% of Canadians are so nice to accept it. Not this guy though.

I have seen some of these e-bikes that are modified and going at high speeds on sidewalks and pedestrian trails in the city where bicycles are also allowed on.

No iinsurance, so how do you think I'll react if I get run into and end up walking with a limp for the rest of my life. Or if you fail to follow the rules and not stop at a stop sign and run into my sports car. It is not going to be a pretty sight.

 

[adri]

Well, I sold my Talaria MX5 today, womp womp.

Wasn't planning on it, didn't even have it listed. A friend was over, he had ridden it a couple times before. He was always kind of interested in it as there are woods with trails behind his property. He made me an offer, I shrugged it off, five hours later he offered me $1,000 more and I was like, sure. I only put about 200 km on it in a year so (this was a bad year for me), so, he'll make better use of it.

I don't know what's more surprising, the MX5 I was never planning on selling is gone, or people want to spend 6 hours with me. Fuckin crazy world we're living in.

Guess I'll have to find something else to go rampaging on.

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