The electric revolution. Like it or loathe it.

[@OutbackOutlaw]

I’ve never ridden anything lectric so I couldn’t really make a qualified comment. But your review is one of the most honest ones I’ve seen on EV. 👍🏾🇦🇺

[@BikerTorque]

Thanks for that, I am keen to get on some more electric bikes to do some more reviews. I have a few things in the pipeline so watch this space.

[@RoadsOfOz]

My wife was looking at one of these recently. Looks like it is fit for purpose. But definitely needs a top box.

[@BikerTorque]

100% needs a top box. Let us know if you test ride one

[@OutbackOutlaw]

Rob from TDU sent me. Don’t know why I haven’t been subscribed until now. Gonna enjoy watching mate. Cheers 👍🏾🤙🏽💯

[@BikerTorque]

Cheers mate, hope you enjoy.

[@BDHO73]

Looks perfect for city living. If you like scooters it makes a tonne of sense.

[@BikerTorque]

I was never a fan, but can see myself getting a scooter at some point, maybe not an EV, but a classic old Vespa as a lot of appeal.

[@HarleyThrottleJuice]

I agree that this concept is here to stay, and obviously the technology, as with everything, will continue to evolve. For urban commuting this would be fantastic. ✌️

[@BikerTorque]

Im interested in seeing the next iteration of EVs, looks like some really good propositions coming up in the next 6 months, particularly in Australia.

[@HarleyThrottleJuice]

Big congrats on 1,000! ✌️👏🎉

[@BikerTorque]

Thanks Rog, yes kind of just snuck up on me.

[@checkyourfax]

Here scooters are limited at 45km/h and are allowed on many bicycle lanes. I tried this scooter and it's amazing at those speeds. Have to leave it in sports mode though because at 45 km/h all the other modes do is cause a decline in acceleration, but otherwise they all seem to have the same top speed due to the limiting. Uphill when it's limited at 45 km/h it keeps up to that speed 100% of the time. Also, with a dual battery, technically the scooter should be able to output way more power, because the battery will be able to output way more amperage (twice the amount) That's how electrical motors work. At a slight increase of wear it would be technically possible to tweak the ECU to make it better at climbing uphill, and reach higher top speeds. But for some reason Super Soco didn't decide to allow higher speeds. The wiring would possibly also need to be updated to prevent melting, depending on its quality.

[@ferosofranek8817]

only one battery can be discharged at the time - when it reach 20%, then automatically switch to other battery this type of scooter can't deliver significantly more power, because HUB motor design (fast overheating) and also because high battery current (with actual design, it deliver 4.8kW from only 2.7kWh battery)

[@checkyourfax]

@@ferosofranek8817 thank you for the clarification. That does make sense. At 45 km/h its good enough. The hub design does make it easy to remove and repair. Can signicantly reduce cost of maintenance

[@checkyourfax]

@@ferosofranek8817 Hmmm there's a video of a guy who hacked the battery controller so it uses both batteries at the same time. At that point it SHOULD be possible to get more power out of the engine by tweaking the ECU, but like you said, overheating would likely be a tremendous problem.

[@BikerTorque]

Agree, if you are limited to 45kms it’s pretty good

[@checkyourfax]

For The Netherlands, where almost everything is flat, this thing is amazing.

[@BikerTorque]

I imagine it would be.

[@BuntaBall40]

I run a TC Max to work. Love it

[@BikerTorque]

It would be a bit peppier than the CPX I imagine

[@checkyourfax]

@@BikerTorque It can do 95km/h due to the obvious better aerodynamics and slightly higher output engine (3900W vs 3500W)

[@Raphael-zl5jb]

I wanted an electric bike to commute on but couldn't justify the cost when you factor in the range and performance. For $8k, I ended up with a '18 GTS300 Vespa that will easily do 100kmh all while using around 2L/100km of fuel.

[@BikerTorque]

Love the GTS300 awesome bike

[@HarleyThrottleJuice]

“it was downhill, with a tailwind, and before dinner!” ✌️😂

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

😂😂🤣

[@BikerTorque]

I had fun writing that.

[@hachewie]

I laughed too.

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

@@hachewie Ross is such a cool cat! Another legend from down under 🤙💯

[@hachewie]

@@RidingHumboldtCounty Yes indeed he is.

[@whatsstefon]

It definitely works in the right environment, inner city runabout. I think anywhere outside of that the limitations of poor uphill performance (which I’m amazed and shocked at) will not help for anything outside of a built up area, as you’ll either meet some hills or high speed country roads. The removable battery is great, unfortunately at the cost of space. Which is always a trade off. Proprietary batteries can be made into custom shapes that could help with storage.

[@BikerTorque]

👍

[@Jesmond-q1l]

Hi, I am very interested in getting one but i would like to know the performance with a passenger on board. Any thoughts?

[@BikerTorque]

From memory i did ride with a pillion and range did decrease with the extra weight as you’d expect

[@avierjurado]

hola buen video,pero con lo que vale una de estas baterias es facil que te la quiten no?

[@BikerTorque]

👍

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

Sure does eliminate the need for gasoline. I guess it all depends on the person. Thumbs up 👍

[@BikerTorque]

👍

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

First of all congratulations on 1000 subscribers! That’s a nice little scooter 🛵! Haha you smiled 😂. Not my cup of tea but I haven’t ridden it either lol. Great review Ross. Btw I recently bought a ninja lol 😂. Quite an interesting little machine

[@BikerTorque]

Cheers Greg, yeah I smile sometimes.😂. A Ninja, that would ride a bit different to the Harley.

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

@@BikerTorque yes sir I’ve ridden it once and it’s so awkward

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

Rob sent me over oh wait a minute I’m already subscribed lol 😂. Cheers mate! That interview you did with him has me drooling about our interview.🤣. Are we still a go? 👍💯🤙

[@BikerTorque]

Hey Greg, yes still a go, we’ve pushed back the next series of stories due to work commitments but its on the way

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

@@BikerTorque 🤙👍🇦🇺

[@motorcyclestuff1961]

not bad for a inner city commute :)

[@BikerTorque]

👍

[@PhilipBeresford]

I'd totally commute on something like this, but would prefer to see the price under $5k

[@BikerTorque]

Yes, I think at under $5k it would represent excellent value for money

[@hachewie]

I can’t see it as a viable machine out here in the west, at least for me. I’m still close going to the hope that we can keep our internal combustion engine and use some sort of carbon neutral bio- fuel. It already exists but we don’t hear about it because we’ve already been sold on ev’s.

[@BikerTorque]

Hey Chewie, thanks for watching. I personally don't mind the idea of EVs, but definitely don't want to give up my internal combustion engine bikes

[@hachewie]

@@BikerTorque Yeah I'm not opposed to EV's but there is probably technology that would require less of the earth's resources and we could not give up the sound of our bikes. I'll send you a link on Insta to a really amazing video.

[@claydoc1]

mmm ? $7.5k or Honda PCX at $5k .... $2.5k would buy a lot of Fuel for the Honda and no issues with range.... !

[@BikerTorque]

Sure would.

[@nuevoinvolve]

4:40 WOW! It cost only $5.800 AUD for dual battery in 🇮🇩

[@BikerTorque]

Yep

[@BigBert]

Good review Ross, but I will leave the EV for a little while yet 😎👍🏼

[@BikerTorque]

Yes, the CPX is probably not the best option for those beautiful roads in Tassie.

[@BigBert]

@@BikerTorque be ok to run back and forth to the office 😂

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

Sounds like hills are a no go 🙅

[@BikerTorque]

Hills are only OK if you have it in Sport Mode, even then the power does drop. I had it in ECO mode on one hill because I was concerned about making it home with enough battery, that was scary.

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

@@BikerTorque 👍🤙 sounds like it will work for a short pie run lol 😂

[@BikerTorque]

@@RidingHumboldtCounty maybe a very short pie run

[@RidingHumboldtCounty]

@@BikerTorque 🤙😂

[@tobytomic]

AUD $7,690 + Insurance, ouch!

[@BikerTorque]

No petrol though🤔

[@richsmith8938]

Very underpowered! Beautiful but weak.

[@BikerTorque]

Probably right

[@MartinLV.]

some greedy retailers there.. 5000€ costs 2battey version in europe, same as RE Himalayan. thought you are closer to china?

[@BikerTorque]

Not retailers, more likely tax