Since I was in their show room of street legal, off road and dual purpose electric motorcycles I checked them out. What an advance in technology! Shorter charging, longer batteries and more choice. I lived a little green number that reminded me of the early triumphs. Pretty bikes. Price tags about the same or less that gas vehicles. Well built. I loved the owners. So knowledgeable and answered all my questions which come from years of cycleing and motorcycling. I road my Harley Electroglide to Sturges and back but now have a Harley Nightster Special bccause getting older I found I needed lighter weight to load and off load as well and move it round. My Electroglide was 1200 lbs and ideal for the American freeway but my Nightster special is only 450 lbs. I carried it on my truck to Arizona quite easily. An electric motorcycle would be even easier.
I’ve just bought a Thor Class A Motorhome and the hitch is higher than my truck so to run the motorcycle onto a carrier will be more difficult . I spoke with the amazing E&H Hitch father and son team recommended to me by Burnaby Hitch who have the best equipment, Thule, etc but don’t fabricate. . The son was concerned about tongue weight on the motorhome hitch. The father had reinforced the hitch on my Ford F350 years past. . ‘It’s doable’he said ‘but it would be better if you had lighter motorcycle’.
Since the batteries come out of the electric bikes they can be loaded running then the batteries easily removed for transit, The frame for the dual purpose motorcycle which was just like my Honda dual purpose 250 , sweet machine, would only be 200 lbs. Light enough even to lift.
At Joule Electric they have off road electric motorcycles and change out parts in the shop to create a machine could almost climb vertically. I really like my off road fat tired electric bike. I took it grouse hunting but couldn’t carry my cock a poo hunting companion on the back whereas there’s room on the dual sport and off road motorcycles. My friend who I gave that bike to la couple of years back oves it. I returned to the Honda 450 quad but need a trailer to tow that around . I don’t like that or that I have to stow the quad the rest of the year whereas motorcycles take up so little room especially these electric ones, The quiet is a joy. Doesn’t’ scare the game like motors do. I saw a lot of wild life riding the trails on the electric bike and just carried an extra battery rather than a can of gas.
So I’m impressed. The Joule folk were just so knowledgeable and helpful and listened carefully to what I needed. No trying to sell me what they wanted to off load. Just a wonderful experience with people who love their machines want to pass on the joy.
The motor home has a generator and I plug into 30 amp and the electric motorcycle cycle charger only needs 15 amps. Two to three hours to charge . A lot better than the early electric bikes that took over night. I can attain roads speeds and travel for an hour or more on a charge, something like a 100 km range. The early bikes only did 20 km and as many miles.
The government also supports buying electric and that brings down the cost considerably.
I confess I am impressed. I can see myself returning to Joule to purchase that Inbot.
Joule Electric Motorcycle
5491Regent St. Unit 303
Burnaby BC V5C 4H4
604-294 3840
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