Ok, unless you are just an idiot, which you don't seem to be. Or an attention starved Z-Tard, which again you don't seem to be, or you got trapped by a surprise storm, or had NO alternative.
WHY?
Just, WHY would you do this? The down on the ground outcome is pretty much a given.
At least with the livewire you have a chance of picking it up by yourself. A bigger / heavier bike like the Energica, not so much.
Bruh, a few 'Likes' on YT for a video proving to the world how stupid you are, is NOT worth your life son. Please, don't be doing shit like this, it's simply NOT worth all that can go wrong. If you can't get to the road, the ambulance can't get to YOU either. Think on that for a minute.
also, from what I remember, the 12 volt battery is a Lead Acid. Get yourself one of those battery tenders, plug the bitch in and leave it plugged in. It wont hurt the battery at all, in fact LA chem, actually LOVES being topped / floated. This way your battery is nice and fully charged for you on your trip and you don't have to worry about stupid shit OR having to lug your charger with you all over the place.
Be safe, not a 5 minute 'hero' on Fakebook, Twatter, or Tictard.
Aaron
Ok, here are the facts since these types of comments are a dime a dozen - and not one of them asks any questions before casting judgement. Your immediate assessment, is wrong.
I left that morning around 10am - the weather forecast was that snow would stop around 11am and had a 35% chance of snow in the evening around 5 or 6pm. The temps were not to drop below freezing until 9pm. I called ahead to my dealer and asked if the weather was bad, reported they only had a few sprinkles in the morning, but nothing since. The trip would have only taken me maybe 3-4 hours to complete, and that's if I really took my time, average is 3 hours. I departed.
When I got to Roanoke, snow was still pretty light and not threatening as it was not really sticking to the ground, and temps were still above 37°F - by all accounts still safe to ride. That's when the 12v issue started, thankfully I was still able to level 3 charge the bike even though I had a 12v error. I took the battery out, put it on a trickle charger for an hour, but still didn't work.
That's when I called an Uber to return the parts and see if my dealer had any spare 12v lithium ion batteries - they didn't . One of the techs gave me a spare tool kit (one in the video) and I caught another Uber back to the bike (VW dealership).
Now this dealership was very pro-EV, and the lead service manager let me park the bike in the warming bay. This was now around 2-3pm, and the snow was starting to pick up (against weather predictions). At this point, I was still hopeful that I could make it home - and that's all I wanted to do, get home. I could give two fucks about subscribers, views, likes etc - so please don't apply this thinking that every person making videos is after these metrics. I just enjoy riding and telling stories through my videos - something I've done since a child.
When I hit the central highlands, between Roanoke and Lexington, that's when the conditions got really bad. Unfortunately there really isn't anything out there. There is one hotel near Natural Bridge, however it was shut. Emergency crews were dispatched in the whole valley, and towing crews were picking up cars constantly (many drove by me with cars on the backs). So let me assure you that had I another choice in the matter, I would have stopped. However stopping would have meant that now I"m just sitting out in the cold. Riding, I can at least make progress to get home, of which I was supposed to pick up my daughter that evening and dinner was waiting on me.
I think anyone can appreciate the feeling of just wanting to get home - especially after trying to unfuck the 12v battery and get back on the road. Next time you cast judgement at someone, at least put yourself in their shoes - I don't think anyone would have done anything differently were they in my shoes. I made decisions with the info I had at the time I made those decisions - sometimes things go unexpectedly wrong and you have to adapt. Thankfully as the conditions worsened, I slow my rate of movement and was going relatively slow when I fell. I was wearing full technical gear from head to toe, and felt nothing on impact. My shoulder was sore the day after, but something akin to working out - some slight superficial bruising from the D3O armor, but otherwise perfectly fine.
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