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And FYI the old 13.4 kWh Egos were 645 lbs.

AHH thank you, and thank you. My other shows were 20-30 minutes. I am also putting this out as a podcast. I literally just figured out how yesterday. The length has always been a sticking point with my podcasts. I personally prefer longer-length shows and podcasts. However, I agree and I too feel the weekly news thing works closer to 20 minutes. And most of the YouTube videos I watch are that length. So I will make that my target. I will work on the news aggregation part. I'm not much on links, as it's time-consuming, and I find getting to links on YouTube a pita. I think I will work on summarizing the stories more. But I'll keep the links in mind. Also I have no choice but to make a slow progression to higher quality so bear with me if you can.

But seriously, thank you for the constructive criticisms. Actually very helpful.

I've got to go right now but I saved the video and will watch it later.

I'll say looking at the four you have done the first thing that screams NOOOO is the titles on the videos.

If your wheel house is electric motorcycles then it should have Electric Motorcycle News Weekly nice and spelled out.
You want to try to get YT to suggest you in an electric motorcycle search.
Also name drop the company names that you are talking about in the titles again so it pops up in a search for Livewire or Zero ect.

I'll check back later after I've watched some.

ESBK.co was my old site I had to let go. So it's a bit nostalgic. And if you go back to my old podcasts it's also consistent as they were "ESBK Studios" too. But I see our point. I hope to gradually improve looks and sound. I'm not looking to set the world on fire as I have other priorities. But now that some has spoken up, I will work on what you have said. Thank you.

I have never felt the need for an R version of my S. Not only does the R designation increase the cost of insurance, but I don't need its extra performance. My S has plenty of power and acceleration for my usage. In fact, I have never needed to use full throttle on my rides. 

Perfect, then how do you feel about them not offering an S with the big pack?

I wouldn't import a bike. I'd call or email and see if I could get one built. Worst case I'd go through a dealer.

I did send the Damon guy a friend request but he hasn't responded yet

I did call it vaporware at first and he politely but firmly responded that he was doing everything he could to make this bike happen. So I'm going to give him some space and watch, but I have my doubts. The Mission stuff is fascinating because there is hidden tech in that bike that no one else uses. Kinda like the ancient battle suit/armor in the movie Alita: Battle Angel. If they can incorporate it into what they're doing the bikes could become VERY attractive.

Lots of IFs.

I would argue it's not the hardware but the software at this point.

No the Empulse does not have a filter, and I don't believe there is a pump in there per se.  You simply drain and fill the 1 liter of oil every 3000 miles.

I see Richard's point, but I still feel the Empulse and the Zero SR are different enough that Zero will not see much if any sales slip from Hollywood Electrics. Merely that Harlan will sell a lot more bikes as now the folks looking to buy a more sport focus elmoto can get one from him. And as far as the complaints about the transmission, it is what makes Brammo, and particularly the Empulse unique.  And I know for a fact that at one point in time if you told Shelina Moreda you were going to take away her transmission she'd go all farm girl on your you know what. But that transmission is exactly why the Brammo has a higher top speed, and is not getting left in the dust by an SR with a less powerful motor. It does it's job, and helps Brammo meet what they feel are demands from sport bike focused customers, while Zero continues to provide bikes that cater to the utilitarian focused rider, who also like to go fast.  And I just don't see Zero putting out a focused sport bike, at least not yet.  Yes people race their bikes, and they help with development, but Zero themselves don't have a racing program (MotoZero is an employee backed effort not a proper factory team like BRT).  What would they do about the chassis without some serious time on the track to sort things out?  I know it has not been an easy road for Brammo.  That electric motor changes things, and they were chasing their tails for a while trying to get the RR sorted and calmed down as they added power to it.  Of course, I do realize this is a little above and beyond what you guys are talking about.

Ive seen suggestion that Tesla are paying $170 per Kwh for their custom Panasonic 18650 cells, and the Chinese cells have already dropped to $75 per Kwh for 4100mAh 18650's.  If you trust them!   Tesla seem to have come up with a bit of a master stroke by building their packs from 18650.  Hopefully its something Zero/Brammo are looking into.

I think you'll find early Brammo packs used that or a similar form to the 18650s.  They moved to prismatics, and I don't think they did so lightly.

Last I knew the Freeride E was equivalent to their 85cc bike size wise with 125 power.  I don't think it would be able to hang with a 2012 Zero MX, much less the twice as powerful 2013 MX.  Comparing any these bikes to a long since outdated 2010 MX doesn't make since as it has changed every year since.

However, I am a streetrider.  But to me the first upgrade you want to do to any motorcycle you buy is suspension.  It seems to me stock suspension is almost never up to the task.  But I am 100kg, so that may have something to do with it.

Yes, that went really well!  Sorry I ended it so badly.  We had a great cross section of people and locations.  I really think we hit all the important stuff too.  Thank you everyone for their time!  It'll be a few weeks before the podcast is out.  I'll let you all know.