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Quote from: irdezcam on December 13, 2021, 08:57:24 PM

Quote from: NEW2elec on December 11, 2021, 04:53:02 AM

At least two of us on EMF have orders there, OG.   
There are about 1000 people on the Damon Lab. Some have orders some don't.

If it doesn't appeal to you get something else, or nothing else it doesn't matter, but this does not add anything to the discussion.

At least two 

  You are a far wiser man than I.   If I would have taken your advise I would have saved myself a lot of headaches.
But I'm in for a penny in for a pound at this point I guess.

The time goal for 2021 is to ship out the 26 Founder's Edition bikes.  Those all had reserve deposits down in the 4 days Damon was at CES.
They are the $40k top of the line bikes.

The "fuel" has to be battery and charging related. To pull in 10s of thousands of orders Damon has to build the most amazing sport bike that can smoke anything currently on the market and that just happens to be powered by electricity instead of gasoline. They have to have what it takes to change the mind of someone looking at a Ducati (for example) and get them to buy a Damon because it will out perform a Ducati.  What you look at electric motorcycles and what everyone complains about and why they won't buy one it is about range and charging time, both can be solved by battery and charging technology. Going to be interesting to see how this plays out.

Morgan, and others, I feel your heart's in the right place by trying to help people not get burned by false claims.

But we have to expect new companies to come out and some will be better than the ones that are already out.

I've been a member of this Forum for over five years now and every model year change there is a wish list thread for what features and improvements people want from the new model year's offerings.

This company is putting together so many of the aspects of what people said they wanted in an electric bike and it seems like now they can't believe it can finally happen.

1.  More performance.   That's an off the chart CHECK.
2   Top of the line range.   That's a check until "proven" otherwise.
3.  CCS charging.  Another check.
4.  Standard 6kW AC charging.  Check.
5.  Liquid cooling for all systems.  Check again.
6.  Aerodynamic.  Not only is that a check but it has a motorcycling first for a sport bike that changes the riding position for speed or upright for city or back road riding.
7.  Hell even LED lighting.  Check.

Plus features people didn't even think about.
1.  The Copilot safety warning system.
2.  Rear facing 1080p camera with dash display, along with other cameras for a nearly full view of your surroundings.
3.  A 4G internet connection for updates and likely (not sure yet) GPS and charging status sent to your phone.

Best of all they aren't just saying trust us, they are saying sign up to take a test ride and see for yourself.  No charge no obligation.

Now yes they do ask for a $100 (refundable) deposit to make a reservation, to buy a bike, but that is more than fair and is pretty much industry standard to weed out some bots or other shenanigans .
With 4 variations of the Hypersport now offered people have choices and can change which bike they want to apply their deposit to up until it's ready to be made.  Then you get the bike you said you wanted.

I'm very happy to have a group bring so many of the features people said they wanted together in a new platform.
There are risks involved with any new startup but this is an impressive team resume and the product shows they have been doing their research into what people want in an electric bike.

WHAT!!?
You got a Founders edition?
Sweet   

Were you at CES?

Is it the Grey Black bike with the Yellow striping, or the White one with the Red stripe?  (only two with an "N" for the first name)

As for the total specs and the company I feel good enough to support them for at the very least giving it a 100% best effort.
To me it will come down to being able to bring in enough money in a crazy covid world.

Well the test ride application option is up and running.

Go to Damon.com
Setup an account.  (Free)
Fill out a few opinion questions to help them make the best bikes for the future.
When they are in your area you'll get an Email invite.

I'm signed up.   
If more people in the GA or the Southeast sign up too we'll get a visit sooner rather than later.
(Don't tell the CA guys that)

But wait there's more!

I stand corrected as now they say adding a passenger seat is an option.
Quote from Damon on their FB page:

Do you like taking a passenger on your motorcycle? 🏍??
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If yes, we recommend our Hypersport HS! This model will have the option to add on a passenger, so you can ride into the wind with your main squeeze. 💏 ?
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Or anyone lucky enough to enjoy the ride with you!

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By the time it hits the market it may cook you dinner too!