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Electric Motorcycle News / Re: Sondors Metacycle
« on: January 15, 2021, 09:44:41 PM »
I looked at the rear suspention pretty hard. At least with the dirt bikes when the dual shock set up was at the end the top and bottom of the shock were equal distance from the swingarm pivot. The Ktm mono shock isn't quite that way. This set up is the top mount way farther from the pivot than the bottom mount. I can see it has a progressive spring but still... Exactly how much travel the rear wheel would have at the point the rubber bumper on the shock hits and when it presumably compresses seems inconsistant looking at various pictures. Strangely it seems better pictures released to the moto journalists than I found on their site.
Most road motorcycles, even those without a linkage, don't have an equal distance from the swingarm pivot to both ends of the shock, I didn't see anything to worry about.
Ever ride in the rain?
Yeah - that's going to be an issue...... (without some reworking)
A hub motor and various off the shelf components might make marketing a bike like this or the BSA one discussed lately a coming theme.
I like the idea that you can replace the motor and the battery easily as technology improves their efficiencies: however - you'll need the manufacturers to actually offer those uprated elements, which will rely on them selling lot hotcakes.