XBimmers.com | BMW X6 Forum X5 Forum
 
TireRack





Go Back   XBimmers.com | BMW X6 Forum X5 Forum > BIMMERPOST Universal Forums > General Automotive (non-BMW) Talk + Photos/Videos

Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      04-06-2019, 10:22 AM   #23
jninja
Banned
United_States
515
Rep
554
Posts

Drives: 2018 M3 ZCP 6MT
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Upstate NY

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
Quote:
Originally Posted by SFCM3 View Post
LOL you can hear birds and waves over wind noise?
Yeah, not to mention having a helmet on over your ears
Appreciate 1
      04-07-2019, 07:49 AM   #24
M Coupe
Private
M Coupe's Avatar
97
Rep
87
Posts

Drives: S54 M Coupe
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Woodlands, TX

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
Cool bike. It is something I have not thought about. Different is good. Same is also good. Quiet is good. Engine sounds are also good. Riding is good. Being able to afford these toys are good. All good!
__________________
Current: 20 X3MC[]19 GT-R[]17 M2[]18 TACO[]17 WRX[]14 T4R LTD&SR5[]12 NV2500[]07 Exige S[]07 S2k[]05 M3[]03 M3[]02 MCoupe[]94 MR2T[]93 MR2 T[]92 MR2 T[]91 MR2 T[]95 SC400[]
Gone but not forgotten: 04 STI[]05 MR2 Spyder[]04 S2k[]03 IS300[]90 MR2[]
Appreciate 3
      04-09-2019, 04:33 PM   #25
Viffermike
Colonel
Viffermike's Avatar
United_States
1753
Rep
2,942
Posts

Drives: '18 black-n-blue 718 Cayman
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Big D

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mason Hatcher View Post
Not really valid for many reasons.
Anyone nearly run over by a Prius or Tesla driver in either a parking garage or at a crosswalk knows that noise matters.
__________________
--Life is a journey made more exciting with a fast car.--
--Helmets are for closers.--
<<Current: "Blackened" '18 NBM Porsche 718 Cayman ... Gone (but not forgotten): "Blackened" MG '15 228i M Sport w/aFe filter/scoop, Hertz drivers, P3Cars multigauge, other goodies>>
Appreciate 0
      04-09-2019, 04:48 PM   #26
Dogeeseegod
Private First Class
Dogeeseegod's Avatar
189
Rep
190
Posts

Drives: 2009 Blue Water 128i-6
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: North Idaho

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Viffermike View Post
Anyone nearly run over by a Prius or Tesla driver in either a parking garage or at a crosswalk knows that noise matters.
I'm pretty sure BMWs are one of the most sound insulated brands of cars on the road. If outside noise was so crucial you would think BMW would have a considerably higher accident rate then other manufacturers. Yet...
Appreciate 0
      04-09-2019, 04:56 PM   #27
The Wind Breezes
Lieutenant Colonel
912
Rep
1,850
Posts

Drives: 135i N55 DCT
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: USA

iTrader: (0)

Rode one of my electric bicycles at the park on the trails today. Good ride. Haven't been using the BMW a lot. The Zero is still running great. One thing I've noticed is it stretches the chain more slowly than a normal ICE bike, which is convenient. That's cuz 1st gear on a petrol bike has a bunch more torque on the chain than a single speed electric even with the ferocious powerband, and clutch hammering isn't nice either.
Appreciate 2
Efthreeoh16946.00
      04-09-2019, 07:41 PM   #28
rlmesq
Lieutenant Colonel
1039
Rep
1,509
Posts

Drives: 2018 440i M Sport
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Chico, CA

iTrader: (0)

Electric motorcycles are inevitable. I've seen prior incarnations of e-bike racing at MotoGP races and it's pretty exciting... though strangely quiet... and there were lots of bikes that couldn't finish seven laps at Laguna Seca due to the steep elevation change.



Unfortunately, all of the bikes for the new MotoE series were destroyed when a charger, like the one above, malfunctioned during testing at Jerez earlier this year. They are scrambling to rebuild so there will be bikes to race this season.



https://www.motorsport.com/motoe/new...royed/4352249/
Appreciate 0
      04-10-2019, 05:30 AM   #29
Efthreeoh
General
United_States
16946
Rep
18,580
Posts

Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Virginia

iTrader: (0)

My current bike turns 20 this year....

If I get something new, my eye is on the Indian FTR 1200. I've been waiting 30 years for Harley (or Indian) to release a flat track replica.

I'm not sure why we have to electrify everything.
__________________
A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
Appreciate 0
      04-10-2019, 06:22 AM   #30
Mason Hatcher
Captain
United_States
1033
Rep
651
Posts

Drives: BMW 230i
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: FW-TX

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Viffermike View Post
Anyone nearly run over by a Prius or Tesla driver in either a parking garage or at a crosswalk knows that noise matters.
That is an old, tired and invalid argument. Specifically for loud motorcycles. Deaf people can drive, people listen to music loudly, wear ear phones, etc. And location detection is not very accurate.

I hear these guys...usually after they pass me. If you want loud pipes to be cool knock yourself out.
Appreciate 0
      04-10-2019, 03:34 PM   #31
Viffermike
Colonel
Viffermike's Avatar
United_States
1753
Rep
2,942
Posts

Drives: '18 black-n-blue 718 Cayman
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Big D

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mason Hatcher View Post
That is an old, tired and invalid argument. Specifically for loud motorcycles. Deaf people can drive, people listen to music loudly, wear ear phones, etc. And location detection is not very accurate.

I hear these guys...usually after they pass me. If you want loud pipes to be cool knock yourself out.
Sigh. I'm too old to worry about being cool.

Edit:

Anyone nearly run over on a sidewalk by an eScooter (that should be on the actual road anyway) knows noise matters. I'm not saying that to advocate for loud straight pipes. I'm saying that because in this day and age of inattentive (or attention-diverted) vehicle operators that spans nearly all types of wheeled this-and-that, noise is one of the few things that keeps you and others from getting hurt. I pay attention, and I still nearly get run over, all the time.
__________________
--Life is a journey made more exciting with a fast car.--
--Helmets are for closers.--
<<Current: "Blackened" '18 NBM Porsche 718 Cayman ... Gone (but not forgotten): "Blackened" MG '15 228i M Sport w/aFe filter/scoop, Hertz drivers, P3Cars multigauge, other goodies>>
Appreciate 0
      04-14-2019, 05:38 PM   #32
overlook637
Lieutenant
245
Rep
466
Posts

Drives: M4
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: USA

iTrader: (0)

These will become more mainstream. I absolutely loved my I3. Those who bash electric cars and bikes need to spend the time and test drive one. Sure they are not for everyone or every trip.

Just like I wouldn't use my Ram 1500 to tow 12000lbs or take it on a cross country trip. Likewise I wouldn't try to fit 10 sheets of OSB in the M4.

The only factor that keeps me from buying a electric street bike is the number of texting drivers on the roads. Simply not worth the risks.

I am very tempted at the electric assist mtn bikes. 3-4" fat tires with electric power assist for up hill speeds.
Appreciate 1
      04-14-2019, 06:31 PM   #33
The Wind Breezes
Lieutenant Colonel
912
Rep
1,850
Posts

Drives: 135i N55 DCT
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: USA

iTrader: (0)

Good to see you in the thread, overlook. I also make throttle-controlled, high powered e-bicycles as a hobby and they are crazy fun on the trails. Pedal-assist are fun too, but they usually have only a few hundred watts of power.
Appreciate 0
      04-21-2019, 07:56 AM   #34
Efthreeoh
General
United_States
16946
Rep
18,580
Posts

Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Virginia

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by overlook637 View Post
These will become more mainstream. I absolutely loved my I3. Those who bash electric cars and bikes need to spend the time and test drive one. Sure they are not for everyone or every trip.

Just like I wouldn't use my Ram 1500 to tow 12000lbs or take it on a cross country trip. Likewise I wouldn't try to fit 10 sheets of OSB in the M4.

The only factor that keeps me from buying a electric street bike is the number of texting drivers on the roads. Simply not worth the risks.

I am very tempted at the electric assist mtn bikes. 3-4" fat tires with electric power assist for up hill speeds.
This is a risk on any type of street bike, is it not?
__________________
A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
Appreciate 0
      04-23-2019, 09:25 PM   #35
Dog Face Pony Soldier
2006 TIME Person Of The Year
Dog Face Pony Soldier's Avatar
United_States
9720
Rep
6,445
Posts

Drives: M Sport 335i
Join Date: May 2013
Location: North Jersey

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2014 335i  [9.74]
I'm too logical to buy any motor vehicle powered by batteries. These are purchases driven by emotion; and I don't feel any passion for them at all.
__________________
Appreciate 0
      04-23-2019, 10:23 PM   #36
BigHunk
///M
BigHunk's Avatar
Canada
270
Rep
385
Posts

Drives: X5M , iX , S1000XR
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Edmonton

iTrader: (0)

Congrats on the bike.
If it makes you happy, that's most important factor when buying bike.
I was considering buying electric bike in 2016,but simply people are so retarded and blind in traffic,plus 70% of them are on the phone.
Bought Yamaha FJ-09, my 1st choice was S1000XR, but it was 3-4 month order.
2 weeks after M4 exhaust arrived,for me one of most important factor to be noticed by others in traffic.
With electric bike there is no sound,so you're hardly noticed by others.
For you driving off road probably no big deal.
__________________
not rich enough to buy cheap
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:59 PM.




xbimmers
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST