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  1. dpep

    Pic of the week game

    Given the theme I don't see how anyone tops Steve Murdoch.
  2. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    Well, he is relatively young and he IS Canadian. :)
  3. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    Super interesting. I watched the whole damn thing. I am impressed with just how practical and well thought out the product is. Ten guys working in a dirt floor Quonset hut for a year produce a truck that outperforms what the major auto & truck makers have taken years to develop. Their secret...
  4. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    But it is not just our officials. It is also the top scientists and engineers working in governments, major universities, and multi-national corporations around the globe that are sharing this quest and making contributions to advance it. Taken collectively I would tend to trust their...
  5. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    Interesting story in Wired about recycling EV batteries as grid storage...
  6. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    It looks like Honda is actually playing catch up in the swappable battery game. Kymco and others (mostly Asian others) are well along in their implementation. https://electrek.co/2023/11/13/how-kymco-hopes-to-change-the-game-for-swappable-battery-evs/ They are selling both the batteries and...
  7. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    Anybody remember slide rulers?
  8. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    Yes, I knew this could be done but I am not at all certain it works at scale. Batteries in every vehicle would have to be mounted and connected in a specific way to match up with the swapper. Would that level of standardization even be possible much less likely across all makes and models of...
  9. dpep

    Which New Tires For 83 GS850?

    They don't get a lot of love here on the forum but I have gotten good service from Dunlop 404s. You know what you are getting and they are available just about everywhere. They obviously aren't the latest tech but then neither are our GSs. And any tire you purchase today will be vastly...
  10. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    Certainly true with today's battery technology. It will be interesting to see what options are presented as energy densities increase over time. But even if they achieve the density of gasoline the problem with cars and trucks would be how do you do the actual swap. You certainly could not...
  11. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    Honda will be offering (not until 2025) an E scooter with two swappable batteries on board. This looks to be very close to what I had in mind for a daily errand runner. It would be charged by my home solar system meaning a great part if not most of my day to day transportation would happen free...
  12. dpep

    Pic of the week game

    When I vote I try to make it as easy as I can on the person doing the tallying by bolding my choice so it will stand out and leave no doubt. .
  13. dpep

    Gs850g

    Interesting. The switch from chrome to painted in the U.S. was definitely 79-80. I bought the first '80 model to hit the dealership in Dec '79 and it already had the painted fender. .
  14. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    Very Interesting.
  15. dpep

    From Grayson, GA to Midland, Tx and back on my GS850G

    Mehall, thanks for sharing your adventure. If I could make one suggestion for improvement it would be.......paragraphs. I would be interested in how the long ride experience on your 850 compares to one on your RT. I had both for a time and would like to see how your thoughts compare to mine.
  16. dpep

    Pic of the week game

    Yes please, a 500 Titan two stroke. One of the most endearing motorcycles i have ever owned. For that reason I am voting for Eli69.
  17. dpep

    Gs850g

    And the replacement retrofitted with points ignition for some reason. ( $ maybe?).. Grimly theorized that might have been the situation early on.
  18. dpep

    When do you expect ev bikes to become practical road bikes.

    I read that article as well. I do not see any way China does not dominate the global passenger vehicle market eventually--within a decade would be my guess. When produced at scale in a basic configuration their EVs will be so much cheaper to buy and to maintain than anything the legacy western...
  19. dpep

    Gs850g

    Not to worry. 1980 got the always on headlight.
  20. dpep

    Pic of the week game

    A vote for Rich. Familiar story well framed.
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