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Offline Ecosse

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« on: January 18, 2010, 04:33:12 PM »
i'm not personally super thrilled about electric bikes, but... speed is speed. wonder if ewan will trade in his moto guzzi and triumph for something that goes 'hmmmmmmm' or 'weeeeeeee'?

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Re: Charge
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 05:08:26 PM »
Zero emissions? Where?
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Re: Charge
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2010, 07:23:28 PM »
Zero emissions? Where?


yeah, i caught that too; how about alternative, or displaced emission? in some parts of the country/world (france?) one could brag their 'green' car is nuke powered.  ;D

interesting bikes none the less.
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Re: Charge
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2010, 05:07:14 AM »
Hey thanks for the movie (you always pick very interesting ones!) - I had no idea! I like it!

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Re: Charge
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2010, 05:00:11 PM »
Those bikes have a creepy chills up your spine sound to them.  8)
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Re: Charge
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2010, 01:13:42 PM »
i'd buy an electric bike in a heartbeat if they could ever make them affordable. those would be fantastic for around town stuff that my k4 750 takes longer to warmup than to run the errand.
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