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Sure, but when you can get to 90mph in first gear, does that matter?

• Retric 9mo ago
  Little point to owning a bike like that if you only ever go to 90mph. Transmissions with correctly calibrated gear ratios to the normal use case are useful things for ICE engines.
  • baseballdork 9mo ago
    But how many EV bikes can even hit 90?
    • Retric 9mo ago
      The fast ones can which is the only thing that matters in this comparison. Just as there are plenty of slow ICE bikes, but again they aren’t part of this comparison either, this is about 200+MPH bikes like the Lightning LS-218 vs Ducati Panigale R etc.
      • baseballdork 9mo ago
        Hmm. That’s not “the fast ones”, that’s specifically and purposefully built for the purpose of hitting a high speed. Can’t seem to find 0-218 time to see how it would compare with a geared ICE motorcycle. I’m not convinced it’s getting to the top fast enough for gear shifting to matter.
        • Retric 9mo ago
          The restrictions on top speed runs to 200+MPH are so extreme they are essentially irrelevant, people do use those bikes to hit 150mph though.