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CB500 with a twist

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Rozabikes Tim:
With classic cars I really like the electric conversions, as motor hidden and you retain the original external look. With a bike the engine is a serious player in looks and style. A big square block shoved in its place is just wrong.

On a more general note, even modern electric bikes currently don't do it for me visually. No interesting curvy bits to look at!

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SteveD CB500K0:
It’s odd isn’t it?

When Triumph relaunched the Bonneville, they hid the fuel injectors in the bodies of what looked like carbs. And put air cooling fins on the engine.

Why not take a 750 engine, remove the innards, fill the space with batteries and put an electric motor behind the “gearbox” sprocket?


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