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Message started by Serowbot on 01/21/14 at 09:21:33

Title: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by Serowbot on 01/21/14 at 09:21:33

Looks fun... :-?...
http://www.swaymotorsports.com/
http://www.swaymotorsports.com/dist/img/SquareStyle.jpg

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/21/14 at 09:34:03

Thats awwrite, right there.. Id ride it. I didnt look at speed, miles/charge or cost, so I dunno if its worth having..

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by verslagen1 on 01/21/14 at 10:01:08

given the choice... elio.

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by Paladin. on 01/21/14 at 10:48:38

I looked at the specs:
Quote:

Sway Lithium - $7999
96v LiFePo4 Battery
8kw PMAC Hub Motor
300w Controller
Range: 40 Miles
Speed: 60mph
Recharge: 3.5 Hours

A 8KW motor, 10.7 hp, should do 60 mph. My 11.7 hp Vespa hits 64 mph actual at where I hit a rev limiter. Range is 40 miles, probably less if you are pushing it on the freeway. My Vespa goes 120 miles a tank. The Sway recharges in 3.5 hours. My Vespa recharges in 3.5 minutes.

I get about 70 mpg. At $4/gallon I have to ride about 50,000 miles to pay the $3000 premium for being "green". I ride about 7K miles a year. I have to own the Sway for 7 years to pay the difference for my Vespa.

That's my Vespa. You can get a Lance 150cc scooter for about $2,300 and you have to ride 100,000 miles to not pay to be "green". The break even point for for being "green" is 14 years.

It is a neat toy. But costs a few thousand bucks to be "green". I am not that green. It is also strictly a local scoot. I like to go places that are more than 20 miles away.

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by Paladin. on 01/21/14 at 10:50:34

52415657484543414A15240 wrote:

given the choice... elio.

Wife found the Elio on the Internet. She likes it.

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by gerald.hughes on 01/21/14 at 16:36:00

I think that I could crash it.

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by Serowbot on 01/21/14 at 17:20:37

040611020F074D0B16040B0610630 wrote:

I think that I could crash it.

That used to be my shtick... ;D ;D ;D...

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by Dave on 01/23/14 at 09:51:08

I like the generic statement "50% more braking capacity". Obviously written by an advertising writer and not someone that understands the concept of braking. I do believe it has 50% more wheels than my motorcycle......but not that it has 50% more braking capacity.

On the other hand......go to Youtube and watch scooter accidents in those countries with a lot of scooter traffic. Most of the crashes occur when the operator tries to stop fast, locks up the front wheel, and goes down hard!

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/23/14 at 22:03:04

Paladin tears it down,, rational thot, pencil & paper approach.

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by Bubba on 01/24/14 at 13:07:40

i got this for 250...put about the same back into it...45mph...80mpg...

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz155/onelunger/IMG-20130430-00085_zpse58dbd0e.jpg

I like the ideas of electrics but if I'm gonna spend that much I'd get a Brammo or Zero...

Title: Re: Wanna' Sway?...
Post by strang on 01/24/14 at 15:03:03

I like it. I can't wait for smart people to sort out the electric motorcycle and get it to market at a price I can afford.