I don't think electric bikes are quite here yet, because the price is above 10K and they're not as powerful or long range as the smallest street bikes, but they are lightweight and will be pretty cool. Electric engines have extreme torque too. I'd just like to not have to get gas anymore, because while it's not very expensive for motorbikes, that's the most tedious thing with a bike!
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At some point when battery technology catches up, these are going to be cheap, sort of like how LCD monitors undercut CRTs.