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People can are are modifying them. 80 mph Sur Ron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-udAVx85IFs

Call it whatever you want, these are motorcycles.



This is stupid. What percentage of ebike riders do you think are actually modding their bikes to go 80 mph? C'mon.


Thanks for the support. I really don't think most people realize the power of ebikes. You used to need at least a 50cc engine to get to these speeds, and they were relatively big/heavy vehicles (dirt bikes, Vespas, etc.) and always loud. Not any more. Your bike can look like a regular road bike and easily hit 45mph with a kit from Amazon or eBay.

I know because I've done it.

And it scared me so much, I had both myself and my 19yo son go take a motorcycle course this summer to get our M1s before we ended up wrapped around a tree or under a truck.




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