New BMW Electric Scoot

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Re: New BMW Electric Scoot

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Tmax wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:14 pm
BMW usually good with design but they lost the ball this time.
That's like a good statement to start and argument with! :lol: Some of BMW's creations have been either downright ugly or just weird! The latest C400 scoot is firmly in the first category, and some of their previous cruiser bikes in the latter!

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Re: New BMW Electric Scoot

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it has less range less top speed and fewer modes than my C Evo Scoot . It will cost £12000 or so minus the grant . I will stick with my Evo

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Oh my gawd, they're really going ahead with it.

https://electrek.co/2021/11/09/bmw-begi ... motorbike/
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Re: New BMW Electric Scoot

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Form an orderly queue.....for something else! Not my thing, but I've read about Piaggio doing an elec scoot (Piaggio 1 I believe) that is seemingly cheap and probably useful! If you want to whiz round city centres, anyway.

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I've nothing against leccy scoots (I always fancied a Vectrix) but crimes against design: that I don't like. It's not even as if it's function over form!
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Nooooooo, it’s a crime against scooter riders. Prison for the designer :ugeek: :ugeek:

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In fact, I actually like this bike! I first saw it a few weeks ago and the design has grown on me. Leaving aside the price I'd love a ride on it! :o
Probably not ugly enough for the 'Ugly Bunch'! :lol:

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Data wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:25 am In fact, I actually like this bike! I first saw it a few weeks ago and the design has grown on me. Leaving aside the price I'd love a ride on it! :o
You should have gone to Specsavers? :lol:

But yes, obviously a go on one would be great. Still, I'd only want to ride it in the dark.... :D
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StephenC wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:31 am
Data wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:25 am In fact, I actually like this bike! I first saw it a few weeks ago and the design has grown on me. Leaving aside the price I'd love a ride on it! :o
You should have gone to Specsavers? :lol:

But yes, obviously a go on one would be great. Still, I'd only want to ride it in the dark.... :D
:lol: Yes, Stephen a funny!! thing. I actually did go to Specsavers! I've just gone blind in my left eye so was referred & now surgery in two weeks. Good old NHS. But I still do like that beemer! :o
Probably not ugly enough for the 'Ugly Bunch'! :lol:

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StephenC wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:49 am Oh my gawd, they're really going ahead with it.

https://electrek.co/2021/11/09/bmw-begi ... motorbike/
That is truly awful...and with that seat, I suspect an 80 mile range will be about 75 miles too much.
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