Yamaha PES1

stuman · 5 Mar 2016 at 10:46

So i stumbled across this cool toy yesterday, and all the press releases point to a 2016 release.

just so happens i need a cheap traffic dodger in the next few months.

has anybody heard anything about this? last news seems to have come out of the Tokyo show in October?

few links.....

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/23/yamaha-pes1-ped1-electric-motorcycles-production/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0NA8oNyszk

stuman · 5 Mar 2016 at 11:05

lol, i think i can hear the screams of my bank manager from here.....

stuman · 5 Mar 2016 at 17:41

wazza300 said:
that seat ive seen thicker slices of bread

and those wheel spokes are paper thin

With a range of about 60 miles, you won't be on the seat that much lol. And at less than 100kg you don't need pepper pot wheels!

stuman · 5 Mar 2016 at 19:05

I know what you mean. But it looks cool

and for that I'll wear a backpack

Just not sure when a 2016 release would be :/

stuman · 6 Mar 2016 at 11:18

I don't mean initial outlay. If I was to guess the bike would be 7-8k. But for running cost.

stuman · 6 Mar 2016 at 11:38

Exactly, I managed most of the major service on my stripple. Couldn't manage the shock rebuild tho. It's just a lot of faffing.

stuman · 6 Mar 2016 at 15:24

There is less noise, but there is still noise, think tye fighter from starwars ish. I like the idea of charging overnight like my phones X not having to pull into a petrol station and faff around. Get home plug in and forget until morning. The green thing is not majorly important to me, but supporting new emerging tech which will surpass the ICE that is kind of important.