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So how was I going to solve my transportation problem?  Both my car and my motorcycle were starting to run poorly.  I had tried the bicycle method and found it lacking.

The answer was delivered by a Bay Area company called Electric Motor Sport with their Electric Super Motard

The Super Motard is a Derbi racing bike from Spain.  Originally a 50cc gas powered bike, Electric Motor Sport aquired some used bikes and converted them to full electric.

I went down to their Oakland office and took a test ride.  I was immediately hooked on electric motorcycles.  So hooked in fact that I sold my gas bike and bought the Motard.  (Okay so maybe my wife made me get rid of the gas bike so I could pay for the Motard, but still…)

Riding an electric bike is a different kind of experience than riding a conventional motorcycle.  With no clutch, no gears, no starter, no warmup, it is just turn on the key and go.  The Motard makes a nice whirring noise as it goes, this along with chain noise and the sound of the tires is still far more quiet than a motor.  In fact, with all the normal noise on the street, most people can not hear my vehicle at all.  I get alot of stares as I ride down the street.  The lack of noise makes people look twice.  The Motard looks alot like its conventional counterpart, I have been asked by several people what kind of exhaust I have to make it run so quietly.

It is the perfect solution to my short commute. 

In my next post I will let you know about my experience with this cycle.

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