Random EV thoughts.....

Me neither, it's improving if anything..

Until you get a wet day and it won't start😉

You know, you have a point, I do now have a 500 cc Petrol Yamaha Tmax, old but good for learning, a lot faster than I thought and it's auto. No idea why a lot more people in Ireland aren't on them, they are really popular on the continent. It's a whole new experience to be honest, never thought I'd like it so much.

The other thing about many diesels/ice too is lag, coming from EV it's more than noticeable lol.

Yeah that's the sentiment by many people here but not on the continent where 2 wheel petrol bikes are everywhere.

While it's true that many motorcyclists had the right of way at the time of the crash, the realities are that they were going at speeds far in excess of what they should and far too many motorcyclists are on big cc bikes, way too powerful, many of them would die rather than ride a bike as "slow" as a 600 for example.

Ireland is a dangerous place with so much back roads, blind bends, high hedges but too many people ride way too fast on these roads, my idea of biking now is just to chill on a nice day not speed, chill enough but still be alert. Anyway , it's a new but pretty cool experience. Not having the gears also helps a lot.

I always got the impression that bikes were more popular in cities on the continent rather than intercity driving

The same could be said here, plenty of ebikes and scooters zipping around Dublin

They're more popular than petrol bikes here because there's no need for a licence or tax

Also in most large towns on the continent you can function in society without a car. Good luck doing that in Ireland anywhere outside the M50

Many years ago I was living in Sligo. I had no car or licence and no intention of getting either. No worries, said I, I'll just use the bus to get to work

Well I figured out pretty quickly why all the locals laughed when I said that. Four months of living with Bus Eireann commuter service and I'd seen enough

The bus turned up once with the door tied shut and we had to climb in the emergency exit 🫣

Dunno about that, the folks I see on E-scooters don't seem to be driving to conserve battery

Scooters are basically designed for short hops, not sure anyone would be too happy driving one from Dublin to Galway

I suspect that's partly behind the move to E-scooters because you can use the cycle lanes

I know you aren't supposed to use the cycle lanes but I also don't see the guards stopping anyone doing it

Harder to get away with it on a petrol bike (not to say I haven't seen it done)

So you're safer in that you're separated from the cars

Theft is also a major problem, I still haven't braved cycling into the city for work because I'm worried some scrotes will just rob the bike from under me

Those cheapo battery powered angle grinders from Lidl really made bike ownership a lot harder

Yeah theft is a problem if you have to leave it on the street, I never understand this in Ireland, in other countries people leave their bikes/scooters unlocked and no one would touch them, why is this an issue in Ireland, not just of course but it is a big issue here and fly tipping in the countryside. Really bugs me that but something I've never seen anywhere in Germany.

"I see the Dutch have a mini rolling road which they test the power of scooters and confiscate ones that are overpowered" haha really ? that's mad.

Yeah I just don't get the mentality of some people on this Island doing what they like and not caring about the consequences.

I really do feel if a lot more people were on petrol scooters we would have a lot less cars clogging up the roads after all, most cars have only 1 person in them most of the time. There are some really great bikes that could work great in the city and beyond while providing 120 Mpg or more, Honda PCX 125, Honda SH 300, Yamaha XMAX 125/300 etc, I think the city and towns would benefit hugely if there wasn't such an emphasis on 4 wheel transport and why don't they promote proper 2 wheel transport be it BEV or petrol ? even the petrol ones are vastly more efficient than a car.

proper battery scooters are very expensive and the range is not good but it could work for a lot more people, the petrol ones can ride in the city and pretty much anywhere else.

Drove ICE car for first time in 2 months, not a great experience. 1.6 diesel focus just about 20 KMs drive dropping it to my brother.

The effort to get it moving was a shock to the system! I'm not sure what power was in it, 110bhp maybe.

Going off ev topic...I've cycled to work for 10+ years and never had a bike nicked. But always locked to a metal frame within a bike shed or carpark - won't leave it on the street.

I'd recommend getting one on bike to work scheme. I find it's brill to burn off stress and force me to exercise. I don't cycle every work day

one way to heat up the battery (or burn the place down) I suppose 😳