Stefan Mikes
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When I was joining these Forums some three years ago, I didn't expect I would ever need to say welcomes to electric motorbikers...
You ride with pedals or feet supporting pegs?
Motorcycles to Ariel X-52 E-Bike in NC
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You ride with pedals or feet supporting pegs?
Solarcabin
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The germination of Ariel Rider Ebikes dates back to 2010 when two brothers, who had traveled and lived abroad in Europe, Asia and Africa, noticed the evolution of traditional bikes towards electric assist. This inspired them and ultimately led to the creation of the company in 2011, it’s name was inspired by vintage Ariel motorcycles.
In 2014 the Ariel Rider brand was officially launched and the startup was restructured to support growth into more countries. Over the years, new designs were introduced and in 2016 a line was brought to North America including the C, N and W Class.
The company has been awarded a Green Business seal for their sustainable products and business practices. Their e-bikes are sold exclusively through dealers in over 26 countries (as of 2016) and their main offices are in Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Shanghai.
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The germination of Ariel Rider Ebikes dates back to 2010 when two brothers, who had traveled and lived abroad in Europe, Asia and Africa, noticed the evolution of traditional bikes towards electric assist. This inspired them and ultimately led to the creation of the company in 2011, it’s name...
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Ariel Rider carries different styles of ebikes from step-thru, fat tire to beach cruisers and commuter ebikes.
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I ride an Ariel X 52volt because it is built stronger for my trail riding with great suspension and torque to get up hills or ride in sand or snow and can be rode legally in class 1, 2, or 3 on roads or unlimited and up to 35mph for off road or where allowed.
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catseye
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I see your point, but I have been riding MC's for over 50 years, and this is where I'm coming from. It's one of the most consuming factors in my life. I thought there may be some other people in my situation that may be interested in my choice. I haven't had a lot of time to film the Ariel, but when I find myself in a situation worth video, I plan on making a record.
Thanks for your input, and I appreciate the tone of your
It has pedals, not pegs. Of course, when I first got it, I was twisting the throttle as much as I could (on the street), and it will move very well. Now that I am learning more about battery life and what my actual goals are, I am mostly using the pedal assist set as low as possible and trying to use gearing instead of bumping the assist. I have found myself with the combination of age (68) and being pretty sedentary over the years, I m finding the pedal assist a great way to "ride my own ride" at my own pace. It's also wonderful in that I can cover amazing distances on a trail or greenway. I have incredible facilities that go from the Mountains to the Sea that I can catch literally 2 miles from my home ( https://mountainstoseatrail.org/ ) I am excited at the possibilities. I also bought my equally out-of-shape/sedentary wife one for something we can do together (a Co-Op 1.1 from REI)
TForan52
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I bought the first CBX I saw in 78, primarily for the engine and its incredible sound with a six into one aftermarket exhaust. Besides the sound, it was the most ill handling bike I ever rode. The first bikes had a different tune and of all things, a nylon swing arm bushing, which caused super scary tank slappers . The OP‘s bike has the improved bushing .
catseye
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very similar to my way of thinking that kept me coming back to the Ariel. I researched and test rode for over a year, and I kept coming back to this style, for the exact same reasons. When they came out with the X, I saw it as the best solution within my budget. One came up in my area used with 89 mi, lots of extras that I wanted, only 3 mo. old.
catseye
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I would like to have one of the earlier models, but I grow weary of 40 yr. old mc's. It's heavy, and I always worry about something catastrophic happening. I've owned literally 100+ bikes, and this one is my dream bike (although I've got a guy that wants it really bad, and the price is almost right). The V-Strom is such a light, reliable, gas-n-go bike that does everything well, I always take it out.
TForan52
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Adjusting 24 valves with shims had to be a bitch and expensive. I had a Norton Commando , just before the CBX and the Honda felt so heavy in comparison. But , what a sound !
catseye
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yup. I watched a couple of youtubes on the subject, and I came to the conclusion that although I could probably do it with lots of free beer in exchange for competent assistance, I left it to experts. I did, however, tune the 6 carbs without much trouble. It's really just 2 banks of 3 carbs then measure the exhaust temps and adjust to even. One of the reasons I didn't tackle the shims is that I would not resist the notion of exhaust change while they are off the bike.. That would only result in asshattery, which I am still prone to do when the situation presents itself.... It would be awesome to do idiotic stuff at bike shows and bike bars, where the HD people would be silenced..... the Norton is a great piece, always wanted one. I was thinking about doing a Horton with a CB 750 motor I had, but I couldn't source a Featherlite frame at the time...
TForan52
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I bet once those valves are set , you would be good to go for many miles.
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MacCrackin
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Oh Yes, Now picture entire crew of Honda Dealer on pack of them doing the same, drag racing at night 30 miles up Northern sector of 35 W North of Mpls - then doing the safety checks at wayside rest stop. Then go at again with over 250hp and 5th gear is still leaving a mark on the concrete freeway. I used mine as lane safety machine,, racing by them a 1/4 mile or more to certify the lane is safe of debris or holes, then flash brake light to signal for the others full throttle pass. This testing was done every night after every rebuild of the engines blowing up from forcing the boost pressure beyond 50 lbs and each ten pounds, it would blow up again, and rebuild it stronger again.
We're talking every head bolt completely stripped of threads and explosion so severe, it bent the frame under the fuel tank.
When engine was rebuilt, ready to install, that's when I found the bent frame where none of the mounts lined up. We didn't realize the explosion was that severe. The bores were bored out past the cooling fins between the cylinders. That's how extreme these machines went.
Chrome Molly frames, one could smash at it all day with a sledge hammer, and barely make a mark.
Cheers
MacCrackin
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Exactly, it took me a good four hours to test and reset, and if needed with new set of pucks inserted, using micrometer, and it's good for at least 10k-20k miles, depending how it was tortured. Huge tray of pucks with .001 difference.
There was one guy on YouTube a few years ago, made two engines into a V-12. I thought we were nuts.
These CBX's are actually the grand prix machines of the 60's. And always won. Then BMW came out with their version of 6 cyl mid eighties. Pretty good looking as well. A bit odd how far they banked the cyl's forward. Never got around to sample one. The biggest fault of the CBX engine, bending connecting rods. You couldn't modify it at all without using major I beams.
Cheers
TForan52
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When I bought mine new, the shim kit was $1000. A lot of money in 79.
AHicks
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Looong history of motorcycles here as well. I ended my riding career on the naked Goldwing standards (Oldwings) and Valkyrie standards (also naked). Goldwings felt like riding a mini bike after a few miles on a Valk.
I quit a few years back as I became concerned about my reflexes/reaction time where somebody turning left in front of me was concerned. Too many people/friends killed. Driver of the offending vehicles get off with an "oops, I didn't see him". Biker earns a funeral. E-bikes have now taken over that empty space nicely.
That's not why I'm writing though, I wanted to both welcome you, and advise there are some folks here not worth arguing with. There is absolutely no concern on their part about making sense when they post, and some just like to argue for something to do. -Al
I quit a few years back as I became concerned about my reflexes/reaction time where somebody turning left in front of me was concerned. Too many people/friends killed. Driver of the offending vehicles get off with an "oops, I didn't see him". Biker earns a funeral. E-bikes have now taken over that empty space nicely.
That's not why I'm writing though, I wanted to both welcome you, and advise there are some folks here not worth arguing with. There is absolutely no concern on their part about making sense when they post, and some just like to argue for something to do. -Al
catseye
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Wait...what? Argumentative people on a forum? I'm shocked, I tell you.. shocked!
MacCrackin
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Absolute - I as well have always had motorcycles all my life, and on the large farm,
it saved my Fathers life when I went out looking for him not hearing machinery running.
Going across fields 50 mph, vs walking, don't even want to imagine.
Cheers - And the one's you chose are epic.
* Too many people/friends killed*
Obviously in much better shape then - but the head on crash I went through would have killed
anyone, and 110% defensively, I tried hard to escape. Luckily, and I can't stress it more,
make an effort to get kids into gymnastics,, it ultimately saved my life as I'm airborne
60 mph on final approach hitting the road. The play by play is shocking.
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