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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dj gamaya" data-source="post: 19729621" data-attributes="member: 61857">මේ තියෙන්නේ පල්සර් 400ss එකේ කොපි කරපු බයික් එක ...Pulsar 400SS What's The Inspiration?<img src="http://cdn.zeegnition.com/sites/default/files/styles/detail_page_image/public/Bajaj-Pulsar-400-SS-Auto-Expo-2014.jpg?itok=fmO4AV7t" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />................2015 Energica Ego – Riding ImpressionTouted as Italy’s first electric superbike, the Energica Ego  certainly looks the part. Viewed from a distance, this trellis-frame  bella of green technology exudes the sporty styling cues one might  associate with an established Italian bike builder. While Energica is a  new player, it’s in fact backed by the CRP Group, a Modena, Italy,  operation with ties to aerospace and Formula 1. Call me a skeptic, but I’ve yet to embrace the <a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/tag/electric-motorcycles/" target="_blank">electric motorcycle</a>.  Thus far, the price, performance, and practicality all fall  significantly short of petrol-powered alternatives. Would riding the  2015 Energica Ego superbike change my mind? The press ride was staged at the famed Rock Store in the mountains  near Malibu in California. Following a technical brief delivered by  Giampiero Testoni, the company’s chief technical officer, we mounted  pre-production Egos for an escorted ride through the hills. Hoisting the  569-pound Ego off its side stand is more work than it is for a <a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/harley-davidson/" target="_blank">Harley</a>,  largely due to the Energica’s higher center of gravity, which is  directly attributable to its massive 11.7-kWh battery residing between  the faux fuel tank and the fairing bottom. While the Ego has no gearbox,  it does feature a slow reverse in which the motor turns the opposite  direction for backing out of parking stalls. Now that’s forward  thinking!<img src="http://www.bikesindia.org/uploads/image/reviews/2014/aug/energica-ego-01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Reminiscent of an <a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/tag/mv-agusta-f4/" target="_blank">MV Agusta F4</a>,  the Energica Ego has a sport-focused riding position with a lengthy  reach to the low clip-on bars. The information and layout of the  multiple pages available on the full-color TFT dash haven’t been  finalized, but we can expect a wealth of information that includes race-  and street-centric ride modes, plus the usual assortment of battery and  charging displays. A sequential array of lights across the top of the  dash illuminates under heavy load, but I’m not sold on their usefulness  because they tend to all come on in quick succession. The bike I rode  was a pre-production unit; further refinements such as ABS (and traction  control later) are expected when the Ego goes on sale summer 2015. Once under way, the Ego feels somewhat lighter, but I was well aware  of the bike’s mass when dipping into turns and particularly so while  working through side-to-side transitions. Even while riding at the  casual pace set by our guide, I lacked trust in the bike’s handling and  grip. The softly calibrated Marzocchi fork would collapse under braking  loads while the Öhlins rear felt over-sprung and under-damped. As this  was a very brief ride, fettling with suspension adjustments wasn’t  possible.<img src="http://www.theinternationalman.com/img/group/energica.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The real news with the Energica Ego is its permanent-magnet AC motor,  which produces a claimed 144 pound-feet of peak torque. While Energica  makes good on its pursuit of smooth throttle response and ultra-linear  power delivery, this $35,000 “superbike” feels a bit sterile and  soulless in its present state of tune. With the sportiest of the Ego’s  four ride modes selected, a quick snap of the throttle, together with a  well-timed tug on the clip-ons, results in little more than a fully  extended fork. Right now, I simply can’t get charged up over a superbike that feels  this flat. Meantime, the range, which is so crucial for an electric  motorcycle, is listed as 93 miles at a constant 50 mph, 118 miles at 37  mph, or 31 miles when the Ego is ridden hard on the racetrack.<img src="http://www.cycleworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2015-Energica-Ego-AC-Charge.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.cycleworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2015-Energica-Ego-static-6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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