https://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/for-the-ride/brand/project-triumph-te-1/phase-4
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OOooh, that sounds awesome (NOT) 
Iâm imagining the scene in Le Mans campsite in years to comeâŚ
Gone are the chainsaw engines being revâd to destruction, in their place hooligans walking around ârevvingâ their cordless drillsâŚ
(Until they need to find a charger) 
Iâm looking forward to seeing these things in the flesh. Iâm quite tempted to get one.
But itâs probably gonna be the same thing. I see a new model Triumph, I go down Fowlers to have a look and come away really unimpressed with both the bike and the cost.
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I think Iâd agree with just about all of that.
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Its a well known fact, anytime a man lifts a cordless drill it is required to give it an obligatory 2 revs before commencing any work!
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I would be more tempted if the sound was like the Tron Light Cycles 
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I wonder whether a sound system that replicates the noise of a MotoGP bike will be on the accessory list?
One things for sure, when it is launched the price will make your eyes water!
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Even a montage of fart machines would sound better than that, Iâll pass.
Interesting, I think I will wait and see how things develop 
Triumph are saying itâs a weekend toy rather than a commuter so keeping away from competing with any work travelling electric mopeds.
Itâs been estimated good for 120miles will produce 175bhp and ÂŁ15,500. No gears, twist and wheelie, sounds like fun. Could take the sound card off of a radio controlled model and make it sound like Flash Gordonâs attack space ship or Darth Vaderâs TIE starfighter or a Merlin engined Spitfire or⌠HmmmmmâŚmaybe 
Probably sensible to come out from the start saying itâs for fun and frolics, like an electrified Speed Triple, perhaps. I wonder what the torque and power-to-weight will be like.
Definitely worth a test ride, and if they can make it sound like a TIE fighter I could be inâŚ
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Will it produce 175 ponies for 125 miles? Somehow doubt it.
When do we ever use all those horses, anyway? My Multistrada would log the power I was using on a ride. I rarely used everything on tap, and never for long, because hedges.
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The technology is still considerably not good enough to make electronic transport practical in my opinion. No doubt it will be amazing some day.
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It depends on what you mean by âpracticalâ. With a range of 125 miles I could ride to work on it and recharge overnight, no problem. Popping down to Yondermannâs for a fry-up would work. Itâs the longer trips that start to become inconvenient because of the charging times.
Iâve got a hybrid car that does about 20 miles on the batteries. The engine never starts for most of my trips to the local shops. Over lockdown I didnât put petrol in my tank for six months.
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By practical, I think of like this⌠I couldnât use it the same way I use my petrol bike. Even if I could, itâs not going to be as good, itâs going to be heavy for what it is. Also, to get that claimed range, I bet youâll have about half of that claimed horsepower too.
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Not that you always need them or that they need to be always on tap but i wish for once manufacturers would stop giving the âheadline/ Bylineâ figures. It should be maximum range at a third of power and how long it could sustain 175 ponies before flat.
Sure, it wonât work for everyone, and I wouldnât consider not having a petrol-powered bike for the forseeable future.
The engine is light, 15Kg compared to around 60Kg for a four cylinder petrol engine but of course the battery is the chunky bit. Triumph say the bike will weigh 220kg, so about 20kg heavier than a Speed Triple RS. At 109Nm the torque is a bit down on the Tripleâs 125Nm as well but that torque is immediate so I imagine the ride with still feel quite, er, spirited.
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None of it matters anyway. Itâs only ever going to be a test bed. Itâs not going into production according to this
https://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/triumph-te-1-electric-bike-ready-for-testing-but-you-ll-not-be-able-to-buy-one-ar194669.html
Well, thatâs saved me a few bob
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Iâm reckon theyâll produce something but whether it meets the full prototype spec remains to be seen. That trick engineering from Williams probably doesnât come cheap. Announcement next month, apparently.
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