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Lastly consider Suzuki’s V-Strom 650 which can
get by on a whisker less than 4.0 l/100km. Or
chase second-hand the innovative long-stroke
Honda NC750 (or earlier NC700) with real-world-
riding fuel economy down around 3.5 l/100km.
These are bikes that can comfortably take a
pillion, so your per-person fuel and emissions
are halved! I might add in here the Royal Enfield
Interceptor 650, a ‘retro’ bike that’s selling very
well – and in the 4.0 l/100km territory.
So there it is: for those of us who can’t abide
the limitations and the high up-front cost of an
electric motorcycle there are capable (and not-
too-expensive) conventional motorcycles that
leave our carbon footprint lighter.
Nowadays I only have one motorcycle (it’s the
390 Duke), and I use a car as little as possible.
But I’m still burning a non-renewable resource.
My home has stand-alone solar power: thus
there’s a splendid efficiency and satisfaction if I
can charge an electric motorcycle from the sun
shining on my own solar panels. No added cost.
No emissions. So I’m keenly watching what’s
on the electric market right now - and what’s
coming. The Australian-designed-and-built
Fonzarelli NKD? The Urban Classic from Hong
Kong - based Evoke Motorcycles? New Zealand’s
amazing and still evolving 2WD Ubco? And what
next from China’s Super Soco company – already
exporting electric bikes and scooters to 50
countries?
I thoroughly enjoyed my ride - at up to 90 kph
- on the Super Soco TC Max. I felt like the bike
granted me a certain status, as one riding at the
technological ‘cutting edge’. LED lights. Belt-drive Our times they are a-changin’. The pressure is on us to provide
quietness. Never a servo stop! Just plug it in urgent restorative treatment for an ailing planet. Even if we
overnight and you are flying free in the morning. motorcyclists contribute only in a tiny way, at least the next
Online there’s lots of informative reviews for this generation can see that we care.
motorcycle, including YouTube videos, and they
share the feeling that for around $8000(Aus) Anyone for an electric bicycle?
the Super Soco is very good value. So yes, With thanks to Guy at Town & Country Motorcycles, Thornton NSW,
I can see this development in motorcycling for the ride on the Super Soco TC Max.
finding a growing market - though perhaps
primarily among those attracted to motorcycle Ken Rubeli #61309
transportation for the first time.

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