Super73 took the C1X concept ebike and transformed it into a scrambler and café racer concept for EICMA 2023. The El Jefe Scrambler and Super Le Pew café racer use the same motor, battery, and basic proportions of the original, but see a significant overhaul in the visual department.
Not gonna lie - it looks great. Just wondering what the price point for this will be. I feel like it might be in a weird spot - you can get ebikes from Honda for under $1k and if you flirt with anything higher than $5k you start to compete with gas bikes. Hopefully it’s priced in a good range there to be competitive.
IIRC Honda has an air cooled IC bike for about $3500, but what sub 1k ebike do they sell?
It’s a super compact ebike - basically a suitcase with wheels but it’s just at $1,000. Personally I’d love to get one and know full well this suitcase bike isn’t anything like the Super73 but it’s really to showcase the floor for these types of bikes:
Honda Suitcase Bike
That’s not an ebike, that’s a scooter. I got excited that Honda made an affordable ebike there for a second…
Sorry about that - not well versed on the difference between the classes. I originally thought an ebike was a bike with an electric motor attached, but I’ve seen quite a few articles about wheeled conveyances that I wouldnt classify as a bike being called one. My bad
No worries, the term ebike gets thrown around pretty loosely in the media and even by manufacturers sometimes.
Doesn’t help that it’s kind of complicated too: Classifications of different types of ebikes vary from country to country, but basically as a rough guide, if you can pedal it, it would probably be regarded as an ebike. If it’s something where you don’t pedal, it’s probably some sort of scooter.
Thanks bud, I appreciate the clarification! Hope you have a good rest of your week!
Thanks, me too lol.
Also, you as well.