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Richard230

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The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« on: February 20, 2018, 08:30:30 PM »
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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2018, 08:32:50 PM »
Excellent! Thanks for sharing. I always appreciate your contributions to the forum.
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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2018, 10:31:34 AM »
I should have added:  Better get them while you can still hear them.   ;)
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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2018, 04:45:16 PM »
These two photos of the new Curtis (prototype?) electric motorcycle were posted on the Elmoto forum.  I'll let you be the judge of the styling.  ???
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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2018, 05:11:55 PM »
Doesn't look very... comfortable. But it's a prototype, right?
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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2018, 05:49:52 PM »
Nor practical. Where am I gonna mount my side cases?

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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2018, 07:53:30 PM »
Doesn't look very... comfortable. But it's a prototype, right?

I hope so.......   ::)
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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2018, 05:49:17 PM »
Here is a much more detailed photo examination of the electric Curtis Zeus:  https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/curtiss-zeus/
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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2018, 07:52:55 PM »
That thing is stone ugly....  Also looks like they adopted Honda's old adage....  If 200 lbs. is good, 400 pounds is better....

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Re: The last Confederate/Curtiss IC motorcycle
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2018, 09:06:58 AM »
That thing is stone ugly....  Also looks like they adopted Honda's old adage....  If 200 lbs. is good, 400 pounds is better....

And if one Zero motor is good, two are even better.  ;)
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