Simon Cowell

[Drago]

It's been described on ITV news as an "electric scrambler bike", some wondering if it was more of an electric motorcycle than a pedelec.

 

[fossyant]

Seen the news, it was an electric MX bike, with pedals stuck on. Capable of 60 mph, and no doubt, has some torque that will pop you off the back.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

So not really a normal e-bike in the accepted sense of the word then. Cowell had a motorcycling accident, which tends to explain the degree of injuries.

 

[cyberknight]

So not really a normal e-bike in the accepted sense of the word then. Cowell had a motorcycling accident, which tends to explain the degree of injuries.

and people are calling for faster e bike legislation,

 

[PK99]

apparently this is the model of bike he was riding....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-CAB-Recon-/113700700899

 

[ColinJ]

apparently this is the model of bike he was riding....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-CAB-Recon-/113700700899

Hmm...

The Recon is the most powerful production ebike on the planet, it is a wheelie machine! When we say wheelie machine, we mean throttle wheelie...you do not have to pull up, as a matter of fact you may want to lean forward!

Reckon that he didn't lean forward...?

Anyway, good luck to him.

 

[slowmotion]

I heard it was a SWIND EB-01. A 60mph,

$20,000 jobbie.

Anyway, having suffered a fair bit of back pain in the past, I wish him a speedy recovery.

Edit: Here's the blurb....

https://swind.life/products/swind-eb-01-mountain/

Fifteen kilowatts!!!!!!!!

 

[Pale Rider]

KTM make something similar, but they are more honest about it, describing it as an electric motorcycle.

From what I can gather, it has about the same amount of grunt as a 200cc petrol engine.

http://www.drysdalemotorcycles.co.uk/new/bike/5767/freeride-e/679553/freeride-e-xc-2020.aspx

 

[HMS_Dave]

apparently this is the model of bike he was riding....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-CAB-Recon-/113700700899

It's good to know then that his only lesson from the whole debacle was to read the manual

 

[steveindenmark]

I like how he put his hands up to being a bit stupid. But I must admit to being as stupid as him. Who reads a bike manual before they ride it? Not me 😊 I think broken back will be a stretch of the truth. But probably painful.

Didnt the inventor of the Segway, die riding a Segway. We can all get caught out.

 

[Slick]

I like how he put his hands up to being a bit stupid. But I must admit to being as stupid as him. Who reads a bike manual before they ride it? Not me 😊 I think broken back will be a stretch of the truth. But probably painful.

Didnt the inventor of the Segway, die riding a Segway. We can all get caught out.

Did he not fall off a cliff testing a new off road version?

 

[sheddy]

When I was a boy, a dc motor produced maximum torque at zero rpm. What possibly could go wrong ?

I guess the software should intervene to slow it down.

 

[CXRAndy]

and people are calling for faster e bike legislation,

I must say, its completely different. The request to a limit lift to 20 mph in line with parts of Europe and USA is not the same as a 60+ mph electric motorcycle.

Its more to do with acceleration than speed, I've never seen a e-bike do a power wheelie

 

[raleighnut]

When I was a boy, a dc motor produced maximum torque at zero rpm. What possibly could go wrong ?

I guess the software should intervene to slow it down.

They're generally 3 phase 'Hall Effect' brushless motors these days.

 

[ColinJ]

I think broken back will be a stretch of the truth. But probably painful.

It was bad enough to require hours of surgery to insert a metal rod in his spine, so I don't think "broken back" is much of a stretch. Obviously, his spinal cord wasn't damaged.

Didnt the inventor of the Segway, die riding a Segway. We can all get caught out.

It wasn't the inventor, it was a British businessman who bought the company.

Did he not fall off a cliff testing a new off road version?

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