I got mine last year too and *love* it too :) One of the best purchases I've ever made. I had planned to get a 2nd battery (for potentially longer trips) this year, but the quote was about $1000. 😳 So, methinks I'll be driving with the current battery until I *have* to upgrade. Oh and I'm glad you mentioned the battery gauge display issue. That's the one thing I'd like to see improved. I think one of the older models had percentage display? That would be nice. But how I drive it (never really in danger of running out of power) that's a quibble. Rides great, the controls feel intuitive, surprising amount of storage (if you don't keep battery stuff in the seat). I regularly get 3 bags of groceries in it. So enjoyable :)
Got mine last year, 60volt 50ah Lithium. I can get 100km out of a charge. I didn't get the second battery, I'd rather have the space for groceries. I bought the Hornet X because the Lithium battery is removable for charging. Great Purchase, Extremely happy, better than expected.
@dunk22 that's pretty good tho I have the 80v 50ah monster and the 80v helps range A LOT in low speeds and not so much in high speeds let me do some calculations for you. Hills, weight and speed makes a huge difference. I say speed and hills make the most difference. You'd be surprised how much more range you would get if you were going 25kmh or 28kmh
@@Bambzi260 I agree on the speed, I hear you on the battery price, I didn't get the second battery because I wanted the room under the seat. I use The Hornet as my grocery getter and my town is small, to and from town is about 4 km so I don't bother sparing the throttle. I get 15 or more trips to town before I charge it and still have battery left. . It helps that I have a second bike, an Emmo Paralo, fat tire that I use on the daily for my fun stuff like fishing and camping trips.
Do the wheels lock with the key out like a motorcycle? A lot of things go missing even locked, this looks like a great replacement for a car but cant see much of a way to lock it to any bike rack.
In most province's in Canada, this is classed as an electric bicycle and so no license or insurance is needed. If a bike has a max 500 watt motor, working pedals, limited to 32klm/hr then its a bicycle.... if you exceed that speed then it becomes a motorcycle and you will then need licence registration and insurance. On private roads you can disable the limiter. I recommend inquiring in your local area before purchasing.
