Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Electric motorcycles and scooters" in English language version.
[R]ival schools have emerged. The first argues that EVs should remain quiet, void of any added sound. The second believes that these vehicles pose a risk to pedestrians and cyclists because they may creep up, ostensibly unannounced by a gurgling engine.
The Mission electric motorcycle runs from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.7 seconds. That's better acceleration than any other commercially-available motorcycle ever built.
[T]the pipes direct the sound backwards.. . . Seventy-seven percent of all motorcycle accident hazards come from the 11 to 1:00 direction, from in front of the motorcycle rider. And people that are 500 feet in front of you that may turn in front of you that will violate your right of way; they can't hear [the motorcycle noise] because it's pointed the other way
Electric motorcycle makers like to talk about a rider's daily commuting distance and show how their bike's limited range is just right. The problem is that most real motorcyclists don't commute on their bikes. They commute in air-conditioned cars that keep their hair in place, their smartphones in hand and their clothes insect-free
[S]ilence is actually a bonus; you can hear danger approaching and you become more a part of your environment.
[I]t sounds like a TIE Fighter on an attack run.
Torque [is] in line with some of the biggest, brashest, and beefiest bikes in the world. But unlike those bruisers and cruisers, the SR tips the scales at a relatively svelte 400 pounds. High grunt and low mass let you hit 60 mph in 3.3 seconds.
