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Battery powered devices are definitely on the increase. So far I have a cordless Toro weed eater that works as well as anything I've tried. As mentioned previously, I also have a 58V Echo cordless chainsaw with a 16" bar.

The chainsaw is a high quality unit and it does a very good job. I've done a lot of cutting with it. So far I've taken down 6 fairly good sized trees with it. The biggest one was about 40' tall and measured 22" in diameter close to the ground. I've got a lot more to do with it in the fall.

I think the cordless electric chainsaws are going to start taking a big piece of the home owner chainsaw market very soon. They're just so convenient to use that it's hard to think about buying a gas chainsaw after you spend some time with one,..and they're improving them every year.

The only downside is, the high quality cordless chainsaws are fairly pricey.

And lame. Thats also a downside.

I am not a rider and I don't think much of it, looks like something the village people would ride.

2 stroke gas engines are the bane of mankind. If Honda ever makes a chainsaw with one of its hot revvin' little 4 stroke motors, I might be willing to buy one.

But I won't do 2 stroke gas motors.

Personally, I did not like the little 4 stroke Honda motors I have had.


Talking about the tiny ones on a trimmer or something.


WAY less reliable than my two strokes.


We schit canned all of them on the farm and went with Stihl 4 mix engines.


Wery goood!



We must be getting around different engines.......my two strokes are boringly reliable.

No chit, if it don't look like a Harley, don't sound like a Harley, it just isn't a Harley!

So how does this electric one sound?

"Loud pipes save lives" and all that...

In your case it would probably sound like a "Big John Super-slim" so you will feel at home.

Nonsense. They can and they will continue to ride one of the biggest names in motorcycles.

I’m not a biker but I want to know is how are they gonna make it sound like a Harley? Are they going to put baseball cards in the spokes or what? 😮

Simple enough, hang a tin of rocks from the rear and a point of oil at the bottom (with a hole in it).

I spent the better part (literally) of my younger years on motorcycles and have zero interest in any of them now, whether electric or gas. I've also owned electric cars for the past 5 or so years and have no idea why anyone would want an electric motorcycle. The instant torque of electric vehicles is a lot of fun with four wheels but on two, it's probably going to give new life to the idea that motorcyclists are organ donors. Of all the things I ever complained about when riding, needing more torque was at the bottom of the list. So you get a lot more of what you don't need, a lot less of what you want (easy and fast refueling anywhere, badass noises) for a lot more money.

HD's seem to spend a fair amount of time in the shop. My son bought a '06 or '08 Sportster from a HD dealer about 3 years ago. Spent more time in the shop than ridden the first year, brakes, clutch, idling problems. Still has idling problems especially when cold and has an electrical glitch that will kill the battery if not driven for a few days. Not impressed with reliability. Reviews mention reliability as the number one problem with HD.

I think the electric dirt bikes are totally badassed.
I've used dirt bikes for years to access forest service roads that have kelly humps and gates in the way when hunting.. A silent dirt bike? you bet....

They have a taken a stronger hold in the UK than here...

Gotta have the leaking oil option to "keep it real"

Perzactly. Hardcore Harley riders are uniformly afflicted with the "notice me" syndrome and buy HD's precisely BECAUSE they're loud. By pandering to the "green" crowd, who have little interest in riding motorcycles, Harley will only succeed in alienating its existing client base. Brilliant marketing strategy.

You'll be able to hear your passenger on a electric Harley too.

It'll open a whole new market for biker babe attire...

Probably because it's quite a small country and if they can hear your dirtbikes you can be sure there will be someone complaining about the noise and pollution and damage and wanting to stop you riding.

Laughing!