This e-bike is impractical, unruly and totally lovable
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2018
- I often rant about the impracticality of most bikes I see on the streets these days, with their sensitive gearing and overloaded tech. But sometimes, I come across a bike that is unique, beautiful and cool enough to overcome my ranting tendencies.
Here's an example. The Greaser: a beast of an e-bike built in the style of a 1950's cafe racer motorcycle that makes no sense on a lot of levels. It's big, heavy, unruly and completely fun to ride.
The bike is built by Michael Blast: www.michaelblast.com.au/colle...
It was loaned to me by Calgary online retailer Toys 4 Boys: t4bmotorsports.com
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I got one a few months ago.. Agree when he says people stop you and ask about the bike.. It's mad coooolll... Love it. I got the dark green colour.
Just bought one to replace my Cruzer which has proven to be unreliable as heck…
It’s actually an early 1900’s board track style bike, nothing to do with the 50’s.
The shop I worked at sold these, even the mayor had bought one and would ride it around town.
Mine does have a thumb throttle on the left side. Battery died I bought one on eBay for 185. Instead of stock 400 dollar battery. Got in a wreck recently. I got wracked up the bike had nothing lol. Love it.
*This bike is amazing! **Latest.Bike** so easy to ride. The pedal assist option is so helpful for my bad knee. It rides so easy. I love it!*
You can have badassness and comfort. I just bought the Michael Blast Vacay beach cruiser. Coolest most comfortable ride on the planet.
I just bought this bike a couple days ago love it
This was a very helpful and approachable review.
What a cool modern take on a board track racer of the early 1900s.
I think your up right riding stance may have been where you got it all wrong.
It wasn't built to be comfortable.
Perhaps a run on a vintage velodrome is in order.
Once you weight the front end it should handle much better.
That battery has cut outs for your knees to grip the faux tank.
1950s motorcycle lol no it looks like something strait out of 1913 !!.
I'm not knocking your journalist integrity.
No I'm just old enough to know what it truly emulates...
I have bought the 500 watt taken it up a mountain dirt road to the peak, gone camping with a bike trailor and camping gear. with saddle bags its great its definitly the bike of practicality. this thing is wonderful to commute with aswell. Ive used in in invermere all summer after using a shorter bike frame for the last 3 years with 1500 watt engine. I might swap engine systems and see how it goes, the 500 watt has taken me up to 45kph with a distance of 57km Ive taken it down logging roads taken it to the beach. took it and my synthesizers and drum machines to an electronic music festival i played at and hauled the gear back when i was done. its awesome. If i put the 1500 watt motor on it it will have a top speed of 80 kph the range will be less but honestly ill just buy a second battery. i love this bike its worth every penny. If i want to pedal ill use my road bike or my mountain bike. On a high note ive taken this thing down some long steep highway hills and it was cruising at 87kph without any issue of the breaks or bike stability at higher speeds . i reccomend it if you want to modify it to make a high powered e bike. the frame is stellar. great geometry about as long as a motorbike
Great comments. Thanks so much for sharing.
Clearly you are not talking about the same bike cuz there is no way in hell you were doing 45 kph under the power of a 500 watt motor unless you were coasting down hill...nor did you get that kind of range..i have had one of these for a yr and except for looking fantastic they are complete garbage.
@@christopher480 come race me
elbow drive calgary 45 kms lets race ;)
@@christopher480have you got a website for the sidecar Thanks.
Question. What kind of grade or include would it take off and tackle without pedaling? Thanks:)
Very cool bike. It has a very classic, German army look. 1930's early 1940's. Many Wehrmacht soldiers rode bikes like this. The Germans do the best bikes.
This is very good value for money.
You often praise Nazis? Or just here?
Very cool!
What's with the set-back saddle post, being reversed?
Good review. I love it.
Would definitely modify for more speed
It is a totally awesome looking bike for sure, but my gripe, and only speaking of looks or esthetics here....I wish the fenders followed and hugged the outside of the tires better. They seem to be at a slightly different diameter than the tires are, and that to me is a bit of a let down and distracting.
La MB Greaser è semplicemente un piacere da guidare. Non è più solo una bicicletta, non è ancora una motocicletta. Deriva direttamente dalle motobici sottocanna di cent'anni fa. Nessuno compra un'automobile o una motocicletta pensando solo alle prestazioni. Lo stesso dev'essere per una bici elettrica. La MB Greaser 250W è comunque robusta, agile, veloce, comoda, ottimo impianto frenante, ottima stabilità, notevole autonomia. Cattura l'attenzione, si fa notare. Il tutto ad un prezzo decisamente contenuto.
If you squint, you would think this is a board track racer from the 20's. It's very close in style to the very first of motorcycle invention yet they give it a 50's inspired name. Very stupid even disrespectful.im not even a history or motorcycle enthusiast.
Is it for sale in the Philippines?
Those "background music" riffs are impractical
I have one and don't find it too hard to handle? The biggest problem is it's long so turning it around 360 needs some space otherwise I have no probs
Yes, the turning radius is rather enormous. But I’m glad you enjoy it.
Sometimes you just gotta look cool while riding around town
Definitely the best bike i have ridden… and you need jeans and a zip up jacket to look the part of the Greaser…
The bike is pretty cool. For me it missed the mark on the battery size and engine size, frames alright bikes a little on the heavy side . I personally would design it a bit different. Great stock frame, steering and wheels. I would probably sell the rear hub and battery system and upgrade. You might lose a bit selling the original system. And someone out there would like that battery and hub or rear tire system for what ever you can get for it. Might cost you a little extra to upgrade battery and rear wheel. It a cruiser so really its about riding in electric and getting home by pedaling if you have too much fun riding around.
Great video- But the music devalues this video. Overall, good..Cheers
How tall are you?
The handlebar is waaay too low. The whole weight of the upperbody will press against your wrists and hands. The seat whould be lower and the handlebar higher. What were they thinking.????
They were probably thinking “Hey, this looks cool!”
So is it as cheep as a Rad Power Bike and go as far as them and have an office in the U.S.
Nice guy.
Nice bike! Can you tell me how tall you are? I am 6,1 foot or 188cm and i wonder if it will fit my size...
I'm several inches shorter than you, so this might be a great fit.
I'm 6'2" and I fit perfectly
@@BillySaturday how is your back now?
6ft6 here...fits great!
cavorite7 I’m 6’4” and considering getting this for some longer commutes. Are you still happy?
Your hair looks pratical
OK GREAT..
NOW ...Where IS the Auxiliary Battery Connection located on this bike?
Integrated into that thing that looks like a gas tank.
@@Shifter_Cycling ..."Auxiliary Battery Connection"
...WE KNOW WHERE THE BATTERY IS.
it only supports 1 battery at a time.
@@christopher480 ....People just don't Read!
Would this be too large for someone who stands at 172cm?
No I’m 165cm and ride it easy but my friend is 180 and also has no problem riding it
Great looking bike. How tall are you?
Same height as the Keebler elves. Look at the seat. lol
Very, very sexy bike! 😍 What is the maximum range at the highest level of motor support?
The manufacturer says the range is 40-60 Kms. I didn’t test it at that range, but the battery felt strong.
it looks like a cross between a 1950s motorcycle and a 1920s motocycle
Cool review, but you are about 30 years out on your motorcycle comparison, 1920's would be closer.
I wan't the 1912 Harley look so bad.
Yup. These are basically like the early 20th century board trackers.
Why do those handlebars look stupid? On inside out and backwards, lol. Seems uncomfortable
Pretty cool. Not so cool how the entire marketing shtick seems to be "toys for boys" and "the best toy a middle-aged man can have". Men, boys... I'm neither, but I think this is badass as f&#$.
Bad assory accounts for a lot
VERYCOOL!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
de beste fiets die er is !!
Pero tiene acelerador o asistencia al pedaleo???
Dijo que es pedaleo asistido
Love this bike hate this guy
Damn turn the exposure down on your camera WTF?????
Careful, now! If you don't say what "Shitfer" likes, he'll block you!
Hate the music
No throttle how strange i really thought I read it did
throttle is on the left hand side as they are imported from australia you can use the pedelec as well if wanted the 48 volt 500 watt is the way to go or better yet switch out the bafang motor system for a golden motor for a better top speed.
Gotta hand it to the Chinese, they make good looking bikes.
oh, so many cyclists want a motorcycle, if not motorcycle, then at least a moped.
Yeah...but they don't want to smell like the pump handles at a gas station. Imagine that!
Boardtracker not cafe racer
T4B is obviously paying you since there is no way in hell that your review is unbiassed. I own one of these and have for a yr ......the only way i would own one of these again is if i got ahold of one for free......i have had 3 warranty issues with mine. I had to deal directly with the manufacturer since T4B doesn't return phone calls or emails. Breaks went within a month. So i had to upgrade them. Also it showed up with a broken battery mount. So the manufacturer sent me another and this time they included the little straps for around the battery. If they had some sort of quality control dept that would not have happened. The third issue was water getting in the charging port and shorting out the port cable. If they would have put a 50 cent rubber cover on the charging port this would not have happened.....so they sent me out a new port....I now notice my range is down by more then %25 indicating a battery issue but they will not replace it. During this last issue. I had to send the serial number of my bike to the manufacturer and i found out my bike was made in 2018 yet i bought it in feb 2020......so given the broken battery mount its looking like T4B sent me a used bike instead of the brand new one i paid for........In short i would not buy so much as a remote controlled car from T4B. So far its been my experience that they are totally incompetent. its such a shame since this is such a beautiful bike., even though it is grossly underpowered.
This bike needs full suspension buddy
Full suspension...for a bike with 3" tires that can't break 35 km/h without a hill? lol
Don't buy it , i got one since 2 weeks and it's slow , 25 miles autonomy , breaks are too thin 'cause bike is too heavy to stop , not recommended on longshot , U will regret it , it's a look , that'all