Electric Poles
Kosynier
John Newman
Meet the new electric motorcycle: Kosynier - designed with the looks of a vintage bike to take advantage of the current trend for all things retro.
This bike has been developed by brothers Marcin and Michal Bielawski, who were born into a family of Polish craftsmen.
The brothers' love for wheeled vehicles (particularly motorcycles, cycles and classic cars) came from growing up as helpers in their grandfather's forge, where they assisted their father in producing farm machinery.
They hope to bring Kosynier to the market through crowdfunding.
Production
The bikes will be made in the small town of Buk, near Poznan in western Poland. It's an area renowned for its craft skills, and the brothers will use their local links to create the handmade components that they hope will bring their new bikes a reputation and international recognition for quality.
The name Kosynier is derived from a 19th Century Polish partisan who fought for food and freedom armed with a scythe.
Stats
The bikes will be powered by a 300 Watt rear hub motor and two lithium-ion battery packs - one placed in the 'engine' and the other in the 'petrol tank'.
Top speed is said to be around 30mph, with a range (pedal-assisted) of almost fifty miles...good for 'cool look' round town riding.
Pricing
There are no official prices issued yet, but the basic model is set to sell for around $2500; a board track replica for $3900; and a de Luxe model, as yet unspecified for $4900.
The brothers are looking to raise $100,000 for the purchasing of materials to bring their bikes into production, should you fancy a punt. Their first bikes are planned to be completed and on sale by March '17.
You can follow their operation (and donate if you wish) by visiting
www.indiegogo.com Comments
19/05/16 Is quite simple and cute
19/05/16 Mirrors?
19/05/16 Quant machine, like to see running
19/05/16 Oh now that's pretty cool...
20/05/16 Kinda has the look of a Pope, very nice
20/05/16 First impressions, love it.
20/05/16 Really
20/05/16 Fab
20/05/16 I love it , an want one
20/05/16 i,d ride it
20/05/16 Not much of a V- twin then?
20/05/16 Very nice could really catch on looks a heavy duty bike ....
20/05/16 Only problem is that it's slow and pedal assisted. There's better but not for the money.
20/05/16 I like the simplicity of it. I'd have one
20/05/16 Fantastically bikeogroovy
20/05/16 I like it a lot
21/05/16 I like it but there's no point it'll be so expensive nobody able to afford it and when you think most these things are in production they're quite cheap to produce on a production line
21/05/16 Built mine scarily similar several years ago with 1000watt hub motor !
21/05/16 Nice motorsport paddock bike.....
21/05/16 Looks cool, , classic looks with modern trickery
21/05/16 Looks great would like to see it perform ?
21/05/16 Look's like a19-08 USA made bike
21/05/16 Very cool board racer look
21/05/16 Keep one on my wall.
21/05/16 I need one
22/05/16 Ridiculously expensive.
Who in their right mind, would pay out all that?
22/05/16 Someone tell them that battery powered bicycles are already available for around ! €700
22/05/16 Gorgeous
22/05/16 would not like to push it up hill
01/16/16 hope their roads are smoother than in gloucestershire,with that suspension setup...:/
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