# Why are electric motorcycles not more popular? **URL:** \ **Category:** Scooters, Bikes, Sagways\ **Created:** [January 6, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/why-are-electric-motorcycles-not-more-popular/3979 "2014-01-06T03:04:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EvForum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/evforum/32/322_2.png) [@EvForum](https://community.electricforum.com/u/EvForum)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/why-are-electric-motorcycles-not-more-popular/3979/1 "2014-01-06T03:04:03Z")
When you bear in the mind the various issues associated with electric cars, such as weight, it does make you wonder why electric motorcycles are not more popular? ---
**Author:** ![Adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Adam](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Adam)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/why-are-electric-motorcycles-not-more-popular/3979/2 "2014-01-22T15:56:00Z")
Small market and people don’t have a license. ---
**Author:** ![sugarmaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@sugarmaker](https://community.electricforum.com/u/sugarmaker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/why-are-electric-motorcycles-not-more-popular/3979/3 "2014-01-23T06:02:03Z")
I don’t think the average biker even knows they exist. I doubt you will find them, or even advertising for them in a showroom. If I was still a rider I would give serious thought o buying one, but then again i’m a bit of a geek. ---
**Author:** ![pjgrover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@pjgrover](https://community.electricforum.com/u/pjgrover)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/why-are-electric-motorcycles-not-more-popular/3979/4 "2014-03-16T22:05:12Z")
Well as a motorcycle rider, and an EV enthusiast, I can tell you why I don’t have one yet. When I ride a bike, I want the feeling of freedom, with the wind in your hair, and the open road in front of you stretching out for miles. Now with an electric motorcycle, I have to think about how few miles I can really ride before turning around to go back home to plug it in to the wall. I can’t fit enough batteries on a bike to get the kind of range I need. So instead of converting my bike, I am going to convert a car. With a motorcycle, it’s all about range for me. ---
**Author:** ![Blast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Blast](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Blast)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/why-are-electric-motorcycles-not-more-popular/3979/5 "2015-08-10T01:25:08Z")
With a EV, it’s all about comfortable ride for me. There are common fears about range and charging, but no problems with it. The same freedom feelings without fuel exhaust. ---
**Author:** ![Greendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Greendriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Greendriver)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/why-are-electric-motorcycles-not-more-popular/3979/6 "2015-08-11T03:08:38Z")
Range anxiety has certainly reduced of late as more recharging stations are built. ---
**Author:** ![Electrified](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/electrified/32/560_2.png) [@Electrified](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Electrified)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 10:26am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/why-are-electric-motorcycles-not-more-popular/3979/7 "2015-11-14T10:26:24Z")
Because they don’t look like this! ![](https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12243456_1213016575391651_1125614891553970532_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=decb27d7bae0e3f673ae717592fa2dda&oe=56C0EEF1) With a two seat option, battery pack trailer and over 300 miles per charge available, who could turn this down?