New Zealand-based UBCO, which has a U.S. headquarters in Oregon, recently released a new Special Edition (”SE”) version of their long-running “2X2” electric motorcycle, which features a unique propulsion system for motorbikes: two-wheel drive via an electric motor in each wheel hub.
I first saw the 2X2 years ago while looking into an electric off-road motocross-style bicycle they had in development (story below), and for the last several weeks, I’ve been tooling around Portland on the new 2X2 SE, which is street and DOT legal and has a top speed of 30 mph. The 2X2 SE is not an e-bike as it has no pedals, and in
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