Lazy Sod
Member
- Location
- Warminster Wiltshire
I hope that you will allow an old man a typo.
Farm bike - do you have one?
- Thread starter HolzKopf
- Start date
I hope that you will allow an old man a typo.
“Originally. both motocross and trials bikes were developments of road machines. I knew a rider who had bought a new Greeves 250 MCS motocross machine and converted it to near trials spec by adding a speedometer and bulb horn and changing tyres, gearing, exhaust, cylinder and head so that he could ride in trials in the winter. It was all changed back for the motocross season”
This was a flashback to around 1970!
My cousin had scramblers on his hill farm and I think Greeves and also Bultaco were displaced by CCM. I think he was supported by CCM to some extent and I once saw them practicing. It was just nuts with all the jumps and sliding at impossible speeds. My dad made helpful comments like the throttle went both ways, but us boys knew it didn’t!
This was a flashback to around 1970!
My cousin had scramblers on his hill farm and I think Greeves and also Bultaco were displaced by CCM. I think he was supported by CCM to some extent and I once saw them practicing. It was just nuts with all the jumps and sliding at impossible speeds. My dad made helpful comments like the throttle went both ways, but us boys knew it didn’t!
- Location
- Scotland
Hi All, just to confirm after months of ranging with ineffectual Government Departments (you will all know what that is like), our UBCO 2x2 Adventure Bike has now been accepted into the UK Plug In Vehicle Grant scheme. This will mark a 20% reduction on our most popular machine the Adventure 3.1kW for UK buyers. Also this will allow the machine to be accepted into further schemes including government backed 0% loans etc...
If anyone has any questions or wonders where their nearest dealer is please do get in touch.
If anyone has any questions or wonders where their nearest dealer is please do get in touch.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
What does that mean in £££££? Range? Road legal?
- Location
- Scotland
The PIVG applies to the ADV 3.1kW (road legal machine) and reduces the RRP inc vat by 20%
The the UK price of the ADV 3.1kW pre grant £6700 inc vat post grant £5360 inc vat (VAT element of £1116.67 remains unchanged).
So for a VAT registered, commercial customer it will nett you £4,243.33 (ex VAT).
There are obviously T&C’s (including the machine must be kept in the UK for 5 years).
Max Range is 75 miles.
The the UK price of the ADV 3.1kW pre grant £6700 inc vat post grant £5360 inc vat (VAT element of £1116.67 remains unchanged).
So for a VAT registered, commercial customer it will nett you £4,243.33 (ex VAT).
There are obviously T&C’s (including the machine must be kept in the UK for 5 years).
Max Range is 75 miles.
- Location
- Scotland
- Location
- Scotland
For specific deals and pricing contact your local dealer. 
Pooh!For specific deals and pricing contact your local dealer.
Do you HAVE to have the white model for the adventure/farm bike?
- Location
- Scotland
Murray shall see you right Steve!
Still hoping to pop and have a test ride, BUT, not going far at the moment....
- Location
- Scotland
Pooh!
Do you HAVE to have the white model for the adventure/farm bike?
Sorry Steve missed your question on colours. At the moment the machine suitable for the grant scheme is the Adventure White. That said, your dealer may be able to offer you any specific colour you fancy at an extra cost.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Anyone got a progress report on UBCO ownership / demonstration experiences ?
My thoughts on getting an UBCO after a test, were sadly dropped as Herself said she would prefer a small 4 wheeler down the line...
So, not worth wasting peoples time after that decision, and a quad will probably be cheaper, until it is stolen!!
So, not worth wasting peoples time after that decision, and a quad will probably be cheaper, until it is stolen!!
beardface
Member
- Location
- East Yorkshire
I think a capable, affordable, does the job electric UTV is what most farms will need. Simple drivelines that stand up to abuse and no engine to worry about. Plus quiet around stock.
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Thanks for the tag Steve, if you want a rave review on the UBCO I'm your man.
It's been nothing short of 'transformational' here, and I'm a petrolhead/motocrosser from way back.
They go,,, well, just like you have electric motors on each wheel, I can run a sheep til it gives up and then cast it between my knees and carry it - that stepthru design is magic for that.
I can carry 3 bags on it but you wouldn't want to overload it that much - one in the stepthru, two on the back frame, but it bottoms out quite easily
Range, similar to the CTX200 but a wee bit less
Handling, razor sharp, like a fat tyred mountain bike
Regen braking is brilliant, I can commute to work and come home with more battery % than when I left
They handle mud better than a normal bike
They climb banks better than a normal bike
They ease off from a stop much better, no wheelspin unless you want wheelspin
And very light, very low CoG
I really rate it so far, had one instance where it went into front-wheel-drive so I just turned it off and back on again and it was fixed
I've only put 50 hours on it so far, it's one of those machines that is so "unmotorbike like" that the lack of noise and "I'm just wasting fuel" mean you do a lot more on it than you would a normal farm bike - or at least I do
I took it down the scenic route when we were on lockdown and I came back from a 135km round [road] trip with about 35% charge which is more range than claimed
It's been nothing short of 'transformational' here, and I'm a petrolhead/motocrosser from way back.
They go,,, well, just like you have electric motors on each wheel, I can run a sheep til it gives up and then cast it between my knees and carry it - that stepthru design is magic for that.
I can carry 3 bags on it but you wouldn't want to overload it that much - one in the stepthru, two on the back frame, but it bottoms out quite easily
Range, similar to the CTX200 but a wee bit less
Handling, razor sharp, like a fat tyred mountain bike
Regen braking is brilliant, I can commute to work and come home with more battery % than when I left
They handle mud better than a normal bike
They climb banks better than a normal bike
They ease off from a stop much better, no wheelspin unless you want wheelspin
And very light, very low CoG
I really rate it so far, had one instance where it went into front-wheel-drive so I just turned it off and back on again and it was fixed
I've only put 50 hours on it so far, it's one of those machines that is so "unmotorbike like" that the lack of noise and "I'm just wasting fuel" mean you do a lot more on it than you would a normal farm bike - or at least I do
I took it down the scenic route when we were on lockdown and I came back from a 135km round [road] trip with about 35% charge which is more range than claimed
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Quiet is an underrated quality.
As per the post above, we've been thru winter and it's been tight for feed - if we were still riding around on quads etc then you would pretty much have to shift the stock every time you wanted to go do something.
Not the case with this machine as the only real noise is my pogo-poles rattling in the rack and the ping of the wires as I zip over the top - the frame it wears was a big deciding factor as the full-length frame made it much easier to mount to
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