Vintage Electric Bicycles - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2015
- Andrew Davidge started his electric bike company in high school and now, four years later, he and Jay are cruising the Cruz and E-Tracker - at 36 mph in race mode with a 30-mile range!
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This is awesome. This video is 6 years ago and his company is still selling these bikes. Great job!
Yeah, and the bikes have improved a lot! They look similar but are even more powerful, and how have an inverted suspension fork :)
That's really cool. He's quite an inspiration!
+Superman THE MOONS A PROGECTION BY THE US GOVERNMENT
+Superman +TAOFLEDERMAUS
He fully knows we landed on the moon, and it was the power of hi brass that got us there! That, and nasa used a CTD laser pointer to plan their trajectory.
Superman Wait, you're telling me that high brass shotgun rounds didn't take anyone to the moon to eat some of its cheese? And that my laser pointer isn't NASA approved? Well, that's just slander Mr. "Superman", if that really IS your real name...
Everyone who believes in the "moon conspiracy" over scientific facts is just stupid. I pity you.
+TAOFLEDERMAUS Yes, cool guy. We need more young entrepreneurs like this guy. You can tell he's going somewhere great. What was Henry Ford like at this age? Hmmmm..... The future awaits.
It's funny, but I never watched Leno on TV, but I love his auto show.
+Robb's Homemade Life it's his passion and knowledge of his collection that makes it so. his comedy was whatever to me, but that got him this.
Same.
I built an electric bike from a kit, so I can provide some insight on why they cost more than people expect. It's the battery. I spent around $1000 on just the bare cells for a 1 kwh lithium battery. That's just the cells. You still need to assemble them into a usable pack, add battery management electronics, a case, etc. A good motor is a few hundred bucks, and then you need motor controller electronics and a throttle. So, you're at around $1500 in parts before you have even started talking about the bike part of the bike, like frame, wheels, derailleurs, brakes, etc. Then the company assembling and marketing them has to pay their overhead and make a profit. You can buy electric bikes for less than $1000, but they will compromise on the size and quality of the battery and motor.
+Dan Sanger Exactly this. Factor in a handmade frame built here in the US (custom bike frames easily cost multiple thousands of dollars) and the cost is totally justifiable.
Would economy of scale have factor in as well? This is 5 guys basically working as artisans - if they had orders for thousands of bikes, worked a full assembly line, placed bulk orders for their parts - how much would costs go down?
guys it changed.
lithium batteries are much cheaper now. also the controllers and hub motors.
if you have a small old motorcycle you could convert it into a quite fast ebike (130kph+) with spending less than 2500$,
if you buy electrics and batteries from china, motor from zelena vozila and if you assemble the battery yourself.
easy, i will do it soon, parts are already here with me, except batteries.
Seen bikes a lot cheaper and faster for half that money
ye, he did say it is a 3KW motor aswell so it needs a 3KW battery, probably around 3000$ itself
How nervous must that young guy have been to be riding through Jays garage with priceless classics left and right. 😂👍
I love they way how Jay is encouraging this young guy.
congratulations to this young man!
I want one and I want Jay back to watch at night. No one like you, Jay. You're the BEST!!
That Blue One is Badass!
Jay just made this kid a millionaire.
+Martin Wright But after you pay for costs or materials, rent for the space to build them and having to pay the 5 guys he works with probably not lol.
+HDaviator I hope you are right.
Might become true but something tells me he already came from money.
+CeeStyleDj At least he is actually working.
CeeStyleDj
And why does that even matter if he did he come from a well off place in life ?
Like what hes doing is somehow diminished because of where he came from ?
Completely irrelevant.
The videos where Jay rides bicycles are fantastic, this one and the guy that came by with the 49cc cruisers. Looks like he has more fun than in a veyron.
Hey everyone! As an avid e-bike user, I just stumbled upon a new crowdfunding project that I'm really excited about. It's freebeat's new product called the freebeat Morph 2-in-1 e-Bike. After watching the video, I must say, the features are outstanding! I'm particularly impressed with the dual modes that allow for indoor and outdoor use. And the fact that it can be charged when in indoor mode is a game-changer. The brushless 750W motor with its impressive torque and top speed of 20mph definitely caught my attention too. The 80mm front suspension and puncture-resistant fat tires ensure a comfortable ride in any condition. Plus, the Smart Saddle Detection+ feature adds a whole new level of fitness tracking and motivation. This e-bike seems to have it all! I'm definitely considering supporting this project. Great job, freebeat!
Jay's Pee-Wee impression needs to be a ringtone.
That's Great a Young man making his living by starting his own company, and right out of high school. How Awesome is that......Not many this young can say that.
5K? sure.....
It's great to see Jay show guys like this who have started their own company and are doing quality work, he has accomplished a lot at a young age
This inventor is really straight forward about his products.
They start at $5000? Meaning they could be more? Sold over 400 already, that's easily into the $2,000,000+ revenue range already. Only in California....
+enigmaPL
Revenue - yes, but his business is probably not all that profitable.
He has 5 workers that cost him at least 9 bucks per hour for each worker, plus materials, paint, special orders for custom parts, hardware, electricity, taxes, rent, etc.
+funky3ddy You could build those bikes in a 2 car garage, every time someone sais rent and electricity I crack up.
*****
You could, but he's making these by hundreds, I believe he rents something bigger than a two car garage.
And electricity is not cheap. Power tools, welding machines, bright lighting, boilers, etc. draw a lot of power.
funky3ddy You believe, key words, and he started out with just one too.
***** That depends on how big of a machine you need. I don't need to find anybody to run a CNC machine, I can do that myself. I got a Machinist One Diploma, and 2 years of Mech/Eng.
You don't need a really expensive machine to build small parts. It's CNC, all I got to do is find some fool that can take a part, put it in, hit cycle, and take it out, and I can find those where I live all day long for less than $9 an hour. The truth is though, this guy isn't selling 5000 of those bikes a day, probably 500 a year more like it.
20-25K and I would have everything I need to open shop. You turn your profits over and buy more equipment till are in the black and have all you need.
"... because they're going 2 mph with a hunger striker driving..." Hilarious.
Excellent work Jay! You are amazing, keep 'em coming!!
I am really REALLY liking this one. This kid gives me hope for our country's future.
Thank you for the video
"Let's take this thing up on the freeway".
Great little commuter , perfect for town rides and getting groceries and sight seeing. It’s really fast. I like it !
Those are some beautiful bikes. Great work! Would not mind having one of those for running around town.
Wow. $5000. I have to say that I'd rather buy a car but these are pretty cool. Maybe if you live in a bigger city and work or go to school close enough.
Lol yeah you could get a car
It'd be cheaper to run than a car and looks like it has waaaay better build quality than a 10 year old beat up hatchback, it won't pay for itself but if it was between a Vespa and this I would buy this:)
+Matthew Loomis for 5k you could get a running and driving mr2 in perfect condition.
+SlipknotMaggot0526 depends how reliable the battery and the motor are, tesla ones are already having problems and they have a big r & d department
+SlipknotMaggot0526 car would have more cost; gas, insurance, maintenance, potential traffic violations, etc. But then again you can go further distance in a car and you're protected from the elements.
LOL when he started doing the pee wee herman impression.
Love it! I want one of these bad boys. This guy is going far!
Jay is the coolest, he lets the young guys show there cool stuff off and get major exposure.
Jay Leno looks like one of the flintstones,great guy.
Jay, you should do a video on your Owen's Magnetic! That would be awesome to see.
Another excellent segment Jay, thanks!
Seriously cool. The super cars, antiques and what not are nice, but I see those everywhere. Love this!
Howard Hughes made a electric bike as a teenager. Concept has been around for sometime.
I am ordering one. The Indian one called the Tracker with the optional Tail Lights and saddle bags. Not bad I will just not shop for Xmas this year ! Hah
+gene978 They definitely are cool looking bikes.
Impressive product from a fine young man.I am sure we can expect many great things from Andrew & his team!Thanks for bringing Andrew & his bikes to our attention Jay! :)
overpriced by 100%
Those are beautiful machines!!! That kid in a real inspiration. You have to love the maker spirit.
great bike I like it the red one reminded me of an early Harley Davidson or Indian
"just under $5000" you know, an average price -_-
Yeah, and I thought my trek mountain bike was expensive... I guess not
It's run by 5 guys he said but I bet they have a middle man for every component on the bike, it could cost a lot less I'd imagine if they streamlined their production a bit, clearly a big slice of the pie is being taken by the manufacturers of the battery and the motor and the brakes etc...
+anguy11 A good electric assisted bicycle is $2000 from a shop. These have a lot bigger battery, motor, custom frame, electronics and looks very well finished. But yes its still motorcycle money.
+anguy11 Price is not the only factor that determines how well a product will sell. He found a niche market, making an item not a lot of people desire. That leads to him having freedom to decide on the build quality and the final price. When you have low competition and high quality product it will sell regardless of the price. Its not an expensive soda drink, its "I want to be unique and stand out" type of product.
what I believe they should do is pull a oneplus and create high quality products at consumer level prices.
Awesome idea. Great to see young talent getting deserved exposure for a great product.
Love the show Jay. Fabulous bicycles! You should do another video of the P1
excellent tip Jay, I'm going to use a hunger striker as a top speed test rider !
Thumbs up if you think Jay should get one of these to match his McLaren P1.
The blue one is BEAUTIFUL. I would love a vehicle like this. I live 16 miles from Stockholm so it would be a really cool way to get there and back.
Especially in the winter
Fun looking , wish I could afford ..... Jay is always positive ....thumbs up Jay
I like the fact that they're made in the USA, and not China, like so many things being produced. :)
Yeah made in USA just like the Fords, Dodges, Chevrolets, etc. Less reliable car brands on earth. I prefer China tbh.
cool until he said $5,000.
that is what I thought. go to Walmart 150.00 then get the motor kit for 600.00
Jon Car n that's the base model and not including tax and license.
+Jon Car you really gonna go 25+ mph on a walmart bike? i hope you have life insurance.
+Vic Vil ......you need to get a better job.
+Jon Car not comparable to a $150 huffy from Walmart. These are hand built, bespoke bikes built in the US. There are quite a few small bike factories selling hand built, non-electric bikes for the same amount. I do agree it's a bit steep in price, but not even close to some Walmart/Home Depot/eBay hodgepodge DIY.
Cool product. Thanks for sharing.
Been checking these out last year already. Love that cruiser style!
Cool, but COST PROHIBITIVE!!
+GaragebandandBeyond Not really, think about it in terms of replacing a car, i.e. selling it and not having to deal with all those associated costs anymore.
+Patrick94GSR like having a roof, a heater, a comfy seat....
Thank you for showing these-very good job young man! A bit pricey for me, but very cool!
That looks to be a good machine and great to see a young guy start up like this. I can see the camper crowd loving these. A lot easier than a gas motorized vehicle, especially to keep noise down. Some folks even in towns of less than 10000 work close to an apartment and bike everywhere. Wonder how it does in northern winter climates?
Something very odd it says on The New Tracker page, "The Battery ... ... our patent pending aluminum battery box ... ... It also disperses heat, allowing our high performance system to run at lower temperatures, significantly increasing efficiency, providing a range of 35 miles."
Dispersing heat from batteries is waste heat, it is not greater efficiency. Running electronics at lower temps means they last longer but not usually more efficient, hmmm?
Lithium batteries put current out at the highest rate when they are above 80 degrees but if the current put out is too high this is the prime time when damage to the batteries occur. They must be using really cheap electrical components to get greater efficiency when they are cooled a little?
They also say that aluminum box is hydro-formed, it looks like something I might have made in my high school metals shop, cast aluminum sand blasted ...
35 miles, 15 or 20 powered the rest peddled maybe ...
... hmmm, I wonder did J get scammed?
You sound like a conspiracy guy, suspicious of everything.
I like these, now if I only had the 5000
+Paul Mcguire Even if you had the 5k it would be better spent elsewhere.
There's definitely a need for this in SF. Just yesterday I was in awe seeing folks riding vespa's and cafe racers around town near the SF Auto Show. And then I thought to myself, small bikes and ev's are perfect for the city.
What a great kid! Fantastic achievement!
Continued sucess.
I REALLY want an Ebike but they're so expensive, I can get a motorcycle for the price of them.. anyone know a cheap DIY kit, or complete bike?
+JediMindTricks183 yeah they are all over this thing called the internet you lazy sob
+JediMindTricks183 Ebay: moped kit.
+JediMindTricks183 In The Netherlands we can buy kits from 300 to 1200 euro's, depending on the range and the power of the electric motor. Just google for ''electric bike conversion kit'', I'll bet they have such things in almost every country.
HackingDutchman In the U.S, we can get gas ones for out $180, and electric ones for about $210. The issue with the gas ones is that they're 2 stroke, so the gas/oil mix ends up costing about $3.00 a gallon, when standard unleaded costs $1.70.
+Folopolis That's about the same here. You pay around 1200 euro's for a proper electric bike. Gas one's here are secondhand cheaper to buy, new ones are (almost) not being made anymore. However, we pay much more for diesel and gasoline here.
It looks like they bought a bunch of Felt cruiser frames, put a Chinese motor on it and they want $5000 for it?
+Chicken Soup Why do you have to be a hater? Do you hate to see a young man do well for himself?
Thats it. We have a few companies in germany with the same....lets call it special quality😅
Very inspiring. I'm going into automotive engineering next year and hopefully I can do something cool like this.
wow what a clever young bloke Love them bikes Like old American board racers He will go far
Can't you get a motorcycle for $5000?
+swSephy | Sim Racing my friend picked up a 2009 Suzuki Gsxr 600 with less than 1k miles for $4100.... did I forget to say it came with a nitrous kit, aftermarket exhaust, and tune included with that the price...... way cheaper then these bikes
+swSephy | Sim Racing just bought my girlfriend a 600 ninja for 1600 hundred bucks tax and insurance will be less than 2k .,fuel for a yeat? likely 5-600 .so not much savings of a few years but faster and can go cross country where ever when ever.this is more for urban dwellers
+swSephy | Sim Racing Yeah.. especially in the US, you can get a really really nice one.
+swSephy | Sim Racing Just "A" motorcycle. I bought two perfectly working motorcycles for a purchase cost of $2600. But I also had to pay sales tax, annual registration costs, plate cost and insurance which amounted to a couple hundred more. The difference is these bicycles are essentially hand made and hand assembled and come with some of the advantages of having a motorcycle but without uncle sam and law enforcement up your butt. In insurance and registration costs I spend $140 for one bike and $350 for the other each year. It doesn't take long before you are way past the purchase price of this bicycle.
+Salvatore LoPresti So does a Moped, and for a lot cheaper price than this bike.
Or you could buy a motorcycle...
+XLPCX Which requires a motorcycle license, registration, gas, and has to comply with motorcycle laws. This is still a bicycle, you don't need any license for it at all not even a moped license, you don't register it, it doesn't take gas, and you can ride it on the sidewalk right up the door of your apartment/school/job/etc and not get arrested. $5k is a lot of cash, but this is also the more practical option for a lot of people who live in over populated cities where owning a car or motorcycle is more hassle than it's worth.
+EvilSSP What is a mope license? Also some states require you to register a scooter
+EvilSSP so get a moped for less than a grand with the same benefits. This guy sells to niche market. And I'm fine with that. I'm just not that market.
XLPCX
Mopeds still require a license/registration/tags/gas. This doesn't.
Now, I'm not saying what he makes isn't ridiculously expensive, and there are far cheaper ways to get the exact same thing, but if you can afford it then it does look like his options are very nicely done. People spend way more money on way stupider crap than this. Some people buy Starbucks every single day and that can easily add up to $2k a year.
You don't need a license for a moped, that's why they are called DUI rides...
Really cool and good looking ride! Congratulation to that young entrepreneur.
the vintage look is great
Sure it's not cheap, but you guys need to realize it's not targeting people who would spend $2,500 on a used motorcycle. The target market is guys who would spend $5,000 + on a bicycle with no motor.
Myself, I own four bicycles that cost in the $2,000 - $3,000 range. Could I have bought motorcycles instead? Sure, but the bicycles serve a purpose that the motorcycles do not serve.
hipstermobile
Those look awesome! Nice work
Amazing, beautiful bikes
For $2000, yes, for $5g, I'm no mug!
$5,000 This saddens me (opposite of Henry Ford).. Let me guess.. this guy is one of Jays friends kid?
Very innovative. Hats off to him!!!
Love the headlight!! great designs.
Five Grand? Bwaaaaahahahaha! I mean, they're kinda cool or whatever, but jeeeeeeeeez that's pricey.
5 grand for that lol jesus
and he's "sold" 400 ...
Great product- worked perfectly, no issues.
Very nice machines. Beautiful.
$5,000 and you have to peddle up hill. Ride a bicycle or buy a motorcycle or do both and still have $2,000 to spend
I don't think you would have to peddle up hill. 3,000 watts is a lot. A human bicycling usually outputs 200-400 watts. However, I do agree that the price is excessive, but I guess they are custom vintage bikes (they are luxury items). I would rather build my own for $500-800.
This is a new and rapidly expanding market. This guy is on to something and prices will probably go down over time as his tooling and production ramp up. Cool.
Another Pandemic driven view of a earlier episode.........This was fun! Thanks.
Congratulations on your success young man. I wish I had your product when I was having to ride my bike too and fro to work. The only one I had that didn't crap out on me was a 1937 reproduction model Columbia beach cruiser. It took a beating for about a year then just gave out on me. By then I had saved up enough to get a car. But sometimes I do miss a nice bike ride. One with an electric motor will always be helpful and appreciated. Lol.
so cool and clean looking
Really nice bikes. I converted my Dekra drive shaft bike to front wheel drive electric. I hope you buy one of those Jay, you'll love it. Thanks for sharing.
Great story. Im about 2 miles from this shop and plan to go today. Jay is hilarious 😂
I just built my own and it honestly will go 80 plus miles on a charge and does 38mph. $550 complete. It's not the best looking however. These Vintage units are very nice and I like the look and design so job well done.
that's awesome! great work andrew (a good scottish name) and kudos to jay for the feature.
awesome vid JLG, cool bikes :)
I like the dark blue one. cool looking bike.
Jay can't even stay in his own lane on a bicycle..but do love his car videos, he's awsome..
YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH BURNOUTS!!!!! Jay is just like me. Gotta spin the tires on everything you touch.
These bikes are really cool. They even look like quality.
Bless you Jay 🙏❤️
Very impressive !!
lol when he said it was 3000 watts you got all excited Jay that was hilarious ;')
Great Pee Wee herman ! UDaMan Jay, I love your video's and appreciate every one, Thanks again.
I really like your channel Keep up the great work
3:19 that wink was just killing me ! haha oh you..!
Thanks Jay!
Too cool....love it.
Just found your channel and am now subscribed...Great thanks...
Brilliant, I want one.
This is badass!!! These things look fun! Might have to get me one some day!