Motobecane Motivo recharges dashingly

Recognizing that a stylish electric urban runabout is essentially a mobile luxury good, the Motobecane Motivo seeks to make interaction between man and machine equivalent to a fancy set of luggage or a nice piece of furniture. The leather suitcase occupying the traditional tank/engine area is, in fact, the battery pack. It detaches into an easily portable form that wouldn’t look out of place being taken upstairs into a snooty office or posh apartment eliminating both the biggest complaint about electric bikes — they’re hard to recharge — and the biker stereotype.
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