Can-Am Pulse & Origin First Ride! Are They Worth It?

A silent bike is a deadly bike.... The noise from a bike's muffler is a huge element in making cars and pedestrians aware that you are in their space or approaching. No thanks to a stealth bike!

I have an EV but would never buy an electric motorcycle. The whole point why I drive an EV is because it's cheap to own and find it a superior ride quality compared to my ICE car. These type of qualities I could care less about when riding a motorcycle; in fact I want to be heard with a stupid loud exhaust and they're already fuel efficient as it is.

fortnine made a whole video about these and they're pretty good, can-am used to make some dirtbikes decades ago, range is an issue just usually accepted and already in progress of being addressed when it comes to electric motorcycles, but that price though.

Can Am should be making an ICE bike.

The Origin looks cool, but with the range and price of these things they may not sell well. Many options for other motorcycles at or under this price range. These aren’t even close to an entry level price point and if you want an auto a Honda DCT motorcycle or a scooter may be a better option. No gas no sale.

The riding range issue is gonna be a MOOT POINT in a few weeks. Boron Nitride Nanotubes-based Supercapacitors will boost that range for this bike alone to almost a 1000 miles (1600 km)! CanAm, ZERO Bikes, Polaris, Yamaha, Honda, BMW, Harley, etc will be getting a few battery samples within a few months. First NEW long-range (1000+ miles) all-EV bikes should be out by next summer 2025!

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it needs larger battery. like maybe around 15 to 20 kwh. then maybe some amount of touring can be done with charging stops every 250 to 300 kms.

Come on BRP, bring back Can-Am bikes with combustion engines like you had in the 70s & 80s.

These bikes look great, but they suffer from the same problem all e motorcycles have, PRICE. For the same amount of money, you could have a Honda Africa Twin with hundreds of miles of range. Instead, you're paying Africa Twin price and getting NX500 performance with less range. No thanks.

Next time you do a video, drink an energy drink first. This is the dullest bike review I’ve seen in quite a while.

I have the LiveWire one and s2 Del Mar, and the origin really excites me.

That's awesome you were able to test ride these. I saw you guys cruising the back roads in Austin last week on these bike!

Can Am (and others who make electric motorcycles) did themselves dirty by trying to build and market an electric ADV. That is NOT where electrification's strengths lie. They should be pushing electric supermotos, dirt bikes, scooters, and small urban commuter motorcycles. Those categories benefit the most from electrification's strengths and suffer the least from its weaknesses.

Naa, the price and range combo not good at all. They do look cool.

I am a Tesla owner and former Can-Am motocross racer “ back in the day”. I’m an active motorcyclist for over 40 years now currently owning sport touring and cruiser model BMW’s. I was thrilled to see my childhood dirtbike company that I loved so much announce that they were coming back to make motorcycles 😊. HOWEVER, why oh why did they go the EV route on such a small scale. These appear to be bikes made for beginners, but the problem is a beginner is not going to spend $16,000 on a bike that you could only go 60 miles on the highway with. I’m hoping this was by design in order to get the attention of the marketplace. They built a very cute little commuter/beginner EV Motorcycle here but boy am I hoping to see a new Can-Am gas powered Rotax motor Adventure motorcycle that will make the BMW R 1300 GS look dated!!! That is what the world wants to see!

Can-Am , build that gas powered full size adventure, bike, and you will be back in the Motorcycle big league at the top of the pack with tons of orders.

I watched a Canadian guy reviewing these things a few weeks ago. He said because of the horribly short range the Origin was worthless for its' intended purpose which is to RIDE on the roads to get to the trails. That's the whole point behind a dual-sport/adventure bike. He had to trailer his to the trail he tested it on so he could test its' trail capability because it didn't have enough range to ride there and back. Add in the fact they're asking $16,000 for it. If you're not looking for an adventure style bike that same $16,000 can get you a base model Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello that has nearly triple the HP and will still get far more range. If you do want an adventure bike with a similar 47hp rating a CF Moto IBEX450 is $6,500.

These things are over priced city bikes and will remain as such until they find some ground breaking battery tech. They are not worth the asking price by any means. Plus the resale value on a pre-owned electric motorcycle would be horrendous. Learning to use clutch shouldn't be an issue for new riders if they're interested in riding bike to begin with. If it's such a problem then they can just buy the new Honda CB650 with the e-clutch on it. Which goes for $9,400 msrp. Still far more bike than this for two-thirds the cost.

Good review 👍🏼 This bike is for me the price is for someone else who makes more money 😂 9-10k might be my limit after 14,000 i would prob buy a Live wire or Zero. or save plenty cash and buy a 98v Altis Sigma Dirtbike 70+ mph 💨

Great content but as for either of the bikes, Meh.

Here in Sweden they cost 21500 usd...That's too expensive for a commuter bike with a super small battery, with that pricing it will be a flop, thats just my 2 cents!

Absolutely a commuter urban city bike. However that price tag will keep riders away.

Is that a Mennekes adapter? Why on earth would they not use J1772 or NACS?

holy crap my gas hog 1000cc bike has better range than this. that's crazy

I like the idea of them but they are not my cup of tea as I fall into the first group of riders( long distance on a Sunday) you mentioned and they seem pretty soulless to me and they are far to expensive. The only electric vehicle I would own at this time is a pushbike. That way when the battery goes flat I can use the peddles to get home.

I would like to have one, it suits my riding fine, but is about double what I might pay. Just too pricey for what it offers.

I hope ya'll found some good tacos at least.

It's not a good value but if someone wants an electric motorcycle they dont have many choices. At least the origin looks cool.

Tldw: nope

Nope and nope.
Waiting for the CF MOTO MT 450 😊

The range on the origin works for me and how close I am to trails ……. But for that range the price needs to be 4 numbers not 5

Trail 125 gang 4 life

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Now im not a bike guy, I am a car guy who wants to expand to bikes. I also really like electric PEV's. I dont hate electric cars(except for Teslas, I hate Teslas), i just hate we're being forced to replace ICE with them. I want my V8's and inline 6's, but i also like going 70 on a standup scooter because I'm slightly insane so I like the idea of an electric motorcycle. Regular ones never appealed to me and if the market for them expands, odds are I will end up getting into gas bikes too, so Im glad to see that there are now more options

I've bought two Royal Enfields for the cost of this bike, both have longer range and one of them can go faster. I truly struggle to find any reason to buy one these over a normal bike for half the cost and just as much power. Learning to use a clutch isn't hard, I never rode a motorcycle prior to being medically discharged for a TBI that has ruined my short term memory and it still became pretty easy within a few weeks.

It’s an answer to a question no one is asking. I commute every day on my motorcycle, go weeks between fills that cost $20. And I can also ride it across the country. Why would one buy this, pay extra insurance, registration, etc to save $20 a month on gas, and still need a ICE bike for trips?

It would be cool, if it was a lot cheaper.
Can do a lot better just buying a Zero, and then there's also the used market for those. Couldn't see myself paying MORE for LESS.

Too expensive

good video review, poor product with virtually no customer base

The 'Pulse' is an interesting name. Especially after the exploding pagers.

Touring bikes will be better for the E motorcycle future..they already look the part😎✌️

In concept, I think these are great bikes. Practicality is the issue. The huge drawback for these bikes is you can't go any appreciable distance without range anxiety. If you get out away from town and run out of power it's not like you can whip out a solar panel for more juice.

It's the first time I've seen the details. It definitely looks like a motorcycle mechanically.
People ride e-fatbikes and e-scooters here in winter. I think motorcycles are still illegal in winter.

Stupid useless bike, 😂 it’s gonna flop

Paid comments in here lol..

already charging bike 5 minutes into the review

I would ride that to Sturgis and back!!