P100
RIDE REVIEW I 2025 CAN-AM ORIGIN & PULSE
This brings me to the big el-
ephant in the room that's always
there with electric bikes—range.
Can-Am claims that both the
Pulse and the Origin will do 100
miles of riding in the city and 71
miles of combined riding. The
riding we did in Austin was a
mix of city, freeway and back
-
roads, so normal riding condi-
tions in my book. The most I
The brakes are also not up to
scratch for the price of the bikes.
A single two-piston J.Juan front
caliper gripping a 320mm disc
is something you'd expect on a
machine aimed at teenagers, and
what's more, it's matched to a
master cylinder that doesn't offer
good modulation of the available
power. Again, these are easy
things that need to be fixed for
the near future.
The braking is, however, given
a helping hand by the very cool
passive-and-active regen of
-
fered by the electronic motor.
Passive is just that—close the
throttle and you'll get a bit of
regen braking that will trickle a
tiny amount of charge back into
the battery.
Active regen, however, is
great fun to mess around with.
Rotate the throttle past its return
point into negative territory
and, depending on what regen
mode you're in (one of three),
you get a huge amount of speed
deceleration without having to
touch the brakes. Active regen
becomes disengaged when go
-
ing about one mph, but by then
you're on the brakes, anyway.
The massive
10.25-inch
touchscreen ride-
control suite is
a nice piece.
