1000 Mile Weekend on the Energica Eva Ribelle (Lowestoft to Land's End and Back Again)

Detailing my journey at the end of October and start of November 2021 to put the DC rapid charging Energica Eva Ribelle electric motorcycle to the test. Can an electric motorbike with DC rapid charging take the place of a petrol bike for longer touring purposes?

With a single day's ride of 500 miles from Lowestoft to Land's End, there's a sure-fire way to find out.

Corrections:
I made reference to stopping at an Aldi store in Biggleswade to charge. It was, as can be seen on the charge point itself, a Lidl store.

I mentioned that Sam Baker (of Newzeroland channel) had had no issues with the locking mechanism preventing charging, but I'd blanked from memory the fact that he did have problems at one point but resolved them himself. His video on this issue is at    • Fast Charging Failure ;_;  . Interestingly, the manual pin mechanism appears to be missing on Sam's Ego in the video. Perhaps this was added on the newer models. In any case, Sam's experience does indeed confirm that the locking pin mechanism could indeed be the reason for the failed charges at charge points.