Battery KTM

[John250]

Surprised all you guys that love the battery powered mountain, I mean motocross bikes have not posted this information on the KTM. It is only $10,499. Get in line for one.

FACTORY KTM AMATEUR SHREDDING KTM'S E-BIKE: 17-YEAR-OLD MAX VOHLAND HAS ELECTRIC SKILL

Max Vohland, son of former factory rider Tallon Vohland shreds on two-strokes and electric bikes

motocrossactionmag.com

 

[MarctheSharc]

I like Max and his program - fresh

 

[RocketRobin]

The original FreeRide E bikes were a 3/4 sized bike made for trail riding and kind of a trials / off road bike combo. Not sure and hadn't heard about the latest version, but it's underpowered right now for full size riders like me. The Alta was right on par with current bikes in power and speed and was the same size as your current 250 / 350 / 450 bike.

I do want an E bike that I can ride more than I can ride my current 450.

 

[hershey]

California Just Killed Dirt Bikes as We Know Them

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has just ordered a ban on gasoline and diesel powered off-road vehicles in the state, starting in 2035.

www.asphaltandrubber.com

 

[GeorgiePorgie]

Bike sales will be through the roof in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico.

 

[John250]

California really is a freaking liberal, communist state.

 

[GeorgiePorgie]

I’m beginning to think they just beleive that these great ideas can be accomplished.

But they refuse to look at how energy works fossil fuels lead the way.

Likely the lib side has all these great feel good theoretical ideas that they try to put into action, but don’t take in consideration the other side of things. Demonize the current strategies no matter how the economy responds and steer it towards the theoretical feel good utopia. Just tells me they don’t know how things work at the lowest level. Top down leadership at its finest.

 

[ck1racerx]

25 years ago NO ONE would be caught dead on a 4 stroke. When Doug Henry showed up at the first supercross on a fart bike, people literally laughed....

I am about as far from being a liberal as you can possibly get. But I like the idea of E-bikes. Not because the f-ing nut bar that runs California. Because it is pretty darn cool. looks like it is fun to ride. If everyone is on one, then its the norm.
KTM is by far the most forward thinking of the motorcycle manufacturers. If they have dumped this much money into developing the tech, then I would say its a sure bet it will happen. I said it before but if someone in Japan is not on the phone right now trying to buy the rights to Alta, then they are fools.

Its coming... like it or not.

 

[GeorgiePorgie]

Japan put an electric start on my ttr110. Good enough for me.

 

[Meister]

25 years ago NO ONE would be caught dead on a 4 stroke. When Doug Henry showed up at the first supercross on a fart bike, people literally laughed....

I am about as far from being a liberal as you can possibly get. But I like the idea of E-bikes. Not because the f-ing nut bar that runs California. Because it is pretty darn cool. looks like it is fun to ride. If everyone is on one, then its the norm.
KTM is by far the most forward thinking of the motorcycle manufacturers. If they have dumped this much money into developing the tech, then I would say its a sure bet it will happen. I said it before but if someone in Japan is not on the phone right now trying to buy the rights to Alta, then they are fools.

Its coming... like it or not.

My thoughts as well. If honda had one coming I'd but it before I buy my 21crf

 

[BriarcliffMx]

Looking forward to electrical somewhat. Way less noise. I don’t want to work on electrical issues though.

 

[4DAIVI PAI2K5]

Looking forward to electrical somewhat. Way less noise. I don’t want to work on electrical issues though.

Have to run electric to every camp site and charge and extra $30 to camp to off set people charging their bikes

 

[BriarcliffMx]

$30 per day for juice, $75 an hour to trouble shoot electrical issues

 

[John250]

The damn gas powered generators will be louder and use more fossil fuels than the bikes.

 

[Rough Scramble]

Take a look at the working, and enviromental hazards involved in lithium mining.

 

[MarctheSharc]

lithium and cobalt
That's my biggest issue with it all. It's a human disaster.
I pointed to that on another MX site and the post was removed and my account blocked

 

[GeorgiePorgie]

Cobalt is very Nuerotoxic. They used to use cobalt in hip replacements. Found that patients started mimicking Parkinson’s. Many misdiagnosed, then one surgeon who had his own cobalt replacement ran a lot of tests on himself and found out it was the cobalt that was making him shake and have nuero problems. He got hip removed and replaced and his symptoms disappeared....