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General => In General... => Topic started by: alan on July 30, 2008, 11:34:53 AM

Title: Electric dirt bike!
Post by: alan on July 30, 2008, 11:34:53 AM

Check this out!
http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/zero-x.php

Title: Re: Electric dirt bike!
Post by: Jeeks on July 30, 2008, 11:49:03 AM

It's more a mountain bike with an electric motor.

I just saw a shootout on some Green Channel with a YZF250.  The 250 won 3 out of 4 competitions with it.  But the show was a little partial to the electric bike (tree higgers and all) focusing on the gasoline engine flaws/etc of the YZ.  Like when the rider crashed and some fuel dripped out from the vent lines.  They zoomed in on that!

I read a thread on TT about a guy who converted a CRF250? to an electric bike.  He's really got something.  Full suspension/etc.

Full size electric bike...WITH range?  Then you'll have something.

Title: Re: Electric dirt bike!
Post by: Panhead on July 30, 2008, 12:32:54 PM

Its an interesting bike, but it ain't no K5!  I think it has its place, but it isnt a repacement by any means.  7, grand is kinda pricey, too.

Title: Re: Electric dirt bike!
Post by: alan on July 30, 2008, 01:44:17 PM

It does show that the battery technology is getting better which will help with the auto's! We can always run our KX5's on alcohol.......... :-D :-D :-D  One other thing about electrics, is that they make torque NOW!

Title: Re: Electric dirt bike!
Post by: maddoggy on July 30, 2008, 05:43:45 PM

this is my 7 year old sons motorcycle/bike. it really has suprising power. its only the normal bmx size but it has enough power to haul my 210 lb. fat butt around at a pretty good speed and tons of torque. for a kid, it is supposed to have like a 15 mile run time @ full speed. if it runs out of charge then it still has old school pedal power. it is a little on the heavy side and it's fast enough that i make him wear his dirtbike helmet. when he wrecks, the weight of it gives him the 40 grit sand paper treatment. he gets some gnarly road rash and its a struggle for him to get it back upright. my son's learning alot with it about how motorcycles handle and it's a bonus for me cause he's not wrecking a $2000.00 real dirtbike. maybe next spring he'll be ready for "the real thing". but for now it's been pretty sweet for him.   MADDOGGY

Title: Re: Electric dirt bike!
Post by: jazg on July 30, 2008, 07:55:03 PM

when you put it into that perspective, it sounds awesome maddoggy! i wish i could've learned the basics that way! 8-)