Quantya Electric dirtbike

**FlangMasterJ** · 18th December 2009, 22:33

These look like the biz!

http://www.quantyabikes.co.uk/2009/1...ro-race-video/

**vazza** · 18th December 2009, 22:56

Very cool. I wonder how much the weigh??

**FlangMasterJ** · 18th December 2009, 23:02

83kg it says.

**clmintie** · 19th December 2009, 08:17

Woohoo, I've started saving... Can't wait to hoon around my section without the neighbours knowing. We going to see a whole lot of new names in the motorcycle manufacturing business and wonder what the current manufacturers have planned for us... It'll be interesting to see which ones try to dictate engine type to us, like Honda tried to do..

**Reckless** · 19th December 2009, 08:22

Haha thats puts to rest this Ktm vs kwaka and 2stroke vs 4 stroke argument.
We better get our battery chargers out and ready!! LOL!!!

**oldskool** · 19th December 2009, 08:25

Originally Posted by Reckless

Haha thats puts to rest this Ktm vs kwaka and 2stroke vs 4 stroke argument.
We better get our battery chargers out and ready!! LOL!!!

When I was a kid I had a Timex, I now have a Seiko, I couldn't afford a Rolex..although I now do have an older used KTM. It will be the same for the Electrics.
The only advantage I have is I will be able to 'mod' mine to go faster than yours.

**barty5** · 19th December 2009, 09:00

Originally Posted by oldskool

When I was a kid I had a Timex, I now have a Seiko, I couldn't afford a Rolex..although I now do have an older used KTM. It will be the same for the Electrics.
The only advantage I have is I will be able to 'mod' mine to go faster than yours.

what next mines got a better battery than your mines a yuasa hell mate your is only champion but relly you want to get a duracel or an eveready to hang with the big boys

**Pornstar** · 19th December 2009, 09:06

wow, no more petrol, except for the generator we will have to tote along to trail rides, etc

**tommorth** · 19th December 2009, 09:46

looks good works out to a little less than 14k inc gst but plus shipping pretty close to what a petrol bike costs but without the 5hour oil changes no airfilters no pistons valves camchains crap parts departments but awsome for the owner
battergauge where the fuel cap would be is cool . exposed belt primary drive looks a bit iffy .
any one have ideas on why electric bikes all seem to have small front wheels tech sheet says 19inch front?

wonder how much extra batterys are 2hr /25mile batt life and two hour charge time could be a little inconvenient

**oldskool** · 19th December 2009, 10:30

The way batteries are going we may see supercaps, where they are designed to fully charge in seconds and controlled to discharge in minutes. Mounting stations could top you up through induction so you wouldn't have to manually connect to the charger. MX parks will appear in the 'burbs maintained by council, if not here most certainly in Oz.
Brush up on PWM motor control and armature winding now and be ahead of the game. Motor rewinding will become a necessary artform as you would wind for maximum HP and short longevity.

**cheese** · 19th December 2009, 21:11

I'd say you would buy a prewound "pack" that you would swap out. Looks good though. I'd have one! Top speed is a little slow, but I think that by 2013 or so, you will see these bikes take over petrol ones.

**kezzafish** · 19th December 2009, 22:25

Originally Posted by cheese

I'd say you would buy a prewound "pack" that you would swap out. Looks good though. I'd have one! Top speed is a little slow, but I think that by 2013 or so, you will see these bikes take over petrol ones.

i concur but at the moment... still CONSIDERABLY gay