KTM electric dirtbike now available! video

**cave weta** · 15th December 2011, 13:06

The KTM freeride E is plugged in and waiting.....

**flyingcr250** · 15th December 2011, 13:35

How much $$$?

**vifferman** · 15th December 2011, 13:36

Pity it sounds so... so.... weedwackery. Be nice if it was either quieter or had an interesting hum to it.

**bogan** · 15th December 2011, 13:39

Originally Posted by vifferman

Pity it sounds so... so.... weedwackery. Be nice if it was either quieter or had an interesting hum to it.

The same has been said about 4T dirt bikes I'm sure

(apart from the weedwacker comparison)

One of the review I read was that riding it you pick up a lot more of the environment noise, other riders, your own machine's suspension action, roost etc.

Looks cool though, always figured KTM would be the first of the mainstream manufactures to put out an electric.

**george formby** · 15th December 2011, 14:02

The future is looking good. Now they just need to release a video of an un-fit, late forties, just got back into dirtbikes after 20 years rider on one to convince me.

**Pornstar** · 15th December 2011, 20:37

Awesome, id have one. like a tamiya rc car that you ride.

**Pornstar** · 15th December 2011, 22:51

How much will it suck when ya get passed by one?

**been_there** · 16th December 2011, 10:24

Originally Posted by Pornstar

How much will it suck when ya get passed by one?

I think the real question is:
How much will it suck if you run out of juice and got nowhere to recharge!!!
Its not as if you can borrow some gas...

Would be good if you could simulate any sound to come out of it

**oneofsix** · 16th December 2011, 10:29

Originally Posted by been_there

I think the real question is:
How much will it suck if you run out of juice and got nowhere to recharge!!!
Its not as if you can borrow some gas...

Would be good if you could simulate any sound to come out of it

you wont have to push it too far, according to the vid and overnight charge only gives you 3 mins running time

forgot to take off coffee drinking time so make that 2 minutes

**motor_mayhem** · 16th December 2011, 11:27

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/...ty-of-e-motos/

says the freeride e only takes 90 mins to fully charge and this one

http://www.gizmag.com/ktm-freeride-e...e-specs/20482/

reckons about 20-45 mins riding from fully charged to none

**cheese** · 16th December 2011, 21:26

I want one!!!!!!

**flyingcr250** · 16th December 2011, 21:50

90mins of charging for just 45mins of riding

I think ill wait another 10-20 years for battery technology to catch up......

**IIIRII** · 17th December 2011, 08:51

Its always going to sound like an Rc electric car isnt it steve ...
Sounds pretty cool to me, you could always turn your ipod up louder

**Blagger** · 17th December 2011, 10:11

Originally Posted by flyingcr250

90mins of charging for just 45mins of riding

I think ill wait another 10-20 years for battery technology to catch up......

+1 to that but it's a good signpost on the way to the future - as someone who finds standard MX petrol tanks not big enough for a decent long ride it'll be a while but if ya could get it's running time up about 4-5 hours I'd be keen as mustard