KTM's electric- Freeride

[Reckless]

Here ya go I get cycle world and found this for your interest.

http://www.cycleworld.com/article.as...rticle_id=2127

128lbs that's about 89 kilo's, 22 horse power (doesn't sound like a lot), I hour ride time between 90minute recharges.





For sale Spring 2011

Who's ordering???

[RJM]

I can't see these becoming mainstream quickly but think they do have a place in the world. The ride time is a bit short especially for a trail ride and charging is slow. Surely you'd want to carry a spare battery pack with you so you could quickly swap them over in the pits.

[K6K]

Instead of noise on the track you would have the noise of the generators in the pits...

[bogan]

kind of a repost here
I'd order if I had that sorta money lying round

[vazza]

Instead of noise on the track you would have the noise of the generators in the pits...

Hahah true.

I would like to see them in action. Maybe if the batteries lasted 5 hours and took 1 hour to charge then yeh, I would be keen. But $12000 for a bike that lasts an hour? Not worth it for me.

[bogan]

Hahah true.

I would like to see them in action. Maybe if the batteries lasted 5 hours and took 1 hour to charge then yeh, I would be keen. But $12000 for a bike that lasts an hour? Not worth it for me.

dunno bout you, but when I'm at a track I last about 10 mins then take another 10 at least to charge, may as well plug the bike in at same time

[vazza]

Fair enough.

Im more thinking of 6+ hour national enduros etc 1 hour charge just wont cut it. Obviously they havnt created an enduro type model as of yet, would like to see one : )

[camchain]

Plus a lukewarm ride review on the zero:
http://www.cycleworld.com/article.as...article_id=888

Seems they're improving though. Interesting about cooling issue:
http://www.gizmag.com/zero-motorcycl...rcycles/14400/

Can't help thinking these things will be super-sneaky quick through the trees at Woodhill. 3 grand for a spare batt. Quite keen to see one. The KTM looks nicer (a lot dearer too) than the zero with it's ugly square battery box, but both still a bit toy-like for my taste. I reckon mountain bikers will be the first to buy them.

Where are the Japanese ones though? They must be tinkering with their own prototypes by now.

Hey Vazza, I read an article a while ago where Zero entered one in a multi day enduro. They had to mod it a fair bit to allow super quick battery changes. Can't remember where they finished though. Did OK I think.

[Reckless]

kind of a repost here

Sorry Bogan I bloody well read that thread as well DUH!!! LOL!!!

[CRF119]

No body will buy one, customers complain when they need to spend $450 for a Lipoly battery pack for their $3000 helicopter. And with a Lipoly all it takes is one cell to drop out and your whole pack is stuffed. Not to mention if it is mistreated they catch fire and you also cant let them go flat or they will fail. The bike is ahead of bettery development give it a few more years. The new LiFe packs may be the answer or maybe somthing completly different.

[cheese]

Zinc air are the new thing in batteries apparently.

[oldguy]

if they are the future of offroad motorcycling, am glad ill be long dead, when they become mainstream. long live the fossil fuel burners.

[camchain]

Pity the battery technology's not like computers with double the power every 18mths and price lower every time. I read some thing about 'oxygen' batts (zinc air?) on that gizmag site a while ago. You never know - a real big breakthough could be just around the corner. Plenty of bright buggers working on it & a lot money being tipped in. 10 years from now our helmets might be super efficient solar panels.

[CRF119]

Over the course of 3 years batteries went from 3000mah to 5000mah with the old Ni-Mh they maxed there potential and now we have lipolys with high discharge rates and half the weight so they are updating relitivly quickly. This new zinc air has me interested because of course the R/C market is quick to jump into anything new

[noobi]

Another electric bike, although the electric trials bike is slightly more practical, seeing as you dont usually travel huge distances on them.

http://www.befurious.com/adam-raga-n...ntra-el-ruido/

Its a plus if your browser will translate automatically

The gist of the article is, that on "world day against noise", Gasgas and Adam Raga (2 times trials world champion) unveiled the Gasgas electric bike, and that it will supposedly be on sale some time next year.