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The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5 too against it to let it happen?
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Sherwood 8/4/2011 4:49pm
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We'll see it when people buy them and can get around an entire track with one.
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There's not enough electricity to go around as it is. Now everyone needs an electric car and motorcycle? Crack me up...
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newmann wrote:
There's not enough electricity to go around as it is. Now everyone needs an electric car and motorcycle? Crack me up...
Maybe a solar helmet would help?

^thats a joke
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Sherwood 8/4/2011 5:27pm
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newmann wrote:
There's not enough electricity to go around as it is. Now everyone needs an electric car and motorcycle? Crack me up...
Jeff_Alessi wrote:
Maybe a solar helmet would help?

^thats a joke
That would look funny as hell.

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newmann wrote:
There's not enough electricity to go around as it is. Now everyone needs an electric car and motorcycle? Crack me up...
Jeff_Alessi wrote:
Maybe a solar helmet would help?

^thats a joke
Sherwood wrote:
That would look funny as hell.
I can only assume they would look like this

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Jeff_Alessi 8/4/2011 5:44pm
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Great now we have electric motocross figured out, what do we do for sx now haha
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72kiteboarder wrote:
The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5...
The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5 too against it to let it happen?
If electric MX will looks anything like the electric road race at the Laguna Seca MotoGP they'll need a lot of Kleenex to wipe away the tears of laughter.
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72kiteboarder wrote:
The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5...
The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5 too against it to let it happen?
WORCSRacer wrote:
If electric MX will looks anything like the electric road race at the Laguna Seca MotoGP they'll need a lot of Kleenex to wipe away the...
If electric MX will looks anything like the electric road race at the Laguna Seca MotoGP they'll need a lot of Kleenex to wipe away the tears of laughter.
Was it that bad? I have not seen one in person. It just looks like they are making some real progress and I think it would be interesting to see what they can do on a real track.
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mx338 8/4/2011 6:17pm
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newmann wrote:
There's not enough electricity to go around as it is. Now everyone needs an electric car and motorcycle? Crack me up...
We at Mx338 had a local dealer test ride them at the track 2 years ago they made it around but not the fastest !!
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Jeff_Alessi wrote:
Great now we have electric motocross figured out, what do we do for sx now haha
Nuclear bikes. Might be a little heavy though.
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what is wrong with gas?
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I think it would be cool as hell to ride a electrobike if it handled the same.
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KTM releasing a line of electric bikes in 2013. See KTM Freeride.

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72kiteboarder wrote:
The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5...
The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5 too against it to let it happen?
WORCSRacer wrote:
If electric MX will looks anything like the electric road race at the Laguna Seca MotoGP they'll need a lot of Kleenex to wipe away the...
If electric MX will looks anything like the electric road race at the Laguna Seca MotoGP they'll need a lot of Kleenex to wipe away the tears of laughter.
72kiteboarder wrote:
Was it that bad? I have not seen one in person. It just looks like they are making some real progress and I think it would...
Was it that bad? I have not seen one in person. It just looks like they are making some real progress and I think it would be interesting to see what they can do on a real track.
It was horrible. I could have run away from them on my 1982 Kawasaki AR 80.
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I can't wait until electric bikes are more reasonable to have, I can think of so many places that would be ridable on a bike that was silent!
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72kiteboarder wrote:
The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5...
The newest thread about an electric MX bike got me wondering. When will we see an electric exhibition at a National? Or are the Big 4/5 too against it to let it happen?
Currently, I would say the best of the electric dirt bikes are about 45% performance, at best, to a modern bike.

They still have a ways to go. Acceleration is good, really good actually, but battery life and torque and misc. other things are not there as of yet.

A more direct comparison would be towards a modified TTr 125 playbike or something.

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30 years maybe. It will take a while.
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WORCSRacer wrote:
If electric MX will looks anything like the electric road race at the Laguna Seca MotoGP they'll need a lot of Kleenex to wipe away the...
If electric MX will looks anything like the electric road race at the Laguna Seca MotoGP they'll need a lot of Kleenex to wipe away the tears of laughter.
72kiteboarder wrote:
Was it that bad? I have not seen one in person. It just looks like they are making some real progress and I think it would...
Was it that bad? I have not seen one in person. It just looks like they are making some real progress and I think it would be interesting to see what they can do on a real track.
WORCSRacer wrote:
It was horrible. I could have run away from them on my 1982 Kawasaki AR 80.
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