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I do think it is a cool idea to have a "moto quality" electric bike for the little guys.
The finalised price will be announced when the kickstarter campaign starts which will be on the 11th Sept..
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these things would be bitchin' for the older crowd as well.
pretty sweet
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i am all for silent moto, once they get the bugs worked out i will be buying myself one!
Good luck with the project.
Did you carry on reading the thread ?.. the DNF was from early days of development ( around 10 months ago ) and the video is not linked to the website or the facebook page , We posted it up as it was requested to show some video of the bike in action. The bike is now totally 'dialed in' and thats why it is being released , there will be new linked promo video and pictures very soon.
A popular forum such as this one with so many like minded people with all the same interest is of course the best place to ask question and ask for suggestions about new products.. its better than a manufacture just thinking that the manufacturer knows best and it dont matter what the consumers think.
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We are very pleased that we are now in a position to release the bike to the new/upcoming future mx star riders.
Also, would it be feasible to adapt off the shelf mtn bike brakes for less weight? Would look a whole heap more legit and less Chinese made. Obviously price is a major factor here but the overly large brake components on the Chinese bikes always turn me off.
Good luck.
We will look into sourcing a more compact brake system that is as functional as the setup we currently have.
Also we will remove the end of the video (DNF part) , as we can now see that some viewers of the video look at the whole bike in a negative way.
Anyways we watched his dad swap batteries immediately after the first pack, put the just used battery to charge on what looked like an inverter, he then put another battery in the bike, and the boy was off playing with his friends as the dad left the bike and was off chatting with other moto parents. Maybe 20 minutes went by and he was off and did another 20+ laps. They must have done that 3 or 4 times within about 3hrs. They finished, dad picked up the bike and shoved it into the trunk of a older 2-door Mercedes and left. That is pretty priceless if you ask me. They would do that day after day and at different tracks. I have even seen him doing laps on the main tracks.
SO, to do 60-80 laps in a few hours’ time, and then throw it into the trunck of a car is brilliant. Let me add how many parents I see frustrated all the time at the track trying to keep their 50’s running correctly, or even running at all at times and they are just out there consistently riding. I’m a 2-stroke die hard myself, but also welcome anything that makes sense for the future of the sport and for the safety and teaching of young kids. I bet they get home from the track and ride the rest of the day locally! As I said earlier, to watch this kids riding style is pleasant to say the least. You can definitely tell he has lot of hours on the seat.
With that bike and rider, I predict a very bright future.
Again, so cool to see this available to every child and parent now!
Basically just charge the battery after every ride and after some time fresh Tires.
This could be a real advantage especially for the Parents. If it is your Sons first bike you probably dont want to work on it all the time.... You just want to have a fun Time out at the Track with your Son
I'm sure they will find a way to protect the battery.
I get the thunder and lightning thing because it is electric. But parents do the buying and the age of parents that are buying are parents that were teenagers in the 80's and 90's that heard the song "Its electric, woogie woogie waggie" Why not name it the Woogie or the Woogie Waggie, or the smaller one the Woogie and the larger one the Woogie Waggie or the smaller one the Woogie Waggie and the larger one the Woogie Woogie Waggie? A bike for a 5 year old named the Woogie Wagie, I would buy that shit. As soon as I read the name Woogie Waggie the first thoughts that would come out of my head is " Its Electric". Plus it is kind of funny and a buying parent would smile and associate with it.
Also, Mom's are around more than Dad's. 20 minutes to change a battery? That is to much for a Mom. Make it easier for a Mom to change with simple connections and little to no tools.
And always remember, I accept checks for good ideas
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