Spoke with my outlet... Again!

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Picked up my kids Christmas present today.
2020 Husky EE 5. I'll take pictures tomorrow when he's in school. Any questions ask away. $5400 out the door. If it's as reliable as my Alta we will be very happy. Looking forward to just adjusting/lubing chains and checking air pressures. 110 volts from the wall at home instead of 110 octane from the next town over. No more air filters!
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Deja New 12/12/2019 1:02am
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That’s awesome can’t wait to see pics Smile
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RY9MX 12/12/2019 4:25am
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Can you swap batteries quickly? Have you priced additional batteries?
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peltier626 12/12/2019 4:51am
12/12/2019 4:51am
Keep us posted, i'm very interested.
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mikec265 12/12/2019 5:04am
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RY9MX wrote:
Can you swap batteries quickly? Have you priced additional batteries?
The dealer agreed to sell me an extra battery at cost. Idk what that price is yet, but retail is about $850.
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rob162 12/12/2019 6:27am
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Congrats 0n the bike for the lil one.
BUT
Jesus 5400 for a fuckin 50!!! My 18 yz250f was 6300.
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SEE ARE125 12/12/2019 6:47am
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rob162 wrote:
Congrats 0n the bike for the lil one.
BUT
Jesus 5400 for a fuckin 50!!! My 18 yz250f was 6300.
I agree it seems steep, but I would like to see a 3yr cost analysis compared to an ICE 50. No fuel, no oil, no air filters, no spark plugs, no clutches, no aftermarket exhausts... The total cost may be closer than we think.
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mikec265 12/12/2019 9:24am
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rob162 wrote:
Congrats 0n the bike for the lil one.
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Jesus 5400 for a fuckin 50!!! My 18 yz250f was 6300.
I fully plan on running multiple kids on this bike with the adjustable ergonomics and power settings. There's a lack of maintenance items, and my time is worth money.
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mikec265 12/12/2019 9:27am
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Please forgive my photo quality. I'm just not on the same level as Rupert!





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mikec265 12/12/2019 9:32am
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This kid has been riding since 22 months. This is the first bike that I have paid more than $500 for.
We went PW, CRF 50, lowered KX65 with a Rekluse.
Now this E mini. He's 5.
We'll probably see some of you at Switchback, or Ram Jam indoors this winter.
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TeamGreen 12/12/2019 10:00am
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This is a VERY Cool Dad moment! Stoked for you and your little dude!
Btw, that’s one of the hardest bikes to get ANY kind of deal on.
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mikec265 12/12/2019 10:56am
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TeamGreen wrote:
This is a VERY Cool Dad moment! Stoked for you and your little dude! Btw, that’s one of the hardest bikes to get ANY kind of...
This is a VERY Cool Dad moment! Stoked for you and your little dude!
Btw, that’s one of the hardest bikes to get ANY kind of deal on.
Yes. Most dealers were sold out a couple months ago. I was told Husky is only importing 120 of these. I paid retail $5150, and it was $5434 out the door. They are so rare that I doubt anyone pays less than retail.
Most dealers won't have these unless the sent a mechanic to a class on them. We wanted an orange one with a $100 lower msrp but couldn't get one close enough. They were spoken for 2 months ago.
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Deja New 12/12/2019 11:43am
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Man so jealous right now I would have done the same thing but can’t get my hands on either those bikes atm in aus. Awesome looking bikes you and your boy will have so much fun riding.
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Deja New 12/12/2019 11:48am
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Just did the same for my 5 year old but petrol wish I could have gone electric. Excuse the the fc450 decal on the tc250 dealer did that Blink just picked both up last weekend.




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Falcon 12/12/2019 11:49am
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Keep us updated on the reliability. I'm very interested in electric.
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ThePizzaCobra 12/12/2019 1:08pm
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Congrats to you and your kids! Surely, it will be a Christmas to remember for your family. Have you taken a test run on it yet? I'm very curious as to whether these bikes will be a viable replacement for my backyard crf110
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mikec265 12/12/2019 2:27pm
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ThePizzaCobra wrote:
Congrats to you and your kids! Surely, it will be a Christmas to remember for your family. Have you taken a test run on it yet...
Congrats to you and your kids! Surely, it will be a Christmas to remember for your family. Have you taken a test run on it yet? I'm very curious as to whether these bikes will be a viable replacement for my backyard crf110
I haven't actually ridden it yet, but I think a Sur-Ron would be better and cheaper. I've heard they are on a close level to a 110. Doing some throttle blips in the garage I think it's between a 50 and 65, but with more torque thanks to the electric power plant.
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peltier626 12/12/2019 5:28pm
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Those are both two beautiful little huskies, my eyes are set on getting one of the two. I hope you two can give some updates (deja new and mike265) on the progress and upkeep of these bikes. Within the next six months i'll be shopping, i just updated the pw with a taller seat, handlebar risers and footpegs in hopes of getting a little more time out of the pw. Keep us updated on ride times and maintenance etc. Thanks
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mikec265 12/12/2019 5:36pm
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peltier626 wrote:
Those are both two beautiful little huskies, my eyes are set on getting one of the two. I hope you two can give some updates (deja...
Those are both two beautiful little huskies, my eyes are set on getting one of the two. I hope you two can give some updates (deja new and mike265) on the progress and upkeep of these bikes. Within the next six months i'll be shopping, i just updated the pw with a taller seat, handlebar risers and footpegs in hopes of getting a little more time out of the pw. Keep us updated on ride times and maintenance etc. Thanks
I thought going to a CRF 50 was a good step up from the PW, but an e mini with the adjustable power and ergonomics is hopefully worth it. I noticed at the tight indoor tracks the fast 50s tend to hit abruptly in turns and whoops. The electric bike should be as smooth as the riders throttle hand.
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jeffro503 12/12/2019 5:39pm
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Some sick looking little bikes here guys.....and great job dad's!
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Hcallz5 12/12/2019 6:38pm
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Oh man, you'd like to think the quiet nature of that would be more confidence inspiring to the kid.

Are these any fun as an adult? I feel like you could hit the local skate park and have some fun on that. Grinning
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mikec265 12/13/2019 5:57am
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Hcallz5 wrote:
Oh man, you'd like to think the quiet nature of that would be more confidence inspiring to the kid. Are these any fun as an adult...
Oh man, you'd like to think the quiet nature of that would be more confidence inspiring to the kid.

Are these any fun as an adult? I feel like you could hit the local skate park and have some fun on that. Grinning
We did have a cheap Razor electric dirt bike, and it was more confidence inspiring for my nephew. That was actually the 1st bike with no training wheels that they rode. I'm 230 lbs so it's no good for me, but if you're a small dude closer to 150 lbs it may work ok. I still think a Sur-Ron would be a better pitbike. When a 65cc equivalent is released then it may have enough power for an adult.
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mikec265 12/27/2019 3:45pm
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Most of the snow melted today. It was slick. The 5 year old test rider has had a PW50, XR50, chinese 110, and a lowered KX65 with a Rekluse auto clutch. He said this EE5 Husky is his favorite bike so far!
Map 1 is definitely ok for a first time rider. Slow and gutless.
Map 2 is a reasonable step up.
Map 3 of 6 is where we ended the day. Plenty of tractable power for a 50 lb kid with experience.
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akmx17 12/27/2019 7:20pm
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So cool
peltier626 12/28/2019 7:47am
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Keep um coming, hoping to hear some real world experiences with this bike, run times, charge times, battery costs, battery swap, power delivery, etc.
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RCMXracing 12/28/2019 8:48am
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These over ICE 50’s, yes please. Money worth eliminating that annoying sound in the pits. neeeer, NEEEER, EeEeEeRRRR!!!
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peltier626 2/21/2020 6:59am
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Any current updates?
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mikec265 2/21/2020 7:57pm
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Only rode the bike twice this winter, so not much to report yet. We did meet a fast kid with the KTM. Sounds to me like fast kids have issues with battery life. The kid and I both agree that our electric bikes are our favorites, but I wouldn't buy electric unless you can afford to have gas bikes too.
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theycallmeebryan 2/21/2020 8:08pm
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mikec265 wrote:
Only rode the bike twice this winter, so not much to report yet. We did meet a fast kid with the KTM. Sounds to me like...
Only rode the bike twice this winter, so not much to report yet. We did meet a fast kid with the KTM. Sounds to me like fast kids have issues with battery life. The kid and I both agree that our electric bikes are our favorites, but I wouldn't buy electric unless you can afford to have gas bikes too.
Or two Alta's Smile
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mikec265 3/8/2020 5:39pm
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Video from today. Bike still in map 3 of 6. He did ride the KX65 for a few laps, and then used map 4 for 2 laps before going back to map 3. The dirt was perfect today. I am hoping for an extra capacity battery to become available. Once he gets to map 6 I don't think the capacity is going to be enough.

https://youtu.be/ORaqjsKOUqo
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