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They are now on the right track to see where this can actually go. Starting kids out on the E50’s so it’s not a change to them. It’s just normal. To a 4 year old today dirt bikes will have always been electric and ICE. Even to their friends and family that don’t ride and just come to watch them at the track. They (in the hopes of KTM and the likes) won’t even be thinking about these arguments we are having on this topic.
I don’t think electric will take over. But I think it has a place in the industry. This tactic of growing the kids into the e-Mx bikes will in my opinion make the demand larger and probably large enough to sustain itself at a bare minimum.
With that said in regards to the original post I think Honda is next to join the game. And we won’t see an E65 for another couple years. I think they will grow it with the class. 4 year olds just getting E50’s means they won’t need an E65 for 4-5 more years. The E65 will come in the next 3-4. Followed by the E85 in the next 5-6 as we watch the E-Mx bike grow with this new generation.
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Having said that, nothing makes my dick so hard as the sound of 40 Nascar,s when they are screaming along the back fence.
The fact is that the founders of Alta loved dirt bikes and wanted to create a bike that was easier to ride fast. It had nothing to do with being green.
My brother has a new Husky electric 50. The AMA doesn't know where it will go and its a senior frame but only 4-6 year olds can race it. My brother has been in contact with the AMA about this and can't get much answers to his questions.
To summarize his talk with the AMA, they want to proceed very, very slowly with this because they don't want to have a problem like they had with 4 stokes getting 250 CC and 2 strokes getting 125cc. We all know what happened there when they dropped that bomb. I don't believe the AMA knows how to proceed at the moment.
Fact: Formula 1 is turning away from electric motors and going, possibly , too 2 strokes.
Also Honda and Toyota have both said corporately that they WILL NOT CONCENTRATE ON ELECTRIC CARS BECAUSE OF THE COST. they will concentrate on hybrid cars because they will be overall more economical to use.
Links to formula one 2 stroke engines and and what the president from Honda said about global civilian market cars so don't expect that Honda Electric soon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HJZOBEvBMM
https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/honda-ceo-expects-hybrids-outshi…
The bike we had, they had to come here 3 times to replace it because in loam the bike would overheat and it would go into failure mode. The bike wouldn’t last more than 5 laps in deep sand, full charge new battery. Just curious..
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Real dirt bike riders want to ride dirt bikes and DGAF how that power is supplied. You poser.
You’ll buy software instead of hardware.
And yeah, a whole bunch of do care how that power is delivered. My guess is, more of us like our gas motors or Alta and others would not be out of business.
But hey. Enjoy your Starbucks and charging your bike while we are out riding.
My guess is the push that even started electric, besides Alta is from the government/EPAregulations that keep getting stricter, imagine if a democrat was in office right now, probably be even tougher regulations.
No aftermarket sponsors no racing, or much smaller racing. Be interesting to see where the sport goes in the next 20 years.
As far as development and rules go, the DIY models will most likely prove to be highly competitive. The rules with production really are a problem for some team to Mcgyver and create some different solutions and be much more flexible in ways that a manufacturer cannot.
No more indoor pits for any rSX or arenacrosses. Outside you go in the snow to charge that bike.
And how does the AMA make sure a more powerful battery is not being used in these bikes? How do they measure it after a moto when the charge has worn down?
Just my opinion the casual fan would have lose interest in the sport. Sound is a big generator of excitement in motorsports.
How do you think the teams power their trucks when the pits are inside now?
https://global.yamaha-motor.com/news/2020/0204/ev.html
Don't forget that Asia-Pacific market bought almost 110 Million motorcycles last year vs. 2 million in North America. China and India are already legislating that everything needs to go electric by 2040 (1 billion people in a country the size of Texas makes for a bit of a shit show pollution wise). For sure the big bike makers are going to want a halo product on the podium in MXGP and AMA SX so they can sell the crap out of a modern day electric "Super Cub" equivalent.
Bring it on I say, endless torque and no noise riding of an electric dirt bike would be great. Having it supported by major makers would bring it into mainstream.
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