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Formula 1 is fighting tooth and nail to move to something other than electric hence major investment in new 'sustainable fuels'. They know what the focus groups and surveys are saying. Electric motorsport people are few and far between and they ain't gonna be spending big money. Sound and smell are so fundamental to human emotion.
Not sure many really understand the shift in psychology that comes with these kind of commitments. It's apocalyptic for motorsport. The culture that we have will be decimated. I don't say this lightly.
Nah bro I want something that TASTES good.
Or "this guitarist can play 100 notes per second isn't it amazing"
Yeah, but I'd just want to listen to some rock music mate
I could go on but what's the point. Its going l happen world wide weather you like it or not, even in Texas.
And l may be in the minority…and maybe I’m getting old…but I got so annoyed at the noise at the SLC SX last year I almost left early…so I wouldn’t mind a supercross with e bikes, so I can answer my wife and kids questions about the race without shouting at the top of my lungs, hear myself think, and not have to bring ear plugs for the kids.
Shit they'd make more pollution moving the bikes to the track than the bikes make going round it, and where do they think batteries come from and how do we charge them again??
All seems like a lot of half truths and half thought out ideas. I bet electric bikes will be fun, and it'll be sweet to never have Karens complain about noise, but fuck letting them entirely replace 'real' bikes.
I'm willing to bet that every person that has a negative opinion about an electric motocross bike has never ridden one. The only way you are going to know if you like an electric motocross bike is the ride one.
I started on a QA-50 to Z50 to racing an XR75 in 1973. Turned pro in 1980 and have had almost 100 bikes. The Alta was absolutely the most fun bike I have ridden.
My reasons why my Alta was the most fun bike to ride...
-Cornering was amazing. Although heavier than a 450, it felt more like a 250 weight wise. Alta did a study about rotating mass and found that the rotating mass of a 450 motor is equal to 90lbs. When corning an Alta it stays planted and did not what to stand up when accelerating.
-Always in the right gear. Never over revved, never bogging.
-Not a riding benefit, but I LOVED not having to ever clean an air filter or change oil.
My only complaint was the battery range. I raced my 3 times. 6 holeshots with 4 moto wins and 2 close 2nd's. I actually changed bikes between motos. These were Texas Summer motocross races with temps in the 90's. The battery didn't have enough time to cool off between motos and charging the battery puts heat in the battery. So I would use one of my demo's for one moto, and another one for the second moto.
I've done hundreds of test rides while at Alta and every one of them came off the bike with a huge smile on their face. Isn't that the reason we ride?
Also, more equal racing with e bikes in the lower classes. I think most people would have a totally stock bike, considering that 'mods' would probably sacrifice range.
I stop on red and I leave on amber
Danger paves my way
I'm gonna make it my friend
Gonna make it today
Gonna kick this dust from my heels
Down the highway I go
Gonna get the stars from my route
Make it in a rock and roll show
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It seems like current battery technology is environmentally unsustainable.
What does Tesla do with bad batteries?
If kawi are doing it everyone is or will do it at the same time.
Nothing to do with emissions imo, how do you make electricity? How do you create these machines and their batteries,it's about tracking/control imo.
That said these bikes will be better than the current bikes.
I am actually quite optimistic that i would like the riding part (never race an alta), and would love the ability to race nearby home without the noize issues. But watching a race without the sounds? Im pessimistic about that.
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