Sur-Ron “Storm Bee”

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Edited Date/Time 10/20/2021 5:04pm
Looks interesting

https://youtu.be/DVqPJs2jvLQ
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yz133rider 10/20/2021 5:35am
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It does look interesting. It’s Chinese tho right? Definitely a bummer there if so.
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alphado 10/20/2021 5:41am
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Bummer.

"We reached out to the US Sur Ron dealer and founder of Luna Cycle, Eric Hicks, who confirmed that there is no set date for the bikes to become available yet. He explained that they’re still waiting on Sur Ron but that Luna Cycle will carry the Storm Bee in the US once it is available."
jamiechapman418 10/20/2021 6:02am
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Whats up with the exposed red wires on the left side. I can just see all those getting ripped out in the first turn.
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Bearuno 10/20/2021 6:08am
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It's got Reverse !

You could pull a "Reversoman" on it.

Aussies of a certain age, will remember Honest Muzz's Reversoman cartoon......... Woohoo

With my buggered legs, a reverse gear would really help me on some of my trails, at times.

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Bruce372 10/20/2021 6:49am
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yz133rider wrote:
It does look interesting. It’s Chinese tho right? Definitely a bummer there if so.
Isn't all electronics made in China?
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Skerby 10/20/2021 6:55am
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Reverse makes at least as much sense as electric start
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KONG 10/20/2021 7:44am
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Can't wait to get one.
Laughing

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I'm a hard no on bikes built in communist countries....
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KONG wrote:
Can't wait to get one.
Laughing

Dude couldn't make it up a simple hill with that steaming pile... lol
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KONG 10/20/2021 7:51am
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Traction seems to be one of its main strengths.
Laughing
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Bearuno 10/20/2021 8:03am
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What interests me, is that 3 of the bikes, appear to be 'builds'.

Here's another video showing 1 Yamaha, and 2 KTM based bikes:

https://youtu.be/xHESCuV1zM0

For me, closed Captions in English was available.

In my local area, a silent E Bike would make it far easier to keep on riding, in the single track I've ridden for over 5 decades. Even with a monster muffler I've made, that has a core 26" long, so my 500 sounds like a Moped, as you can barely get above idle with how tight the trails are, I attract a bit too much attention. Sad
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KONG 10/20/2021 8:10am
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Yup, a great pile of slow and heavy s**t.
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KONG 10/20/2021 8:14am
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jamiechapman418 wrote:
Whats up with the exposed red wires on the left side. I can just see all those getting ripped out in the first turn.
Same on this one.


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yota 10/20/2021 9:48am
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the name is a put off anyway, hey, check out my new "storm bee". they show a bunch of jumps in that vid but no landings.
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alphado 10/20/2021 10:18am
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yota wrote:
the name is a put off anyway, hey, check out my new "storm bee". they show a bunch of jumps in that vid but no landings.
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yota wrote:
the name is a put off anyway, hey, check out my new "storm bee". they show a bunch of jumps in that vid but no landings.
Really? I saw plenty of landings and the bike looked pretty good and balanced in the air albeit the suspension looked soft. More like a beefed up playbike.
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Bruce372 10/20/2021 11:03am
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gt80rider wrote:
I'm a hard no on bikes built in communist countries....
You'd better not look at the place of manufacture for the device you just typed that message on.

Throw out all your other electronics and clothes while your at it. 🤩
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40acres 10/20/2021 1:10pm
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jamiechapman418 wrote:
Whats up with the exposed red wires on the left side. I can just see all those getting ripped out in the first turn.
Just like clutch cables and stator wiring gets ripped out all of the time on ICE bikes?
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yota wrote:
the name is a put off anyway, hey, check out my new "storm bee". they show a bunch of jumps in that vid but no landings.
alphado wrote:
[img]https://cdnmetv.metv.com/RiMcI-1498158974-1600-blog-dukes_styxjump.png[/img]
Indian Dunes. Saw so many scene of D.O.H. being shot there back in the day. The sound those cars made when they "landed" was both awesome and cringe worthy.
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gt80rider wrote:
I'm a hard no on bikes built in communist countries....
Yeah, because nothing you own was made/built in China..Huh
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queen of spodes 10/20/2021 2:25pm
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Interesting, the more companies that build these the better they'll get over time. I don't like the look of the rear fender & side plates, but apart from that it looks like a fun play bike.

If it came with commonly available suspension components that could be serviced and revalved easily, it could be a good alternative to a used Alta
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xr70 10/20/2021 3:20pm
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280 pounds, no thanks.
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Juck 10/20/2021 4:07pm
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The components look cheap like most Chinese bikes
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"its a full size motocross" - xu jianhao, special rider


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Bruce372 10/20/2021 4:56pm
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Good lord, you guys are about as positive as rat poison at a Chuck E Cheese party
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jordand20 10/20/2021 5:04pm
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They've been about to hit the market for 2 years now. Heavy, small, 30min runtime, no clutch. Pass.
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