History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes....Japanese > Chinese wave

Came across this video of the owner of the company balling his eyes out when they won a race in world sbk. Apparently hes a huge fan of racing and has been chasing his dream since a kid. Honestly thats nice to see. Some of the oem’s… like suzuki dont really care about the racing side. Having an owner that loves racing gets you a lot of funding. Maybe itll mean a few more factory rides in sx? 

 

Video of it being ridden

At least it’s not gay teal green lol!

The kids and their parents often don’t know/care that electric motorcycles are no different legally to any other motorbike. 
They find out when someone gets hurt. 
In QLD, Australia, we have a policy of “Adult Crime = Adult Time.” 
A 15yo riding an illegal motorcycle (Surron type thing), collided with, and killed a younger kid, also riding and illegal mini bike (supervised by his parent I believe.) Happened on a cycle way. Going to school.
The 15yo boy is now facing prison time for “operating a motor vehicle in a way that causes death”. (And numerous other charges- unlicensed/unregistered/etc)

Meanwhile the streets are flooded with wheelstanding kids on electric motorcycles. And no apparent enforcement. 

He’s referring to the TrailMaster LX250R. Link to a dealer’s listing of it below:

https://arlingtonpowersports.com/trailmaster-jhl-pro-series-tm-lx250r-250cc-efi-water-cooled-dirt-bike/?srsltid=AfmBOoqpxu-NQhkG69fc6RX-SEP2oEzW8I9EoUF9sydBWj198_IAPLGS

I’ve ridden it. It has KYB suspension, DID rims and chain, frame is similar to the 23+ KTM, engine was a Zongshen or Loncin copy of the crf250r from whatever year they went back to single exhaust port. Only things that are odd are the Bosch throttle body and ecu (although that hardware is on a lot of street bikes both Japanese and Austrian, and as long as your battery is fresh it runs fine), not having a quick adjust clutch perch, and the bike has a key… if you kill the motor with the button and leave the key on it will keep the fuel pump primed and kill the battery. Performance wise, it felt in line with a stock crf250.