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fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
11/10/2011 8:10pm JB, good eye for detail. You're right that the prototype in the press shots has KYB suspension. It's a 48mm closed cart up front, and an older KYB in the rear we chose for the specific reservoir fitment. These are not the production parts, but yes, the bikes will ship with fully adjustable suspension that is the same or comparable...
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fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
11/10/2011 10:06am Haha, PB, yes the CRF is a bit of a maintenance nightmare, but the numbers work out pretty similarly for any 250F race bike IF you have a shop doing your major maintenance. If you're doing all of your own engine work, the gassers are cheaper and I wouldn't pretend otherwise. The only thing I can say there is that...
fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
11/9/2011 8:01pm Because we ship the bikes as street legal, we need to gear them for safe street travel which means easily keeping up with California highway traffic. We expect folks who race or off-road exclusively to swap sprockets as you would for any race bike and gear it for top speed of the courses you're running - that gives you the...
fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
11/9/2011 6:17pm I love this idea like Kardashians love paparazzi. Consider it carefully noted. I know we have the powerplant. I know we'll get there with the chassis - it's strong enough, but getting the balance and suspension right for that much air and that size hit takes time. Last piece is finding the rider...
fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
11/8/2011 2:01pm MC, definitely. From the beginning our goal has been to get these bikes into racing - to us electric isn't credible unless we can prove it's as fast or faster than the best gas bikes. We also love the idea of an American factory lining up at the gate. Easier said than done though... it's tough to develop an equivalency...
fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
9/20/2011 4:58pm Bumping this for some video of the team and bike. An 18yo kid from Montana, Sam Erickson, asked if he could shoot the build of the latest prototype and the company launch. We said "sure." He blew our minds with this little number:
fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
8/16/2011 10:15am Kryan, I'll answer as well as I can with what we can comfortably reveal at this point. We're still filing patents, and conducting testing, so there are certain things I can't say. Also, work with me on words like "throttle" and "engine-braking" - the vocabulary doesn't yet exist for the electric equivalent. First, "free spin"... it's programmable. We're trying to...
fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
8/15/2011 2:47pm Looking forward to having some of those - though you're more likely to spot us in NorCal and we won't be doing test rides for awhile. Got to get this thing right. The last thing we want to do is disappoint riders.
fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
8/12/2011 1:44pm They're not silent - if we're drawing references from the nerdopedia, they sound like Pod Racers (this one isn't ours... it's Chip Yates' but similar sound): [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-SYq8H4xnI[/youtube]
fasterfaster Added a reply to New Electric MX: BRD Redshift
8/12/2011 9:00am Hey all, this is Marc F, CEO of BRD. Been a lurker on this forum for a little while, thought I would chime in. Honestly, I was expecting a more negative response, so thanks for taking it easy on us. My favorite quote from past discussions with motocrossers was "I'd rather lose on a gas bike than win on some...
fasterfaster Added a comment about feature BRD Announces the RedShift MX and SM
8/11/2011 8:52pm
Hey folks, CEO of BRD here. Quick answers - foot pedal for rear brake will be an option (you can see the mounting holes if you look really carefully), though I can tell you once you try the hand brake, I'll be surprised if you go back. Braking is just SO much more sensitive with a gloved hand than moto boots, plus you can get your right foot out on while braking into right turns. PF - this will get you around town ridiculously fast, but not cheaper. I'd rather set expectations in advance, this will cost more than a...
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fasterfaster Added a reply to WTB: 2010-11 CRF250R
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