Electric Mugen bike at JMX national

Edited Date/Time 6/17/2021 7:20pm
Seen this on Instagram.. I noticed it has t-Rex on the bar pad as a reference to that other weird looking t-red mugen bike? This is the first time I’ve seen this bike and it looks pretty cool..


https://www.instagram.com/p/CPvdOWKj_mh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link




Won’t be long before Honda drops the combustion engine and pushes electric bikes like they did when dropping the 2-stroke 😟

I’m way behind on anything dirt bike related unless it’s 2020 onward.. this is probably not a new bike but I think it looks cool makes me wonder what works of art mugen and Honda have hidden away.
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6/5/2021 8:30am
mark_swart wrote:
What are the radiators cooling?
Transmission and motor most likely, electric still gets hot.
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6/5/2021 8:30am
mark_swart wrote:
What are the radiators cooling?
Came here to say the same thing. What are they fillin em with? Battery acid?
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6/5/2021 8:52am
I think the radiators are for cooling the battery. Not sure if or what else they cool though.

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6/5/2021 10:56am
It’s a Honda frame, but is it a Honda bike?
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6/5/2021 11:51am
im buying it the day it goes on sale
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6/5/2021 12:06pm
mark_swart wrote:
What are the radiators cooling?
Dirtydeeds wrote:
Came here to say the same thing. What are they fillin em with? Battery acid?
Hi performance battery gets crazy hot, same with electric motor....
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6/5/2021 12:56pm
Hi performance battery gets crazy hot, same with electric motor....
Yup stock class 1/10 scale rc racing motor temp is limiting factor
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6/5/2021 1:18pm
wydopen wrote:
Yup stock class 1/10 scale rc racing motor temp is limiting factor
Yep, used to also be into RC car. Everything was about heat management. We all know electronic doesn't like heat.

Even computer are watercooled, so radiator and coolant shouldn't be weird on a eMX bike.
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wydopen wrote:
Yup stock class 1/10 scale rc racing motor temp is limiting factor
Yep, used to also be into RC car. Everything was about heat management. We all know electronic doesn't like heat. Even computer are watercooled, so radiator...
Yep, used to also be into RC car. Everything was about heat management. We all know electronic doesn't like heat.

Even computer are watercooled, so radiator and coolant shouldn't be weird on a eMX bike.
I’ve got buddies with water cooled desktop PC’s so it makes sense to me 🤷🏻‍♂️
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6/5/2021 7:14pm
pete24 wrote:
im buying it the day it goes on sale
Same here, put me on that pre order list.
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Seems a lttle strange to see this bike so openly on display like that.
I wonder how far away production, full size, dedicated electric mx bikes are? Some time in 2022 or 23?
I have 10 bikes counting 3 non operational build projects, Im never gonna bag out the e bikes, at lea8st not til ive owned one for a while.
Just going off what I've read here from Alta owners, there seems to be much to look foward to.
But what I am most looking foward to, is being able to ride down in the back paddock on the property where I live. Ive already figured out 2 separate and super fun natural terrain tracks, one has an amazing natural and quite big step up double..
Im positively salivating at the prospect of riding these tracks on something other than my mountain bike.
But I am a tennant here, there are houses well within earshot, probably within a radius of 600 metres. My land lord is a great bloke, he likes dirt bikes..he said I can ride herewhen I have an electric bike,after I showed him that recent video of that yz 250f based e bike that has popped up in Europe...he loved it..so did I ! I can have my tracks and rude all I want when I have an electric bike..
So far KTM have not chosen to import their free ride e bike to Australia and apparently they are insanley expensive..
Im just sweating on a manufacturer to just do it and pull the trigger, I will be first in around here!
Being able to just ride on my own private tracks whenever I get the chance and without annoying anyone else will be life changing for me...
On weekends I would still go to the track and ride my ice bikes though..
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I too am looking forward to an E-bike. I need to get a 2 stroke into the stable before its too late....
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Hi performance battery gets crazy hot, same with electric motor....
No..... too much Amp draw translates to motor and esc getting too hot... reduce timing, cell count, or gearing to cure....
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pete24 wrote:
im buying it the day it goes on sale
LuiesMaes wrote:
Same here, put me on that pre order list.
Me too, just need white plastic, a blue seatcover and some #101's Wink
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Unfortunately, an electric bike would benefit me tremendously. I would be able to ride on my 5 acres without pissing off the neighbors. All the rich peoples houses face my property like an amphitheater so the sound becomes an issue, and they won't like the sweet sultry sound of a 250F for some reason..

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snillum wrote:
Unfortunately, an electric bike would benefit me tremendously. I would be able to ride on my 5 acres without pissing off the neighbors. All the rich...
Unfortunately, an electric bike would benefit me tremendously. I would be able to ride on my 5 acres without pissing off the neighbors. All the rich peoples houses face my property like an amphitheater so the sound becomes an issue, and they won't like the sweet sultry sound of a 250F for some reason..

Get a 450 with a pipe, screw 'em. Cool
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#214 wrote:
Me too, just need white plastic, a blue seatcover and some #101's Wink

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6/9/2021 7:11am
Hi performance battery gets crazy hot, same with electric motor....
gt80rider wrote:
No..... too much Amp draw translates to motor and esc getting too hot... reduce timing, cell count, or gearing to cure....
That's like saying "if your ICE bike gets too hot, just slow way down and take it easy for a lap or two". The large amp draw comes from a package that is aimed at performance.
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6/9/2021 12:36pm Edited Date/Time 6/9/2021 12:37pm
Looks like all they did was change the plastics of the last E-Rex that everyone barfed at? Way to go Honda. Yet another reminder of how far ahead of the times Alta Motors was and how much better Alta Redshifts are STILL compared to any other electric dirtbike available. Not even close.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAyu3C9hKSI
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6/9/2021 3:12pm
Unfortunately, knowing my neighbors, they will complain about the noise this this bike makes as well.
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6/9/2021 3:28pm
PLEASE DELETE THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every time I look at this bike and think about some of the benefits of an E-Bike, I just know I'll buy it.

PLEASE SAVE ME FROM MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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6/9/2021 3:32pm
Looks like all they did was change the plastics of the last E-Rex that everyone barfed at? Way to go Honda. Yet another reminder of how...
Looks like all they did was change the plastics of the last E-Rex that everyone barfed at? Way to go Honda. Yet another reminder of how far ahead of the times Alta Motors was and how much better Alta Redshifts are STILL compared to any other electric dirtbike available. Not even close.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAyu3C9hKSI
Why dont they ever have a fast guy ride these things.
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6/9/2021 3:44pm
Looks like all they did was change the plastics of the last E-Rex that everyone barfed at? Way to go Honda. Yet another reminder of how...
Looks like all they did was change the plastics of the last E-Rex that everyone barfed at? Way to go Honda. Yet another reminder of how far ahead of the times Alta Motors was and how much better Alta Redshifts are STILL compared to any other electric dirtbike available. Not even close.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAyu3C9hKSI
S.Loyer wrote:
Why dont they ever have a fast guy ride these things.
They can't afford to have the ebike show up the ice bikes... yet.
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