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The other big driver in buying it was,because it was well-engineered, it should be hassle free. This has been said all over. So, now we have the hassle-free engineer buyer trying to reverse-engineer and build custom components. Keep in mind these guys bought the platform to avoid maintenance. They already see enough kludgy solutions in their day jobs. They don't want to spend their after-hours engineering equally kludgy solutions on a retired dirt bike.
I am not saying there aren't ways to keep this apparently great platform on life-support. I am just saying, assuming some random dudes will do it simply because it is good, because they bought one, or because they are capable is a bit spurious.
I'm not saying that it will happen overnight but it's certainly a case of "when", not "if".
I wouldn't be surprised to see the CR-E on sale within 3 years, maybe a 2023 model. So unless you're desperate for an electric MX bike, it might be better to wait a bit. I currently have a 2001 CR125R, a 2018 KLX140G and a 2019 KX250F. I won't be selling any of them but if the CR-E turns out to be near enough on par with the Alta and it's around the 10K mark then I'll definitely buy one.
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Only shitty thing is the waiting game. Like you said, it could be 5 more years and I'm not getting any younger.
These are all my personal experiences on my bikes, btw. I'm not just spitting out BS. I'll be the first person to call out flaws as i see them, because thats the engineer in me (although i'm a software engineer).
For example, I ride more on the balls of my feet on the Alta than my other bikes, especially on the left side since theres no shift lever to deal with and no need to slide the left foot forward. One design flaw of the Alta is in the counter sprocket cover. There's a little gap between the lower and middle mounting point by the footpeg where the toebox of my left boot gets hungup in at times. I'm working on 3d printing a replacement cover that covers up that gap... i'd have it finished already but my printer has been acting up lately.
Here's a pic to show you what i'm talking about:
Better snap one up before they get into the collectible price range. ?
I don't *need* an Alta and have no skin in the game. Suggesting the dealers should be putting $30,000 price tags on their left over stock seems crazy to me. Unless you are a current Alta owner, absolutely love the bike and wake up in cold sweats at night to the thought of something going wrong with it and not being able to fix it then some of these $10,000+ price tags might be worth it to you to have a spare bike. I don't, however, see an average Joe going out and spending that kind of money on a bike that no longer has a manufacturer to back it. Maybe I'm just a cheap skate but that seems like a really poor investment to me.
I had one of the early Cannondale MX 400's and grendaded the motor the 3rd ride. I was so sick to my stomach. Here I just spent all this money on this bike, the engine is toast and nobody knows how to work on the damn thing. Luckily, Cannondale agreed to take that bike back and replace it, free of charge, for one of their newer X 440 models. Yeah that bikes sucked but at least there was manufacturer support. Not comparing the Cannondale to the Alta as the Alta's seem pretty reliable, but it's not impossible to crash one and destroy the dash. What do you do then?
That said, there's currently a method for fixing displays. Its $400-450 for the replacement parts.
https://altaownersforum.com/resources/categories/alta-electronics.5/
There's also a forum member selling display armor to protect a good working display.
https://altaownersforum.com/threads/display-guard-protect-it-from-crash…
A few members have decided to relocate the display to a safer location.
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