So I thought I would come up with a long haul update on my 2017 Alta Redshift MX. This past Thursday I took it to my local Alta dealer, Motovate, who recently became an Alta dealer. They had some Alta tech guys there training them, and I had my bike's software updated. They pulled off the seat, hooked up a laptop with a cable to a port on the bike, and in about 5 minutes my bike was upgraded - now it is better than new!
I can now see the hours I have put on the bike, the mappings were slightly tweaked, and I think they said that my battery charge would last longer before it goes into conservation mode. I think the Alta engineers were pretty conservative with this sort of thing at first, but now that the bike is released and people are putting time on the bike they are backing off on stuff.
Eventually you will be able to program the motor to behave exactly like you want, regarding traction, hit, engine braking, and more. I would guess that it will continue to come with built-in maps, but you could add your own. I think it would be cool to have some predefined maps that simulate other bikes; 85/125/250/500 two-stroke maps, and 250/350/450 four-stroke maps. Maybe they could get it where I could compare a KTM 450 like map to a Yamaha YZ450 like map!
I have owned it for a little over 3 months, and I have ridden the snot out of it. I ride 3-5 times a week now, more than I ever have in my life, and I have 50.5 hours and 636 miles on it. And it runs like the day I bought it ... or maybe even a little better now!
50 hours and counting!
I have replaced the grips, gone through a couple sets of tires, and put heavier suspension springs on it. I gave her a treat today too - I dressed her up with some new white plastic and graphics. She is now loaded in the trailer waiting for me to take her to Cato NY tomorrow for some motocross racing.
Before - stock plastic and graphics
After - dressed up and looking pretty for the ball