Edited Date/Time
12/22/2017 4:48pm
I hit the 110 out to milestone today to ride and stumbled upon a dealership set up with a test ride tent for the new Alta MX machine.
Upon throwing a leg over, I got the feeling that I was on one nimble, quick motorcycle. Not having to kickstart the bike in 95 degree heat was obviously a gift from God, and getting going was as easy as one, two, three (literally)
There were four map settings available, two trail settings and two MX settings. The standard moto setting was very comparable to what I'd say would be a mix between a 250 and 350 four stroke. The only other map I decided to try was the fastest setting, or "hooligan" setting as the lovely representative called it. The hooligan setting was gnarly my dudes. Ever want to feel the torque of Eli Tomac's KX450F? Sign up to ride the Alta and put it on into that fourth map. I was spinning the rear everywhere, these things are fast and I don't care what anyone else says, they can compete. With correct body positioning and weight transfer it plants the rear very well and takes off like a damn missile.
The suspension was not set up for a 250 novice rider so it was damn soft but with some tweaks it would have been perfect. Solid suspension given the circumstances. Braking was insane, definitely one of the hardest stopping bikes I've ridden.
Overall if you've never checked one out I would definitely suggest riding one if given the chance, a high price tag maybe true but for two laps to feel it out there's no reason not to!
Thank you to the people who were there at the stone today and thank you Alta for making moto great again!
Upon throwing a leg over, I got the feeling that I was on one nimble, quick motorcycle. Not having to kickstart the bike in 95 degree heat was obviously a gift from God, and getting going was as easy as one, two, three (literally)
There were four map settings available, two trail settings and two MX settings. The standard moto setting was very comparable to what I'd say would be a mix between a 250 and 350 four stroke. The only other map I decided to try was the fastest setting, or "hooligan" setting as the lovely representative called it. The hooligan setting was gnarly my dudes. Ever want to feel the torque of Eli Tomac's KX450F? Sign up to ride the Alta and put it on into that fourth map. I was spinning the rear everywhere, these things are fast and I don't care what anyone else says, they can compete. With correct body positioning and weight transfer it plants the rear very well and takes off like a damn missile.
The suspension was not set up for a 250 novice rider so it was damn soft but with some tweaks it would have been perfect. Solid suspension given the circumstances. Braking was insane, definitely one of the hardest stopping bikes I've ridden.
Overall if you've never checked one out I would definitely suggest riding one if given the chance, a high price tag maybe true but for two laps to feel it out there's no reason not to!
Thank you to the people who were there at the stone today and thank you Alta for making moto great again!
Im not ready to lose sound as well.
someday we'll ride with virtual reality helmets instead of bikes, and the transformation will be complete.
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Then being able to just stop on a tight rocky climbing section with many other bikes stopped or stalled in front, the rider just pointed else where and turned the throttle, no worries of stalling at all.
Honestly I think those that grow up with electric bikes, that can compete, will not have the same attachment to the gas bikes that we have.
More likely other manufacturers will follow suit rather than say produce 2 strokes....Honda has been using Mugen to develop very very fast electric bike racers (esp. at the IOM)...you can bet that technology will eventually flow out to customers at some point
Alta could use this guy as a spokesman.
How well will it work there?
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I'm guessing the price would be the biggest issue selling them here.
Alta, if you're reading this and need someone to set up a demo and dealership in Japan, let me know!
They definitely are a big part of the future, and there's a lot of possibilities moving forward with them.
https://youtu.be/qLLK7s1wOcs
If you think it's totally quiet you are surely mistaken. You can definitely hear the thing. Maybe not if you're on a clapped out two smoker and an Alta rider is coming in hot behind you, but riding it yourself there's most certainly a fantastic Fomula-E type sound.
RC cars have onboard sound
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