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Been thinking, yes the e bike will open up a lot more places to ride, including backyard tracks and places that don't require a fee (river beds/fields/places we rode in the old days but noise shut em etc) but how will that affect the local tracks? Some riders already complain having to pay say 25-40 to ride a track but do since they have no other choice for place to ride. Well if e bikes are what they appear to be, and "take over", will the average mx'ers still pay or go ride their private areas? A lot of tracks are already barely getting by w soso attendance, with the possibility of a lot less riders, just wonder if that will result in a lot less tracks being able to stay open.??. Some say the 4 stroke hurt the moto scene, will e bikes do the same?.?
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As someone with a track & no noise issues I would enjoy not hearing four strokes blasting away. I am not real worried about liability. Plus, more urban public areas could become available. Not sure why this would even be a question?.......
Because literally I would probably be dicking around on mtb trails and other such areas with the bike
I'm looking forward to the electric motocross bike, because i will be motoing in stealth, however i think alot of people will still attend tracks... as to not run into the cops..
Thats my main thing... once i save up enough $$$ you can bet your ass i will have an electric and a gas powered bike.
Pretty well thought out question, i mean i never considered that angle before. the trails at my local bonelli park will not be the same when i get my hands on a electric bike lol
But it might hurt mx tracks because people will have new options.
I take my 3 year old to our park to ride his oset (electric dirt bike) where he barely goes faster than a walking pace and nobody has taken issue with it. However, if I was riding a larger bike out there I have no doubt the police would be there to stop me. We have several great mountain biking trails in my area but they all share one thing in common, a "NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES" sign. I think electric bikes are cool and don't hurt because it is another way for people to ride a dirt bike but this vision of a bunch of tracks or riding areas opening up because of it is purely a fantasy.
But, as those above have mentioned people hate bikes period. I've got a small flat track near my house that I ride an electric pit bike on so no noise, dust is kept low etc. Still complaints have been made, the mere sight of a bike is enough to enrage some people so I dont think the electric bike is necessarily going to fix those issues
I have a private track and would prep it superbly at times but never do now. If anyone is looking for a gnarly workout, go prep a track on your own with fire hoses rather than a water truck in the summer months of Texas, ride a few motos and then go put all of those fire hoses, the pump, tiller, etc. away afterwards.
Electric or not, you're not going to be riding any motocross bike on it. "No motorized vehicles" includes your E-bike.
Pit Row
2. You may get away with illegal riding because of the lack of noise. So yes there may be potential for more places to ride.
3. The people riding at the local track probably won't switch over to e bikes right away. The cost is too high. The ones who spend that kind of money are probably racing a series that won't allow them. The ones who aren't racing spend $2,500 on a clapped out bike.
4. The ones who will buy these bikes are probably trail riders. But even that will be limited given the lack of battery life. When we would go trail riding we would ride for hours and hours.
5. Tracks will always come and go. People don't typically start up a track to try and get rich. They do it because they love the sport. The people who share the passion will continue to ride gas dirt bikes for years to come.
the worst thing is when i ride my motorcycle on these trails, i'm stink-eyed by everyone i come across. little do they know i ride in very low torque and never spin my wheel. couple years ago i got two flat tires from hidden nails left behind by the dipshits that want dirt-bikes off the trails. can't imagine what would happen if a horse put a 16-penny through their hoof...
At least in the PRC (Peoples Republic of California) the stealth would just give you a little less likelihood of getting caught that day - but eventually you'd be caught. So if you want to ride you would eventually be in the same places you were before e-bikes.
Anyways, I'm a fan of the prepped tracks. I'll drive hours and spend $ to be on a good prepped track.
I love the idea of a reliable e-bike. I thought when four stroke MX bikes came out they would be low maintenance green sticker MX bikes (fool!) - so I went back to a two stroke for simpler maintenance and fun.
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