![]() ![]() I do see electric bikes becoming huge, especially in areas with noise restrictions, especially in urban areas or even inner city.īut don't line up against gas engines. if you didn't get a holeshot you were doing something wrong. I think to avoid the issues our sport is currently facing, ie going full into 4 strokes, and thereby only have an expensive option for racing, electric bikes should not be racing against gas engines.Ĭase in point, you were on a start that is supposed to be dead engine.you don't have to start it. of course he should be faster, the one engine produces more torque and allows for less mistakes to be made. In the same way that saying Rider A is faster on a 250f vs a 125. While I can plainly see how back to back a rider might be faster on one or the other I think that these comparisions are largely unfair. ![]() being a general petrol I do hate electric. It IS easier to ride, but it doesn't take the skill out, it just let's you focus your skill on the thing that matters - how the bike is interacting with you and the terrain, not how it's internal components are interacting. You hear the rubber of the tire gripping, tearing or slipping. You feel every pebble and every bit of movement, but not in a harsh and stiff kind of way. I never realized how much my experience was muted by vibe and noise until I got to ride our early prototypes. What you lose in noise an vibration, you gain back in insane feel for the tire and the dirt, both front and rear. We started this because we thought it would be a MORE involved experience with a closer connection to the bike, and we've held ourselves to that standard. I even drive a 30 year old car because it's so much more visceral and a closer connection to the road. My own modest stable included in addition to my now-sold 250F, an aircooled 1100, and a 03/05 R6 track bike because there's no rider aids. My longer answer is that me and my cofounders (and about 3/4 of the team) are all riders and racers. My short answer is you just gotta try it. I plan to dial in our Alta and race it in a few J-Day event hopefully soon in the Pro class, so as I get some more time on it and dial it in I'm sure I'll learn it better. I think that it will really benefit slower, less experienced riders as it'd kind of like riding with a rekluse and it give them less to worry about. Like I said I wasn't out there too long, I was giving a lesson with it actually, it would take a day or two to get used to I think but it definitely has it's pluses and minuses. The hardest thing to do is control mid-corner wheel spin, where I would use my clutch on my 250 2T to rev the bike and meter traction with the clutch you cant meter the wheel spin so in the chop under acceleration as the wheel would bounce it would rev to the moon and skip out a little. Because it was dry and a little powdery and hard packed map 1 would let me accelerate smoother and get less wheel spin. It is highly adjustable which is awesome with map 1-4, I actually rode my turn track on the slowest map (1) and after really thinking 3 was gonna be awesome. Lucky enough I work at an Alta dealership (who sold Ben his bike actually) and when we get more familiar with the bikes we'll start playing around with it more. From what I understand you will be able to tune the decel curve and accel curves. ![]()
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