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Electric Trials bike

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Maybe not triple, but you have a good point, zig.

I think the drivetrain is setup for the typical random bursts of power required in trials riding, as compared to more of a constant drain of a trail/woods bike setup. It sure seems to fill a niche, but perhaps with bigger capacity batteries and a proper seat it could make a decent little trail riding bike.... but it's already an awesome mini-trials setup. If I had a kid, he'd have one on order by now. :) As it stands, I've already mailed the URL to all my young-kid-having friends. :)
 
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Maybe not triple, but you have a good point, zig.

I think the drivetrain is setup for the typical random bursts of power required in trials riding, as compared to more of a constant drain of a trail/woods bike setup. It sure seems to fill a niche, but perhaps with bigger capacity batteries and a proper seat it could make a decent little trail riding bike.... but it's already an awesome mini-trials setup. If I had a kid, he'd have one on order by now. :) As it stands, I've already mailed the URL to all my young-kid-having friends. :)

I'm thinking more along the lines of a back yard bike. I've got one acre and a kid on one of those could have a summer full of riding! Plus, my next door neighbors would only know about it if they actually looked out their window.

Let's not forget that motorcycle EV's greatest advantage is "stealth". So why not exploit it, especially with a product that's basically done.
 
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Exactly. That's why I want the "me-sized" version. There's a set of trails near my house that are perfectly suited for trials-style riding, but riding a motorcycle there will get you busted in a heartbeat. Mountain bikers and BMX bikers ride out there all the time with no problems, but I'd have more fun on a trials motorcycle personally... so something like this, or like the little "125/250 comparable" bike we were talking about a couple weeks ago would be perfect. I'd just need it to be cheap enough to justify the expense, and that MX style bike is comparably priced to my KTM, just about $2k under the sticker price. If these guys made a "full size" trials bike for about $3-4k, it would suit my needs in that regard quite nicely. :)
 
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