Alta’s factory team riders, Ty Tremaine and Lyndon Poskitt, competed on nearly stock Redshift EXR’s, modified with only slightly tuned suspension and some added pull straps. You may remember Alta’s Redshift line of electric motorcycles stealing headlines last month when their Redshift EXR competed at the Erzberg Rodeo, arguably one of the toughest motorcycle enduro races in the world.įor the first time in the history of the Erzberg Rodeo, two electric motorcycles qualified for and competed in the endurance race. And now Alta has announced the 2019 Redshift EXR, poised to help push gas bikes even further to the wayside. Recent offerings have been packing more energy and power into two-wheeled EVs, helping them better compete against combustion-engine alternatives.Īlta’s Redshift EXR multi-terrain electric motorcycle is a great example of an EV in the motorcycle industry that has made a strong showing against a traditionally loud and proud gas-fueled sport. If the technology gets to where the battery packs are more energy dense (run longer on a charge while staying the same size and weight or smaller) and/or very quick charging (1.5hr not bad, for the 2018) can be attained out in the woods, these will be a formidable weapon to choose for urban or rural off-road dirt bike thrills.įiled Under: Video Tagged With: Almost wreck, Alta Redshift, ATK 406, Bunny Meadows, Husaberg 650, Jason Meyer, MSV Racing, msvracingpowersports.As battery technology catches up with the rest of the electric vehicle industry, electric motorcycles are increasingly replacing their gas counterparts. I only noticed the weight when we had to pick it up, uphill from Billys spin off the trail. Even though they weigh more than a modern racing I.C.E off-road bike the C.O.G is placed just right so it turns quick and has great front to rear balance. Only one speed so no need to shift, no clutch so no need to fear stalling, and the instant torque puts single cylinder gas bikes to shame.
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With Billy riding the Redshift like he stole it plus one long hill climb and Jacob and I getting 4 miles on the bike at setting 4, we were only able to get about 22 miles out of a charge. Billy left it on 3 which he felt was the best comparison to his woods prepped ’01 CR250 in performance and attempted range. It has 4 power settings from mild to wild. The Redshift has a modern dirt bike chassis that rivals the best out there and let me just say this bike is quick! Billy read it will out-accelerate a new KTM 690 0 to 50 mph and is compared to a 250F otherwise. However, Jacob and I are familiar with eStreet and eOff-Road bikes from our time at Brammo.
None of us had ridden this bike in the dirt so our thoughts are strictly as new Redshift eDirt Bike riders. We had a blast! Billy on the Redshift, Jacob “once a year rider” Ensign on his ’89 ATK 406, and me on the ’08 Husaberg fe650. Accompanying the Alta Redshift MX: ’89 ATK 406, the ’08 Husaberg fe650. I spent an hour+ editing a neat video of our ride and my GoPro Studio ended up having fits (most likely my slow laptop issue) so I gave up and made this quick video. I thought this was a perfect opportunity to give his and MSV Racing’s point of view on the neat electric dirt bike in a very familiar off-road setting. Specs- 50hp, 147lb-ft tq, 259lb, 1.5hr charge time and $11,995USDīilly decided to take it out for a rip on our normal trails.
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