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vs. 2017 Alta MX (in map 3)

A little birdie shared this spy footage out of Europe with me. Something new is coming...

:ROFLMAO: Good you didn't have to issue an Altamatum

Believe the clutch actuates re-gen, based on some video translations. Everything I read / see on this seems to enforce that these bikes are strictly concepts and will not be widely available, which is a bummer. Who knows, though.

Based on recent social media activity, looks like they've added cooling:

The quotes, I'm guessing, suggest quick swap.

Indeed. Believe Gas Gas' relationship with Torrot was of some interest to KTM - Gas Gas already had eBike for kids and electric trials bike built on the Torrot platform.

Thanks for the reply, @Sumik! If you pass through the NYC area, I'll gladly buy you a coffee, breakfast sandwich, beer, etc.

@Sumik Out of curiosity, how hypothetical is this hypothetical?

My money (hope) is on Yamaha, since I do like the brand and their trials concept is awesome. They've also been a leader in the electric, pedal-assist market for some time (nearly 30 years). Also, the tail-end of this video from a couple of years ago:

I feel like, sadly, Alta's shuttering likely made Zero even more fearful of reentering the offroad market. Alta's execution was impeccable, and not so easy for anyone else (even Zero) to replicate without significant effort. Hopefully someone will try again sometime. I commend Sur Ron, though...

Indeed, still a very tough sell, especially with Sur Ron pricing so much more aggressively. For what it is, I like the design, and have had the chance to demo in-person. But make no mistake; you're not lining up for Erzberg on a Cake.

Cake just rolled out their Kalk INK, which strips out the ohlins and different wheel sets for $3,500 in saving ($9.5k all in). Personally, I really the black.

Just announced today from Torp Motors out of Croatia Nice design, but would want more rear wheel covering. Between this, Cake Kalks, Light Bee, Ubco, Kuberg, some publisher could have fun with an ultralight electric shootout.

Looks like Derek landed at Vancouver-based moto startup Damon: Perhaps his influence will see Damon wade into off-road executions in the future.

@Matt given your avatar location, thought you (and others) would be interested in RIT's Electric Vehicle Team's next project:

Of course, unconfirmed chatter, but would be nice if true. High quality components for wheels, suspension, brakes, etc., help to assuage overall quality concerns. However, Sur Ron definitely isn’t the same build quality as the big OEMs - tapered, needle bearings for steering stem is an...

Some chatter on the Surron FB group suggesting a rep at EICMA shared KYB as suspension of choice and a ~$7k price point. Also some details about light bee 2.0

Will be nice if KTM brings the Freeride EXC bake stateside - even better if they try for it to be street legal. However, based on the global KTM site, it doesn't appear that even the 2020 MY has been updated (aside from BNG) since the big update in 2018 - switch to Sony cells, better brakes...