Very smart! Trying to achieve a technological or performance superiority in the area of building batteries is not what low-volume EV and motorcycle manufacturers should do! Leave that to suppliers and battery makers. Or make your own awesome battery design and let others buy and use it!
A small group of concerned citizens has reached out to me. They are very concerned about the safety of Mark and his property. They asked to confirm and clarify that this repair process has not yet been approved by the factory and is indeed very dangerous.
Kids, do not try this at home!
You can use either charger with 110V or 240V. The higher the voltage, the faster the charge. And the rapid charger is about 25% faster than the standard charger. It was advertised to take 1.5 hours on the rapid charger when charging from 240V.
Probably! If the KTM fork leg spacing is the same as the YZ fork spacing, and 14mm narrower than the Alta's.
EDIT: Of course they are. I used the YZ forks on my 2015 Husky with no axle/spacer/caliper bolt modifications. Just the 0.015" shims in the lower clamps.
Yes, Liquid Performance should be your first source for all plastics. If they don't have something, then let us know, because I think they had almost all plastic.
Did you build your own DIY dyno, Mark? Is it hydraulic/electric/inertial?
This red Alta curve falls off way more than what the DynoJet 200 was showing during its ~6 second run, but it matches what I feel at the track when the 450's blow past me on long straightaways.
Elon Musk needs to go into the dune buggy, quad, and motorcycle business!!!
I recently rode a dune buggy here in Havasu, and the most frustrating and Zen-destroying part, compared to riding my Alta, was the constant noise.
Perhaps they should have the rear tire made of solid rubber. Else, this bike will run great only until its first pothole. Another good option is a very fat tire in the rear, mounted on a solid steel wheel.
Perhaps, then they could reduce the weight and the cost even further by deleting the rear...