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I think this whiney engine noise is loud on purpose. Without this noise, there is no way to tell how much kinetic energy the virtual/physical flywheel has before the rider releases the clutch. This trial bike has the virtual or physical clutch, definitely the virtual or physical gears, and even...

This was obvious back in ~2018 when Josh Hill battled Ricky Carmichael in Paris. Josh's bike went teeter-totter in the whoops, every single lap. I later experienced this myself. My Alta could never do the whoops well. It was much easier to jump the whoops than to skim them. The reason, I think...

Traction control on a Surron is okay, but if you decide to add Wheelie Control to your inverter, I will buy myself a Surron and beg you to sign me up as a test rider! :-) Then I could work on traction control as well if the bike has enough power to break traction. Paul S. mentioned to me...

LOL! I subscribed to the channel! Hoping to see more track action next time, including attacking the whoops in slow motion and some air time while jumping.

a) Not cheating, just a different version of traction control that all dirt bikes already have anyway. b) I do not have a Surron/Talaria, sorry. c) No, I do not think a 6 kW mini-bike needs an advanced traction control.

What a cool project! But is this traction control tech going to be eventually used in the Varg or in the Surron and Talaria? And doesn't the Varg already have an IMU somewhere (besides the cell phone)?

Yeah, for charging at 230V you'd need a minimum 4,000 W generator for max-current charging, our Alta experience showed. Bigger at higher elevations.

Yes, your phone tells the Varg charger what current to send to the bike. Just keep it on the highest setting, unless you start stalling generators or popping circuit breakers. Regular US household outlets are designed for 15A x 110V = 1,650 W. The Varg charger should not be consuming any more...

You can only charge from 110V from this Yamaha 2000 generator, so it will be slower. Yes, it will take about 5 hours from empty. If you are not in a hurry then it will work just fine. Put the charger on the max charging current, and it will still be around 1700W, not 2000W+. It should be okay.

New BYD E-Vali electric van offers more cargo space than the Ford E-Transit but less range. Needs a bigger battery. The US market may not see BYD any time soon because Ford and GM will then be dead. Here are some specs for the BYD E-Vali electric van: Battery: 80.64 kWh LFP blade battery...

They never did. Perhaps, KTM gas bikes never needed these final drive ratios.

MX/EX sprockets are 53 teeth, whereas the SM rear sprocket is ~50 teeth, I think. The bolt pattern is the same.

These mounts appear awfully flimsy! Do they work well? @DonCox

@TCMB371 Brian and I switched coasts. He moved east and I moved west. I am running his favorite Bridgestone Soft/Intermediate tires on my local Arizona and SoCal hardpack tracks. I am wondering if he switched to Dunlop Soft tires on his new East Coast home tracks. Try Bridgestone X31 if your...

As of now, I am still away and not planning to attend this year, sorry. @F451 , @Redwolf , @Jared -- Someone needs to PM/email/call Jared, he does not get these @ notifications after not logging in here for more than 2 months.

You can use dirtlegal.com and register it in Montana or South Dakota. You get a permanent plate/registration, I think ND does not require insurance for dirt bikes, but you might have to pay LLC fees annually.

They are stalling it, exactly. There is no good reason why a Freeride-E can't have a normal MX frame and suspension, so the reason why KTM makes it not raceable is so that guys like us do not upgrade it to a higher voltage and go racing it with bigger bikes.

I would prefer a much bigger riding map digit. I cannot and do not read anything else while on the track.

Yuck! This is not great. I had enough bad experiences in my racing career with poorly machined parts to know this could cause trouble. There could be too much shear stress on one 6mm bolt that receives all the braking force. Keep an eye on these bolts to make sure they stay tight.

The Wi-Fi hotspot disappeared in my Stark phone. Danm, it was so nice to use free data when traveling around the world!