Electric Dirt Bike Specific Tires?

[wfopete]

With the power and power delivery characteristics of the electric motor is there a superior rear tire currently for electric (DIRT) bikes?

Should there be?

EV autos and trucks have them but much of the reason is the extra weight they carry.

 

[Rashid510]

With the power and power delivery characteristics of the electric motor is there a superior rear tire currently for electric (DIRT) bikes?

Should there be?

EV autos and trucks have them but much of the reason is the extra weight they carry.

In most cases the electric motorcycle/dirt bike is similar with traction and weight characteristics of gas bikes. When we took the Altas out on the dirt, the MX33 tires worked out with the best balance of performance and power delivery. On the SM, we used the Rosso II tires and those were awesome once they were warm and hooked really well with the powertrain.
Recently I upgraded finally my SM to the latest Rosso's (IVs now) and its such a big difference with grip. But nothing that would want me to really want a EV motorcycle specific tire. Zero Motorcycles sorta tried out a Pirelli tire that was "EV" friendly but the volumes were small and didn't give that much difference compared to a regular ICE moto tire.

 

[Foss]

I ran 120/80 MX34 and MX14 without any need to adjust sprockets for what it’s worth.

 

[hightechnature]

Electric dirt bike tire -good question: My take: I suspect there will someday be an electric dirt bike tire but there are less than 1000 electric dirt bikes on the market and I don't see any manufacturer catering to such a small market. Especially when the standard motorcycle tires do the job satisfactorily.

 

[Miccyox]

With electric dirt bikes, the power delivery is smooth and instant, so tire choice does become more important. You definitely want something that can handle that instant torque without wearing down too quickly. For electric bikes, there’s no need for the heavy-duty tires you'd find on EV trucks since the weight isn’t quite the same.

 

[Erwin P]

With a 450 grip is the limiting factor as much as it is for an E bike. So i don't really see the difference.

 

[Theo]

What I've read about the traction of gas bikes on forums and magazines is that having less but more intense bursts of power gives better traction than having a more contiuous power, so a single cylinder engine supposedly generates more traction than a twin cylinder which has more traction than a 4 cylinder, unless the multi-cylinder engines have the strokes timed so that they will mimic engines with fewer cylinders. The big bang engines in MotoGP should therefore give more traction than screamers.
This should hold good both on asphalt and in the dirt and I just know that there is some consensus about it but I don't have any proof of it.
I guess that the electric motor can possibly behave in any ways depending on software settings and that they have maximised the traction.
To me it doesn't feel like the Varg has either more or less traction than a gas bike.
I am a slow MX rider and after 46 hours my rear OEM Pirelli tyre is a little worn but it looks like it can last a lot more time.