I agree with you, although as I understand it, the Storm Bee will have some more standard parts than the Alta, so there could be an option to upgrade power, DIY-style. Of course I know nothing about batteries and I just read that in Electrek, I think.
As is, it could be a fun bike. 30hp is about the power output of a 125cc two-stroke but the Storm will have a helluva lot more torque, so it could still have plenty of power to hit most obstacles.
I agree. I rode 125 2 strokes for years and they are blast in the woods and on the track, the only downside was lack of low end torque. Electric motor takes care of that issue.
Peak horsepower ratings can be very misleading as peak HP is rarely used by most riders, especially when trail riding. The logic of this was explained to me when a moto buddy was talking me out of an expensive 4 stroke exhaust system, he explained you'll benefit the most from it at full throttle, and the least at off idle and low end running. He asked me how often I was at full throttle on the trails? Almost never. Case closed.
Same reason people can taco the hell out of their 2 stroke pipes and bike seems to run fine. The restriction of the taco'ed pipe only comes into play at 3/4 - full throttle situations.
I'm more interested in range, weight, quick change battery, and cost when evaluating e-dirt bikes. Of course performance matters, but peak HP is not the end all for me.
