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KTM's Freeride E. All-electric dirt motorcycle.
Edited to add: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/666/11521/Motorcycle-Article/2012-KTM-Freeride-E-First-Look.aspx
Edited again to add even more: http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/bike-tests/2011/11/29/2012-ktm-freeride-e-electric-bike/full
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Robb
Jan 2012
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JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,635 posts)1. Just keep that damn thing off my lawn!
But yeah, what's not to like? 4-hour run time and easy battery swap? It beats hauling cans of gasoline into the boonies (unless you plan to recharge using a generator).
It seemed a bit noisy, though. Maybe if they replaced the chain with a belt or driveshaft ... (I'm sure the KTM engineers are smarter than me, and have reasons for using a chain).
Me, I'll wait for the street version, with saddlebags to haul my stuff to work.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)2. Wicked
Robb
(39,665 posts)3. Looks like the resellers got to test at Mattighofen
You can hear the whine of the motors better in this one.
