That bike is amazing. I got few years on enduro bikes but this electric bike make me a lot better rider than I expected.
With limited time due growing family I decided go for it and not regretting my decision to drop gas bike for this. There is no maintenance required except wash and grease chain.Battery capacity is outstanding and I never come to point while riding all day I need recharge.Fit and finish is spot on and most importantly my balance and bike control improved over few weeks on level I never dream of!!
RomanThere is NO noticeable drop off in power even down to 20% on the battery, I try not to go below 20% much except to get back to base. Long climbs, it's kinda weird. My Beta hits 45+mph to climb a widow maker hill and I need to downshift 2x to have the power to get to the top. The EM "feels" like I can't get enough speed to make it up (only 35mph) but, then as you climb the power (torque) comes in like a ninja and this thing just pulls. If it begins to spin throttle back and it bites in again and trudges to the top. No shifting, it just goes. This makes it much more controllable, which is the point of trials.
David LochowI love my EM! It's what I can best describe as a, "beautiful toy, with serious capabilities". The fact that I can just flick a switch and go, and not have to warm up, mix gas, smell exhaust, shut the engine down or stalling out; gives the bike a real toy like dimentions (Hassel free). The throttle control is perfect and enables me to handle slow going, much better then having to modulate rpms and a clutch. And the power, it's so smooth and track able! The power is instant torque, but the horse power ends where the throttle is positioned, and once the throttle is tapped out, same goes the horse power; which limits the bike when it comes to splatters (Not that I'm brave enough to do that). For hill climbs, it's a breeze, with no gears to change all you have to do is concentrate on line choice, maintaining traction and enjoying the feat at hand.
Another really cool feature this bike comes with is a regeneration button. When scaling down a steep slope, you can put a little charge back in the battery. I'm not sure how much charge difference it makes, but what it does do, is make a maximum amount of back brake just before you lock out and you don't have to use your foot. You can either push the regeneration button or pull in the clutch leaver all the way, to activate it.
I live outside of Vancouver B.C. so we have lots of hills and tight, tough and short single track, which leads to trials sections. My bike came with the competition battery, (which has 25% less charge time) and I find the battery out lasts me and the hard riding we do (about 4 hours worth).
The bike, out of the box, comes well equipped with bar ends and fork and swing arm protectors. The only thing you need to add, is brake away levers. I feel it's very necessary, especially on the clutch side, do to the fact that it's more then just a perch, it's a switch. A switch that looks expensive and is probably not readily available; but if it broke, it wouldn't leave you stranded, because you don't actually need to use it. It's an on off switch, which I still use, to keep the habit for when I ride my gas bike (if I ever will ride it again?). I will keep a gas bike for the times that require long trekking and higher speeds, but for trials riding alone, hands down, I'll choose the EM.
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