Hmmm, looks interesting. Just about the right timing I think. There are several people that I know would love to own a bike like this, including myself. But, you probably cold just buy a trials bike, and plate it for alot less. Wish it would not have such a high price tag.
Considering that I just bought a street legal MXC 200 specifically to have a 220 pound play bike, I totally get the point of that bike.
Street legal, 24 hp and 80 pounds lighter than a WR250R? Sounds like a winner to me, they're gonna sell a bunch.
If I can get one plated in California I would buy it. Geting a sub 260lb. bike with a plate and able to do single track is a problem in CA.
I think your missing the point a bit there... But I wouldn't get to excited anyway. Visor down have a reputation for making up stories about up coming models, and there are a few claims in the story that are a bit hard to swallow. Edit, KTM.com has a article on it so I guess I'm wrong about it being a bit hard to swallow.
So what happened to the electric freeride? End of story? Too heavy? Too expensive? Too limited range? http://www.ktmfreeride.com
Very nice! Now if it comes with a wide ratio six speed transmission I might be heading down to Moore and Sons with my checkbook.
5 Liter Fuel Tank?:huh Carbon Fiber Frame another.:huh Modern epoxy resins are great and strong but I'm not sure I want to really trust it for my BIKE..... 24HP doesn't a China scooter make more than that now?
its got the same power to weight as the WR250R so i doubt it will feel too sluggish, the torque will be much better. sounds like they've tuned it for economy, 5 liters will get you far enough.
24 HP and 220 pounds doesn't equal 26 HP and 300 pounds where I come from. 24 HP at 220 pounds is a quick little machine with the grunt of 350cc.
We will have to wait, but if it weighs 220 lbs, has 350 CC's and platable in CA I will figure out how to make it go at a proper rate if need be.
Exactly. My LC4E has a light weight aftermarket exhaust system, titanium bits and has been stripped of buddy pegs, brackets and everything else I could do without. It is down to right at 300 pounds. Which is not bad considering that makes it comparable to Japanese 250 dual sports. But then I get on my MXC 200 and it makes me hate the 640 offroad. I can literally carry the 200 over to my work stand and set it on top. The LC4E is everything I can do to yank it up and on top. I was riding with a guy a few weeks back with a WR250R and a plated EXC 200 and he felt the same way about those two bikes. Riding a 220 pound bike offroad is magical. Something we have forgotten since dual sports first packed on that extra tonnage back in the 1980's and never lost it.
