Just a few months since its first motorcycle, the Redshift, became available to the US market, Alta Motors is set to roll out a new concept model. Inspired by flat track machines, the Street Tracker is conceived as a road-legal battery-powered motorcycle built around the Redshift platform.
Californian startup Alta Motors spent six years setting up a production facility, organizing a dealer network, and developing its first model from the ground up ahead of its market launch in 2016. The Redshift is a lightweight electric off-road motorcycle available in a motocross (MX) and a street-legal supermoto (SM) version.
The American company builds the motorcycle's engine, frame and battery cases in-house, as well as all the electronic gear tasked with controlling the motor's 40 hp (29.8 kW) power and 122 lb-ft (165 Nm) torque output. These are complemented by equipment outsourced from industry leading brands, like WP suspensions and Brembo brakes.
Is there a market for silent motorcycles?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday April 09 2017, @07:05PM (3 children)
Man, I've been hit in the chest by birds and I'm still not having a sissyfied piece of plastic on anything I ride. Bikes aren't about getting from one place to another and they're not about comfort, they're about the power, the freedom, and the experience.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @01:06AM (2 children)
> ... they're about the power, the freedom, and the experience.
Look, I liked "Easy Rider" too, but that was a movie, not reality.
I've been riding since I built a mini-bike from steel tubing at age 12. For me it is about minimalism (no need to lug around a car for one person), economy (great mileage on small and mid-sized motorcycles), and reducing trip time (getting around traffic, park close to destination).
I hope your world has room for utilitarian motorcyclists too (??)
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday April 10 2017, @01:21AM (1 child)
Room? Sure. Respect? Nope.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @03:22AM
Ah, so your current sig explains your position perfectly, thanks.