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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 dry on Monday April 10 2017, @02:04AM
There's something to say about noise. When I used to ride a bicycle, I listened as much as looked for traffic. Now that I drive, I have a rural driveway on a somewhat blind corner, I always roll the window down so I can hear a car/truck coming, especially if it is speeding. It helps. Last year I had an idiot pass me on the left as I initiated a left turn (and yes I was signalling and the signal worked when I checked after finishing the turn), would have been a nasty accident with my door t-boned if I hadn't heard him.