- #ALTA MOTORS REDSHIFT MX ELECTRIC DIRT BIKE HOW TO#
- #ALTA MOTORS REDSHIFT MX ELECTRIC DIRT BIKE FULL#
#ALTA MOTORS REDSHIFT MX ELECTRIC DIRT BIKE FULL#
So, what else does $10,495 get you? The Redshift MX has got WP components at both ends, with a 4CS closed-cartridge fork in the front and a 5018 link-type shock in the rear, both offering full adjustability (above). The WP 4CS is a cartridge-type fork and not as trick as the AER 48 air-fork on the MXR, but many riders still prefer this more traditional setup. But hands down, the biggest change comes in the form of its price, which was $14,995 last year and only $10,495 if you were to walk into the dealer today – now we’re talkin’. First off, it makes two more ponies, weighs two pounds less (265 lbs), and takes only two hours to completely charge on 220V – down from two and a half hours before. The 2018 Redshift MX model has a few significant upgrades and updates over the 2017. Now 4, here we go! The 2018 Redshift MX claims to make 42 hp with 120 ft-lbs of torque, similar horsepower numbers to, or even more, in some cases, than any current 250cc motocrosser.
Pretending to grab the clutch and shifting into first as the Alta guys looked on shaking their heads, we were off… Derek was right, map 1 was indeed pretty mild and it wasn’t before a few hundred feet I knew I wouldn’t be here long. Maps 2 through 4 (Sport, Performance and Overclocked) increased the power output gradually, with 4 throwing out all you can handle, though higher output obviously limits battery life.
I figured I’d start there and save myself some potential embarrassment before whiskey-throttling to Internet infamy in front of all the Alta execs on their shiny new motorcycle.
#ALTA MOTORS REDSHIFT MX ELECTRIC DIRT BIKE HOW TO#
Map 1, the Eco mode, was the mildest – the setting you would “teach your n00b cousin how to ride in,” as Derek put it – perfect. The Redshift MX on the left, the MXR on the right and our playground in the back. Fortunately, I had Derek Dorresteyn, Alta’s co-founder and CTO, explain to me that there were four different output maps the rider could easily flip through via a simple switch on the left handlebar. I envisioned myself looping out before even completing one lap at Perris Raceway and going home with my tail between my legs. With all 120 ft-lbs of torque instantaneously available at the countershaft on the MX at any throttle position, including just barely open, and 147 on the MXR, I wasn’t sure how the Redshift would take off. Honestly, I was a little scared once I was finally sitting on one all geared up and ready to go – more nervous, believe it or not, than the first time letting the clutch out on a CR500, to put that in perspective… I’ve always wanted to see what all the fuss was about and learn how similar (or different) they were compared to a regular gas-powered bike. Alta Motors has just released an upgraded 2018 Redshift MX model as well as its all-new Redshift MXR, and we finally got to throw a leg over both, not only to see if they lived up to the hype, but how they stack up to their gas burning rivals.īefore I start talking about the bikes, I want to say that I’m just like 99% of you who have probably never ridden an Alta before. We’ve all heard about them, talked about them, and maybe even looked them up on Google, but in the end, most of us probably figured a full-size electric dirtbike is an expensive and impractical novelty motorcycle only those with deep pockets could afford to add to their toy collection… until now.
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