If you give a damm about the environment and don’t mind spending a big $10,000 for fun, you may want to have a look here - Quantya. The Quantya FMX (Freestyle Motocross) and Quantya EVO1 are bikes that are (mostly) prohibitively expensive, but whose electric bent seeks to engage the green movement and the high-flying X-Games crowd.
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Done with watching the videos? No, you werent watching some pure off-road motorcycles in action, but the Swiss based company, Quantya's electric bikes, the FMX and EVO-1 in action!
The FMX is a real freestyle bike, with its amazing acceleration allowing it to make jumps without run-up. In its habitat, tracks similar to that from BMX are tackled perfectly.
It runs on a lithium polymer battery at a voltage of 48V, takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to charge and has about 1,000 total charge cycles on it. When the battery dies, you can swap it out for a new one that will cost you an extra $3,500. Ka-ching! It has a high speed of about 38 MPH (or 60 KM/H) and can travel up to 30-180 minutes on a single charge. It includes an axial gap D.C. brush, with a max power of 9KW, torque of 31.5 Nm, and has a software set-up with their own Quantya Telemetric System. It also weighs about 200 lbs, and has 18” rims.
The EVO-1 on the other hand, is a "Racing Prototype". With its amazing acceleration allowing it to make incredible slides, in its habitat, tracks similar to Go-karting, are tackled perfectly.
The Quantya EVO1 is a smaller racing bike with different motor options, but also powered by the lithium polymer battery. It has a high voltage of 76 V, with tough rear ‘Sachs Soft Damp’ shocks. The electric locomotion involves a two-step gear that moves from the belt drive to the motor to the chair drive that activates the rear wheel. Both motorbikes of course produce zero emissions and because of the compact set-up, are supposed to take up less maintenance than traditional motorbikes.
Specifications:
● Lithium Polymer 76 Volt Battery ● Rear Shock Sachs Soft Damp
● Power 30.4 KW (40,76 HP) ● Forks Marzocchi Upside-Down Ø 45 mm
● Front disc rotor Ø 260 mm Rear Ø 220 mm ● Wheels Ø 17"
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