Rear brake is touchy - the return spring is too weak so modulation difficult. You can still feel the weight of the bike - mostly in braking. The agility in changing directions is amazing - almost 125 like. There is so little inertia in the motor and drive system. Tire traction was tricky at times with the motor spinning up quickly if the tire breaks loose. The power and acceleration are so smooth and strong. The total lack of vibration is instantly noticeable. I felt there was enough power riding Map 2 on a dry hardpack and slippery MX track. Map 3 is like a tuned up Map 2 and Map 4 is really fast. Map 2 is fast on the tight trails but controllable. Power is map 1 is useful on tight trails. I rode on some off road choppy stuff around the track that gave me a lot of feedback on from the suspension on my 19 KTM 300XC - could not even feel it on the Alta EXR. Too soft for moto but should work well in the woods. The suspension is PLUSH!!! Feels very soft. Some impressions from my initial rides and the ride at a local moto track: I know it is not set up for moto but it was very fun! I will get it into the woods soon and follow up with more feedback. I rode moto yesterday so brought the EXR with me to spin some laps and get a feel for the bike on a MX track. I rode it around the swap meet at Vintage Days at Mid Ohio on Friday. I politely said "Hi" as I went by.Picked up a new 2019 Alta EXR from Extreme Action Sports in New Philadelphia, Ohio (thanks Jeff!). They were a little startled by my "silent" (only tire, suspension and chain noise) dirt bike. Was flying pretty good dead engine down the trail and came across some hikers. Going down the mountain, over that rough terrain, I sometimes turn off the engine and put it in neutral. I do love the snap and crackle of my 300cc two stroke though - the ICE engine's personality adds to the experience for me, but I get that other trail users do not share that view. I will keep watching these, and eventually may get one. Forget the bike, I needed an oxygen bottle at times! The Alta sounds like it would be great for that kind of riding, and the ability to tone it down when needed via a push of a button for that kind of tricky terrain is sweet indeed. It took a few hours to go 11 miles in those roots and rocks, and the elevation topped out at 11,000 feet, on the edge of the tree line. I spent a day yesterday riding in truly gnarly rocky terrain in the San Isabel National Forest here in Colorado. That does not take away from the fact that the Alta is cool. A properly running 450 is still stupid fast at 8,000 feet, and pretty much unrideable at sea level, at least by me. Any modern 4 stroke dirt bike has fuel injection, runs perfectly at elevation, albeit with less power. Old faithful is woefully out of date with a carb. Additionally, whenever a new generation Alta comes out with improved mapping or system updates, a dealer can download those same settings and upload it to your bike to keep its current current. On the bright side, Alta claims the 2019 Redshift EXR with its new software takes only 1.5 hours to charge from fully dead on 240v, and 3 hours on 120v, which is twice as fast as the 2018 model. Still, it’s hard to justify spending $12,495 on a motorcycle that needs to find a power source after just 60 miles, or less. Riding an Alta is unlike riding anything else – it’s stupid fun – and anyone who’s ridden one would most definitely agree – I’d bet my grandma on it.Ģ018 Alta Motors Redshift MX and MXR First Ride Review But what about its lack of maintenance, other than keeping air in the tires, chain lubed, and battery charged? Or its instant power delivery at any speed? Are we getting any warmer? There’s really something sweet about being able to twist the throttle without ever worrying about bogging or stalling. But not everyone lives at altitude – I get that – so maybe the Alta’s lack of need for tuning isn’t enough to sell you on it. It’s certainly one of the EXR’s benefits. I couldn’t help but think how the Alta EXR would have been completely unfazed by it – 50 horsepower and 42 lb-ft of torque at sea level is 50 horsepower and 42 lb-ft at 7,880+ feet, or any elevation for that matter.
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