Posted on 08/18/2021 8:09:25 AM PDT by Red Badger
They may be new to the EV motorcycle manufacturing game, but Danish manufacturer Offset is crashing the party with style and guts.
Their new battery-powered cycle, OFR-M1, does what few have tried before by cramming a brawny all-electric drivetrain into a cycle aimed at taking on off-road terrain.
While it may weigh in at just 253 pounds (115 kg), this rough and tumble dirtbike can do zero to 62 mph (99 kph) in 4.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 80 mph (128 kph). It does the trick by using a 6.2 kWh battery pack to spin a “radial flux” motor to produce 33.5 hp (25kW) and an impressive 59 ft-lbs of torque.
Electric motors can generally be classified into two categories - radial and axial flux designs. Radial flux machines are more common and have been in use for a very long time. The difference is that radial flux machines feature a magnetic flux direction that follows a radial path.
And the filthy fun can last for up to 1.5 hours and then be brought back up to 85 percent charge in around 3 hours.
The OFR-M1 also features a mono-shock rear suspension, a chain final drive and wave brake rotors to provide the stopping power.
“We are extremely happy to be able to reveal the design. We have spent many months perfecting our product vision and we believe that the outcome is a reflection of that. The all-electric drivetrain has paved the way for our new minimalistic design without compromising on performance,” wrote Offset CEO and co-founder, Jakob Kistorp, to announce the OFR-M1 rollout.
The men behind Offset and the OFR-M1, Kistorp and Kasper Ottesen, operate out of Offset Motorcycles in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kistorp says Offset will begin taking preorders for the OFR-M1 starting in 2022.
Source: Offset Motorcycles
https://www.linkedin.com/company/offset-motorcycles/about/
I saw some electric cycles road race as a MotoGP support race at Indy. Some were pretty impressive, some quite lame. It was a short race, too.
I’ve got a Marin EastPeak MTN bike...it’s old school but I love it.
1.5 hours duration. That’s about 1/3 of the way around the South Branch (Michigan) loop I used to ride when I was younger.
Don’t think so.
Strap those solar panels on your back, and only ride on sunny days....
They’re showing with street tires on it. Aimed at the urban market, I’d say. Perfect for drive-by shootings in Chicago or St. Louis. Quick, silent get-aways.
Man no gangsta with ANY swagger is gonna ride that thing.
There is no such thing as “Carbon-Free Electric”. It takes a lot of carbon to build windmills and solar panels.
It takes a lot of carbon to:
Make steel.
Make copper.
Make plastics.
Make paint.
Make rubber.
Make electronics...................................
Yes, but it’s the thought that counts, not the reality. We’re “saving the planet.” Never mind that it is all b.s.
Divide by 2 as you need power to get home to recharge for 3 hours.
No—that’s the 300 pound spare battery in his backpack....
It’s dangerous to mix motorized (or motor-assisted) with human-powered on the same trails because of the differences in relative speed. More dangerous if the motor makes no noise.
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