Looking for something....electric

[breakdirt916]

ECR got an ultra bee, and the thing looks like it soars like an eagle, for a $6,500, 3/4 size frame, F-around bike



refined, silky smooth, with better throttle mapping than the light bee

I also just watched the Fortnine video on Alta - what a bummer!

the fate was mostly a financing problem from Harley.

Even more crazy, the comments revealed some R&D growing pains too; which is kind of scary. Makes me want to let people own the ultra bee first and thrash it to find any issues before I get one.

[FriskyDingo]

Yup, some things have changed, but avoiding the 1st year of a "new" motor vehicle is normally a good rule

[OreoGaborio]

Wonder why they didn't go w/ a 21" wheel up front, if it's just because it's not truly a full size bike or what.

I would love something like that in my garage though... I'm a little surprised it's listed at only 6500. I figured it'd be closer to 7.58-ish? Is that just because it's still not quite a full on dirt-bike replacement and still has some Mountainbike DNA or what? Seems pretty capable.

[Paul_E_D]

This could find it's way into my garage.

[breakdirt916]

Pete - they’re making a Storm Bee too. Full size, 21/18…but it’s way heavier and described to handle like a DRZ400

[OreoGaborio]

…but it’s way heavier and described to handle like a DRZ400

Nahhhh, no thanks. Lost me there.

[breakdirt916]

scratch that description: it doesn't "handle" per say like a 39hp, 322lb DRZ400

it has plenty more power, and is 290lbs, and it just "feels like a dualsport"

you can see it for yourself



not sure if this meets your application; and maybe bigger is what you want

but for my application (20 mins of fire road, short single tracks, close to home riding), I don't need the long legs. To me that's dino oil duty.

[typeone]

[OreoGaborio]

That looks like so much damn fun.

[Point37]

https://global.honda/newsroom/news/2023/c230110eng.html

https://electrek.co/2022/12/09/dayma...le-snowmobile/