KTM look to be developing a leccy mini-Duke

[Rogerborg]

"Spy" shots and that.

They already do leccy off-roaders, so this is actually pretty plausible.

Looks like it might even have gears and conventional controls rather than scootay style everything-on-the-bars.

On the downside, they've retained all the parts that go wrong with the mini-Dukes.
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[arry]

Great idea; shit implementation? Has it written all over it doesn't it.

[UnknownStuntm...]

Looking at the pic, it's clear there's an engine in that bike.

The only things that look odd are the casing is different, it's using a different frame / subframe (and it does look twisted) and the large box of milk tray gaffa taped to the RHS.

I'mma say it be bull.

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[Fizzoid]

[kgm]

Looks internal combustion to me in the photo although not standard Duke so might not be. I like the idea though. The Freeride is a fun bike. Just a shame leccy bikes are so expensive as they could be good fun.

[UnknownStuntm...]

[Polarbear]

Not only does it have a large radiator on the right hand side, suggesting that KTM is using a liquid-cooled motor and perhaps also cooling the batteries with water

Water cooled batteries

The only liquid cooled batteries I have worked with were huge bastard things on a ship that were used as storage/buffer for a turbo electric ship. They were immense and the circuits horrendously complicated.

I presume they are much more simple in this case?
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[grr666]

Near silent motorcycles??? What could possibly go wrong.

In my mind it's a bit like alcohol free beer. Smells like beer, looks like beer, tastes like not beer. The noise of bikes is totally
part of the experience IMO.
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[ThatDippyTwat]

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[M.C]

[arry]

[ThatDippyTwat]

'leccy motors typically used in a vehicle application have a monster of a whine, deffo not silent. Even in leccy cars with all the sound-deadening etc, you can still clearly hear it.

It will take the public time to get used to the different noise, no doubt,
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[M.C]

[ThatDippyTwat]

I suspect any leccy motor used in a bike will make a lot more noise than a Prius. If you get the chance, listen to a Tesla giving it some stick. I'd suspect given the power/weight requirements of competing with IC engined bikes, it's going to be lot more like that, a Prius is interested in efficiency, not performance.
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