Velimotor VMX08: 50kg off-road electric bike
Chinese manufacturer Velimotor offers a range of off-road-focused bikes, including the carbon-framed VMX08 motorcycle with an impressively low weight.
Mountain bikes and dirt bikes have long held some affiliation, but additionally remained two very separate classes, not least for the shortage of motor on a standard mountain bike.
E-bikes have helped bridge that gap from the bicycle aspect of issues – to such extent that motorcycle manufacturers such as Yamaha and Ducati now build their very own e-bike ranges, together with mountain bikes – and Velimotor’s VMX08-S tackles the divide from the other end.
The Velimotor VMX08-S is affirmatively a bike, rather than a motorised bicycle, and has a claimed top speed of 100kph (62mph), based on Velimotor.
Read More : Yamaha is still looking into self-balancing systems
However, it’s also very light, despite its being electric which is often a assure of extra weight. With a relatively small 72V40Ah (2.88kWh) battery and a 5.5kW motor encased in carbon fibre bodywork – along with the swingarm, frame, and handlebar all additionally being made of carbon fibre – the bike weighs only 47.5kg.
Because of the low weight, the VMX08-S is good for a most vary of 110km at a median speed of 45kph (27mph), which means it’s fitted to mid-distance rides.
Extra specifically, it’s geared toward off-road riding, because of its knobby tyres and enduro-style layout.
There’s also a snow tyre model of the VMX08-S, and a normal model of the bike, that includes the identical carbon components, which is extra road-oriented with its mirrors and wrap-around rear plate holder regardless of the off-road tyres.
Unfortunately neither bike is but marketed in Europe, but right here within the UK we’ve one other off-road offering from Velimotor, the VMX12, which is marketed at £4,595.
This features the identical 2.88kWh battery because the VMX08 models, however makes use of a steel frame and therefore weighs 95kg.
Even nonetheless, the VMX12 is ready to reach a top speed of 75mph and can final for up to 75 miles.
On the chassis, we find 48mm USD forks and an adjustable rear shock with 300mm of travel. Further, a 21-inch front wheel signifies the off-road orientation of the bike, and a 370mm ground clearance is much more suited to the dirt tracks than the 185mm of the VMX08.
Read More : Find Bike Showrooms and Dealers in Your City
#Velimotor #VMX08 #50kg #offroad #electric #bike
Velimotor VMX08: 50kg off-road electric bike
Chinese manufacturer Velimotor offers a range of off-road-focused bikes, including the carbon-framed VMX08 motorcycle with an impressively low weight.
Mountain bikes and dirt bikes have long held some affiliation, but additionally remained two very separate classes, not least for the shortage of motor on a standard mountain bike.
E-bikes have helped bridge that gap from the bicycle aspect of issues – to such extent that motorcycle manufacturers such as Yamaha and Ducati now build their very own e-bike ranges, together with mountain bikes – and Velimotor’s VMX08-S tackles the divide from the other end.
The Velimotor VMX08-S is affirmatively a bike, rather than a motorised bicycle, and has a claimed top speed of 100kph (62mph), based on Velimotor.
Read More : Yamaha is still looking into self-balancing systems
However, it’s also very light, despite its being electric which is often a assure of extra weight. With a relatively small 72V40Ah (2.88kWh) battery and a 5.5kW motor encased in carbon fibre bodywork – along with the swingarm, frame, and handlebar all additionally being made of carbon fibre – the bike weighs only 47.5kg.
Because of the low weight, the VMX08-S is good for a most vary of 110km at a median speed of 45kph (27mph), which means it’s fitted to mid-distance rides.
Extra specifically, it’s geared toward off-road riding, because of its knobby tyres and enduro-style layout.
There’s also a snow tyre model of the VMX08-S, and a normal model of the bike, that includes the identical carbon components, which is extra road-oriented with its mirrors and wrap-around rear plate holder regardless of the off-road tyres.
Unfortunately neither bike is but marketed in Europe, but right here within the UK we’ve one other off-road offering from Velimotor, the VMX12, which is marketed at £4,595.
This features the identical 2.88kWh battery because the VMX08 models, however makes use of a steel frame and therefore weighs 95kg.
Even nonetheless, the VMX12 is ready to reach a top speed of 75mph and can final for up to 75 miles.
On the chassis, we find 48mm USD forks and an adjustable rear shock with 300mm of travel. Further, a 21-inch front wheel signifies the off-road orientation of the bike, and a 370mm ground clearance is much more suited to the dirt tracks than the 185mm of the VMX08.
Read More : Find Bike Showrooms and Dealers in Your City
#Velimotor #VMX08 #50kg #offroad #electric #bike
