2019 KTM 450SXF Test ride before converting to Electric 

Because KTMs handle real well. The Electric power adds another dimension to riding. Why do you think they are selling so many Starks, not just because they are electric, but it offers a different riding experience. Try one.

@@dcoxryton Ok i hear ya. I was just curious because KTM has an electric dirt bike, the KTM freeride. Why not just buy that? Is there some chassis/handling/else difference that lead you to this decision? And yes at some point I'll try some electric dirt bike when it's possible. I want to know how the instant torque feels. But i think I'd still miss the rawness and sound of combustion engines. Right now, my 2019 KTM 450 EXC-F is so fun and interesting for me i could never swap it to elecric.

@@Jukitsuu I hear you too. my last gas bike was a KTM 350SXF, and I loved that. I have built about 15-20 electric bikes, Honda's, YZ's, Ktm's Kawasaki's. They are all fun . The KTM freeride is a 3/4 size bike like a Honda crf 150, and they are fun play bikes, but we have too much power for that short of wheel base. You saw in this youtube my personal 2022 KTM 250SXF Electric. I know the 450 will out pull me in top end, but a whole bunch of us guys are having so much fun on these electrics. And I have built some for special needs people A lower leg injure for two different people, and they can't shift, and now are riding. They are just different and fun, but they have power. Hop in someone's Tesla, a tell me it isn't impressive. Keep riding, I'm 79 and still going. Watch my youtube at Glen Helen Bluecrue race.

@@dcoxryton Ah ok, I didn't know Freeride was smaller than a fullsized dirt bike. Then the conversion makes sense to me. That's a lot of bikes you've built! And helping disabled riders to ride again, that is really cool. What kind of voltage does the electric motor have? What do you do with the gas engine you take off from the bike? And how many hours/miles(/kilometers) can you ride with single charge? I guess it depends on the use.. terrain vs road..? And is there an electric motor that you can just "throw" in these bikes or does it require a lot of modifications for motor mounts and such..? And lastly what is your favorite bike you have done a conversion on?

@@Jukitsuu The bikes we are building right now have a range of about 25 miles of single track, but we have batteries that we can build with that can get 30% more range, they just aren't good for max power or moto track. That is what we like. I am building the 3rd KTM I have built, and I am building a kit that could be used on 2019-2022 KTM 450 SXF and probably Husky and Gas Gas. With this kit and motor controller, it will bolt in with very slight mods to the air box and tank, but no mods to the frame. I like the YZ and Honda because we can make a quick change battery for them. I rode a 2014 YZ250F electric for quite a while, but I have always been a KTM guy. I love this KTM electric.