FIRST IMPRESSION
P100 VOL. 55 ISSUE 1 JANUARY 9, 2018 P100
2019 ALTA REDSHIFT EXR
FIRST IMPRESSION
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As a commuter, the Alta power pack and
the motorcycle containing it is pretty great,
if not somewhat rowdy. You can even talk
to people while you're riding, and you
probably will because no one has seen
anything like an Alta on the street, most
likely, and they'll constantly yell questions
at you. Or, if you're lucky enough to have
a buddy with one, you can giggle to each
other as you skirt the edges of motorized
traffic regulations.
Our rip through the city was over a little
too soon, really. There were so many
narrow lanes and alleyways we didn't kick
dust up on. Do you think I could hit that
mound in the park that is manicured into a
perfect jump face? I guess there's always
next time.
To the
mountains!
The Alta Redshift EXR, like all Altas, is
built with a focus on competition and
even though the platform is seriously
updated from what the company originally
launched, the focus of being a race bike is
not lost.
Alta is hell-bent on competing with
this platform. And the EXR is the most
advanced motor and power pack they've
produced. Even with blinkers and a horn,
this bike has a soul of a race bike.
This spunky core is unavoidable. We
were almost immediately set loose into
some incredibly fun and tight single-track
outside Nevada City, California. The mas-
sive trees and soft, loose soil made a
perfect backdrop to silent assassination of
the trails. And after a few miles we could
listen to the tires as a signal for traction
and really let the bike sing. And sing it
does. No, there isn't a speaker making dirt
bike sounds. But there is a rush of air and
