2019 ALTA REDSHIFT EXR
FIRST IMPRESSION
P98
The Alta's range depends on how many times the
wheel spins, obviously, and we have more info on
that down the story a bit. But for averages sake, Alta
claims around 50 miles of city-style commuting and
somewhere in the 30- to 40-mile range of spirited
trail riding, or four hours, whichever comes first.
Finally, power drop-off is claimed as nearly non-
existent as battery levels deplete. Alta claims this
new R-Pack only starts losing performance during
the last five percent of charge. You should probably
be pretty close to home when that happens.
Our first stop on the Alta tour was
their Bay Area-based headquarters
and manufacturing facility. This is an
advanced-yet-grassroots
company filled with passion-
ate motorcyclists. It's not just
nerds, but, I mean, there
are certainly nerds there. But they're motorcycle
nerds—our favorite kind. It's the kind of place
where your motorcycle-people radar really goes
off. To put it another way, there are a lot of gas-
Let's
go
riding—
almost!
Performance-wise,
the EXR rivals gas-
powered bikes,
and in some areas,
surpasses them.
