Press The Button
My first go was on the ePure. Not only
did I have to remember how to ride
trials again, but I also had to refamiliar-
ize myself with riding an electric dirt
bike again, quickly. It's been a while.
(Remember Alta?) There's always a
little bit of excitement when starting a
combustion engine with the noise and
just the fact that it started. With the
Electric Motion bikes, it's a little bit of a
letdown—you press the start button on
the side of the bike and nothing hap-
pens, except for a little green LED light
that illuminates on the left handlebar.
I'll be upfront—I'm not going to try
to snowball anyone here and pretend
I know what I'm talking about when it
comes to real trials riding, but I can tell
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you what it's like to ride these bikes at
a novice level and perhaps give you a
little bit of insight as to what they have
to offer. For one, a great deal of fun.
I'm also not going to get into the com-
bustion engine versus electric debate
here, but for me, there is no debating
these bikes are a blast to ride.
(Above) The eScape
model combines
a mix of trials and
trails and does a
great job at both.
(Below) The ePure
Race and eScape R
come with clutches,
just like a "normal"
motorcycle.
