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SSR Introduces
New SR-E500
Electric Pit Bike
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SR Motorsports revealed its all new 2025
SR-E500 all-electric pit bike. The SR-E500
"takes all the knowledge and experience from
the world's leading pit-bike company and com
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bines it into one sleek little package perfect for
youth riders from 4-10 years old!"
The SR-E500 features a perimeter frame, sin
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gle shock, telescopic forks, 10-inch wheels and
hydraulic brakes. At the heart is an electric brush-
less motor powered by a swappable 10,400mAh /
48V lithium battery. It comes with three different
power settings—low, mid and high—that can be
preset by the parent. Power setting, battery life
and speed are all displayed on a large dashboard
centrally mounted on the handlebar.
With an estimated operating time up to 100
minutes (at low speed), and "super easy" re
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charge, the SR-E500 comes with a $1699 MSRP.
SSR Motorsports additionally announced that
many new models are coming down the pike.
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SSR has unveiled
its all-new SR-E500
electric pit bike.
Repsol, Honda to
Part Ways
It has been confirmed that Repsol and the
Honda HRC MotoGP Team have decided to
part ways at the close of 2024.
The news represents another end of the era
for HRC. A partnership between the Span-
ish oil giant and Japan's biggest motorcycle
manufacturer became the most successful in
history since it began in 1995. Since then, Rep-
sol Honda has won 15 premier class titles, 183
races, and 455 podiums over a 30-year period.
The relationship between the two par-
ties has been rocky for some time. The loss
of Spanish superstar Marc Marquez to Gresini
Ducati at the close of 2023 and Honda's worst
run of results since the early '80s were factors in
Repsol's apparent unhappiness with the partner-
ship. It's believed they were willing to offer less in
terms of sponsorship at the start of this year.
That was reflected in March when the legend
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ary orange colors were not as prevalent on the
fairings of current riders Joan Mir and Luca Mari-
ni. Evidently, Repsol did not take kindly to this.
Yet, it's also believed the news was not greeted
with dismay by HRC bosses; far from it. Relations
have been frayed for some time, and Repsol's de-
mands had tired some at Honda. Despite its rid-
ers currently sitting 21st and 25th in the MotoGP
World Championship, it has been rumored Honda
already has found a replacement title sponsor.
The Repsol Honda Trials Team is reportedly
unaffected.
Neil Morrison
The Repsol Honda marriage
is about to end. However, it's
rumored Honda is about to
tie the knot with a new title
sponsor in MotoGP.
