P110 RIDE REVIEW I 2024 ELECTRIC MOTION ESCAPE XR & XR LIMITED EDITION
utes. The battery performed very well
in high heat, which was approximately
90 degrees in all my riding sessions.
The XR's suspension was initially
very plush, a little too plush. Things
improved after I stiffened up the
clicker adjustments to get the balance
I was happy with.
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With preparation completed, we
headed to the Tennessee Knockout.
After all the usual minor adjustments
(again, not much), the XR LE and I were
ready to go, and we got off to a great
start. We took a narrow margin of
victory in the six-minute hot lap for the
ECR eMoto class. This put me on the
front row of Saturday's qualifying race,
where I placed second. Up next was
the 14-mile main event, which would
certainly test both me and the XR LE.
After our pre-race testing, my team
knew it would be cutting it close to
finishing the race on one charge.
With other crews choosing to swap
batteries mid-race, we stuck with the
single-battery strategy and crossed
our fingers.
The Escape XR LE proved to be
bulletproof during the main event and
endured the tough conditions that ri
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val any other premier extreme enduro
race. I crossed the line in fourth place
with just enough juice left. Our strat-
egy paid off. I ran the bike in the most
conservative mode, map one, with just
under 10 percent battery left after one
hour and 16 minutes of hard-fought
racing. Although the total duration
does not reflect how demanding
the course was, I would suspect the
average racer would have no problem
riding the same course and finishing
with more battery than I did.
I loved how light and playful the
bike felt underneath me. It preferred
