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Armotia
Electric dirt bikes are a fantastic idea, machines like the there are actually any benefits for a 2WD system on the
Zero FX, Alta Motors Redshift and even the Stealth H-52 road.
can give you serious off-road giggles without pissing off
neighbors and locals. Plus, while range concerns still The other interesting touch on the Due bikes is that they
make electric roadbikes a tough sell outside the don’t technically have a dash. Each one gets a built-in,
commuting arena, batteries are good enough for an ruggedized, waterproof RUG-GEAR RG600 Android
hour and a bit of off-road use, which’ll give you some smartphone as a display. The dash functions are
good laughs and a decent bit of a workout. achieved through an app, which can theoretically give
you limitless customization options, but that’s just the
Armotia Due X: customers can download STL files for the beginning.
bodywork, then modify and print themselves. Armotia
Due X: 80kmh top speed Armotia Due X: electric 2WD dirt Think of all the other bits and pieces a smartphone
bike Armotia Due X: a small electric hub motor in the carries. SIM cards, Bluetooth, data connectivity and GPS
front wheel allows AWD. Italy’s Armotia is getting set to chips. A range of accelerometers and sensors, as well as
throw its hat into the ring with a pair of e-bikes that bring direct connectivity to your engine telemetry systems. The
some special abilities to the table. computing and display power to calculate and
communicate in a number of ways.
The Due X weighs in at 125 kg, about 8 kg more than a
fully fueled KTM EXC-F 250 enduro bike. Continuing that And of course built-in cameras and data storage. The
comparison, the Due makes just 15 horsepower while the Due bikes will be some of the first to come to market with
KTM makes 37, but where the Kato makes about 23 Nm built-in action cameras. You’ll be able to watch your
of torque, the Due can put out as much as 200(!). Tight videos back and share them directly from the dash of the
trails will be less work, with no clutch or gearbox to fiddle bike. This alone is such a great idea that I find myself
with and the Due can put its power down through both suddenly surprised that it hasn’t been done before.
wheels.
The Due bikes are slated to run off a 5.1 kWh battery. Top
This is accomplished by using two motors, one to the rear speed is around 80 km/h (50 mph) for the X and 90 km/h
wheel via a chain drive, one small hub motor in the front (56 mph) for the R, and both bikes’s range is quoted as
wheel. No mention is made of how power is “up to 1 hour and 20 minutes.”
proportioned to the wheels other than to say there’s
three riding modes you can choose from. But on other Those aren’t earth-shattering figures, but the 2WD
2WD dirtbikes we’ve seen in the past such as the Christini functionality and the fascinating idea of a smartphone
AWD setup, a small percentage of power to the front dash (not to mention the fact that Armotia will give you
wheel seems to do the trick. the STL files if you want to customize and 3D print your
own bodywork) make this a company worth keeping an
2WD should give the Due X superb climbing ability and eye on. The Due bikes are set to become available for
drive in low traction situations. It makes a bit less sense on test rides very soon. Prices are expected to be around
the Due R, a second model that gets a light supermoto US$13,460.
treatment while keeping the same 21-inch and 18-inch
wheels as the X. Mind you, it’ll be interesting to see if
