![]() It basically comes down to the “all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares” logic. Rather, they probably bought one with visions of riding down the road and up into the mountains / hills / trails / sand pits / whatever your local region offers / etc., but a streetier dual-sport will only get you so far. Few people buy a dual-sport for heavy street use. Plus, it will ride and handle street duty just fine compared to a street-focused dual-sport, but that’s not why you bought a dual-sport in the first place. On the other hand, if you get yourself a dual-sport that leans to the off-road side of things, like the Redshift EXR, you’ll get to experience the possibilities a true dual-purpose motorcycle can offer. It gets around town nicely and odds are the owner bought it because they liked the look and ruggedness of a road-going dirtbike (nothing wrong with that), but take it to the dirt and you’ll quickly recognize it’s more of a streetbike with dirtbike fenders than anything else.Ģ018 Alta Motors Redshift MX and MXR First Ride Review A street-focused dual-sport is just that – street-focused. Some land in the middle with hopes of handling double-duty, but as a result, do neither well, while others lean to either side. Oh, and did I mention it’s street-legal?ĭual-sport motorcycles all fall somewhere in the spectrum between off-road and street use. The EXR is essentially an MXR (Alta’s top level motocrosser) with turn signals, and let me explain why that’s a good thing. We just rode the 2019 Redshift EXR and have come away truly impressed. The $12,495 2019 Alta Redshift EXR weighs 273 pounds.That’s a bold statement – I know – but ask anyone who’s ridden an Alta Redshift what it’s like, and I’d bet the farm they’d tell you it was a hoot. Will he bump up a step or two on the podium at round four in Denver on October 20? Dorresteyn and his crew believe he can. Tremaine ’s efforts moved him into third place in the series championship points. I couldn’t be happier to put Alta Motors on the box!” I got into third and then rode my own race. “From there, I just started picking guys off one by one. “I didn’t get the best start so I took the No Joke Lane right away,” Tremaine added. Nevada native Ty Tremaine win his bracket race final, after setting the second-fastest lap in practice earlier in the day. ![]() The strategy paid off, as Tremaine fell back into the rhythm he had throughout the day, hunting down nearly every rider in the field before finishing third. From there he took the mandated No Joke Lane immediately. I couldn’t be happier with the way the motorcycle performed.”Īfter getting a less than favorable start in the main event, Tremaine came around the first turn in sixth position. “After winning the bracket race, the energy of the crowd was amazing. ![]() “The night was almost perfect,” Tremaine said. Tremaine grabbed the holeshot, and outsmarted series points leader Webb into a uncharacteristic error, creating an opening for Tremaine to scoot past the checkered flag for the race win and additional championship point. Tremaine and Webb went head-to-head in the bracket race final. You can bet this trophy will be displayed proudly at the Alta HQ. Nevada native Tremaine began the day by claiming the second-fastest lap in practice before finishing a close second behind Factory KTM rider and defending series champion Cody Webb in his heat race. With this result we are demonstrating the trajectory of Alta and electric motorcycles.” “We are homing in on a good setting and Ty is really starting to shine on the Alta EXR. ![]() “I’m really happy with this step,” Alta’s co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Derek Dorresteyn said. Alta Factory racer Ty Tremaine flexed his muscles and used his skills to grab a historic podium for his team and electric motorcycles in Reno on September 22. The team at San Francisco-based Alta Motors is most likely nursing a post-celebratory hangover this week after its star rider Ty Tremaine piloted the company’s Redshift EXR to a third-place finish at round three of the Endurocross Championship Series in Reno, Nevada over the weekend, making it the first electric motorcycle to podium in an AMA Pro National race. ![]()
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