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[Richard230]

I hadn't heard of the Land Moto District before. Kind of an odd name. I do like its very basic design and it seems to be well built with decent off-the-shelf components. Pricing is comparable with other electric motorcycles of similar performance, although the claimed range seems to be exaggerated for the size of the battery pack. The fact that it is built (or at least assembled) in the U.S. is a plus. I am not sure that I would want to have to replace that rubber drive belt that powers the jack shaft. It doesn't look like an easy job.

 

[Specter]

110 mile range. umm. well.. maybe...

the bike is a lot lighter than a standard one, but I guarantee you it's not at 70 mph.  Maybe you can get that if you run 25 mph or so.

don't see it being street legal, except for maybe small back roads.   Maybe i should say, don't see it being highway legal.

How heavy is that battery pack.  typically a 5 kw pack, that should be 130 lbs or so Id think.  Not quite tug and chug like they are showing.

aaron

[Richard230]

110 mile range. umm. well.. maybe...

the bike is a lot lighter than a standard one, but I guarantee you it's not at 70 mph.  Maybe you can get that if you run 25 mph or so.

don't see it being street legal, except for maybe small back roads.   Maybe i should say, don't see it being highway legal.

How heavy is that battery pack.  typically a 5 kw pack, that should be 130 lbs or so Id think.  Not quite tug and chug like they are showing.

aaron

The reviewer said that the largest battery pack weighs 72 pounds. I am pretty sure that I wouldn't be able to pull it vertically out of its case.

[Nairb]

Munro Live did a video factory tour and mostly manufacturing related talk with them, released a couple days ago, so yes, appears to be almost completely manufactured in the US.  Once you spec it up with the large battery, on-board charger (L1 I'd guess at the add-in price), and a couple accessories it still ends up being nearly $10K USD, but ~30% less than the Can-Am origin which if I recall is heavier with less range.  Lower tech design, and less cost to manufacture I guess.

[valnar]

I live in the Cleveland area and just got back from visiting the factory.  The assembly and quality of these bikes is solid.  I can highly recommend them just from what I saw.  You get a lot of customizable options too.  I'd say the only downside is the price and weight compared to their Chinese road-legal-electric-dirt-bike competition.  It has a more erector-set look compared to something integrated like a Zero FX/FXE, but that also appears to make it easier to work on.  A steel frame does have its advantages.  The biggest difference between between this and my Zero FXS, besides obvious speed and battery capacity, is the jackshaft used to transfer power from a belt to a chain (or another belt as an option!).  This is common in some of the Sur-ron type dirt bikes since you can change gearing & sprockets easier, and LAND offers those options.

Anyway, if you're looking for a motorcycle that is 80% of the speed, weight and price of a Zero FXE, I think they're a solid option.  Bonus points for being able to remove the battery.  You can opt for an onboard charger too but that is not standard, so make sure you select it if you want it.  The external one is standard.