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[skadamo]

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-throttle28-2008jul28,1,3507943.story?page=1

[Bogan]

hmmm, the specs all seem to stack up well for this bike, and they claim it is similar in performance to a 250. But im yet to see anything that even remotely resembles this, the biggest jump i cud find on youtube was about 10m, and nowhere are there any full on burm-roosting corner shots. My conclusion is they either have an extremely poor marketing division, or it is a false claim. Dont get me wrong i would really love to see electric bikes taking on the traditional dirtbikes, but making false claims will do more harm than good.

[skadamo]

I think they mean the engine performance to weight ratio when they claim performance of a 250.  But yeah Bogan, I am gonna have to agree with you.  I want to see some one run it through an MX whoop section. 

Marketing the Zero X as an MX bike might be a risky sell.  I hope they don't go that route. 

I really like the niche the X carves for itself.  Somewhere between Mountain bike and dirt bike. 

If you look at thier parts section...
http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/store.php
...you can get a complete wheel set for < $400.  Less than rear wheel of an MX bike.  Awsome.

[Bogan]

ahh, that makes a lot more sense, i was thinking they were trying to compete with mx bikes