A riding buddy shows up with this yesterday, not a Beta

[Metalefty]

Went riding with a buddy yesterday and this is what he shows up with, it's an '84 Husky frame with '89 KX forks and a Zero motor and battery, he built it himself and is very fast in the woods on it.

[300rrracer]

Congrats to your buddy for making such a cool Franken-bike. It may look rough but I bet everyone here wishes they had one after seeing it...

[ks9mm]

super cool.. how long does the battery last for him?

[ricoyam]

super cool.. how long does the battery last for him?

And that is the reason I do not wish I had one.
I'm still waiting for KTM to bring the real Freeride to the US market.

[Metalefty]

super cool.. how long does the battery last for him?

About two hours, he keeps a second battery in his truck.

[hawaiidirtrider]

Cool... definitely something different...

[redrider]

Wonder what kind of torque that thing makes and how it would be in mountainous terrain. Looks like an awesome toy.

[Metalefty]

Wonder what kind of torque that thing makes and how it would be in mountainous terrain. Looks like an awesome toy.

It accelerates about like a 450, mountain riding at high altitude doesn't affect power and we rode tight single track that day, it did great, definitely rides better than it looks.

[Johnny Depp]

Freaking cool. Did he go out of his way to make it look bad? Graphics by Sharpie? He has to have a pretty good budget to pull that off. I have always preferred conventional forks. He is showing that the tech is here now. I bet it is low 200 lbs too?

[Metalefty]

Ha, probably had a few beers when he was celebrating the projects completion. Surprisingly it weighs 245lbs. but he says it feels lighter than a fueled up 450 and handles tight woods better too.