November 2020 - Volume 4 - Issue 11 November 2020 - Volume 4 - Issue 11 | Page 96

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ELECTRIC MOTION REVIEW FROM THE

HERE ’ S a bit of a teaser question for you : What has almost three times the torque of the Triumph Rocket 3 and weighs about the same as both of the Triumph ’ s wheels combined ?
Welcome to the world of the Electric Motion ( or EM for short ) EPure range of trials bikes , and the 600Nm or 442lb-ft of torque they can produce .
An intro to the Electric Motion EPure
Before heading out into the wilds of the stunning , and thankfully sunny , Lancashire countryside , we ’ re sent to the lower part of the valley for a bit of trials riding CBT . A few markers are set out and figure of eights are ridden – just to make sure I ’ m not as shit as I look . First impressions of the bike are that it ’ s actually all very similar to a conventional petrol-powered trials bike . The EPure Sport and Race models come equipped with a proper hydraulic clutch . It ’ s there to make some of the more advanced riding maneuvers a little easier to tackle .