CAKE, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric off-
road performance motorcycles, today announced pre-order is
now available for the production series of its first model, Kalk, af-
ter delivering the first of the Limited Edition series just last week.
Built with a purpose to inspire people to contribute to speeding
up the transition towards sustainability by enhancing fun and ex-
citement, the all-electric high-performance off-road motorcycle is
designed for exploration and discovery, allowing riders to travel
as far as 50 miles, and as fast as 50 miles per hour, with the single
charge of its battery. First launched this past January at the Out-
door Retailer Show in Denver, the Kalk was recognized as “Best in
Show” by several outdoor industry publications.
“When I first started riding electric off-road bikes a few years
back, I was
caught by the
qualities and as-
pects of explor-
ing the back-
country quietly and without pollution. I have been on a mission
ever since,” says Stefan Ytterborn, founder and CEO of CAKE.
"With a clear mission to contribute speeding up the transition
towards a zero emission society, CAKE aims to turn the motorized
two-wheeled future upside down.”
In April, CAKE announced its partnership with Swedish all-green
electricity provider Utellus to create solar installations specifically
designed to charge CAKE’s electric motorcycles, known as the CAKE
Solar Power Charging System. By May, CAKE was honored to receive Teknikföretagen’s Grand Award of Design, a
prestigious award created to draw attention to commercial successes that have been facilitated by integrated and
consistent design efforts.
“It’s somewhat unreal being at this stage,” con-
tinues Ytterborn. “The highly competent and
committed people on our team have worked hard
to define this new category, demonstrating what
light, clean, and quiet electric performance off-
road bikes can be. To see the response we’ve got-
ten so far, and to have the Production series avail-
able for pre-order is an amazing feeling.”
The Kalk costs $13,000 USD, and is now availa-
ble now for pre-order on ridecake.com with a de-
posit of $1,000 USD. Bikes will be delivered from
Christmas onwards.
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