The American Niner mountain motorcycle logo unveiled its first electric motorcycle on July 7. Named for the length of the 29-inch wheel – “29er” – the company founded through Chris Sugai in 2005 and, until now, only produced popular mountain motorcycles (ATVs). Fix your long-standing corporate slogan – “Pedal it!” – Born from Sugai’s word of self-help to help climb the hills on his Pre-Niner motorcycles.
“Sugai murmured to himself, ” pedal, for God’s sake! “, Excited on the most sensitive of the hill,” says a corporate profile on the origin of the slogan.
“So when it came time to create Niners [Sugai] I was looking to inspire everyone who rode their Niner to continue when driving has become difficult.”
And now this is done a little with the addition of electric pedal motors from the German company Bosch. The Niner diversity of electric ATVs is called e9.
“From day one, we started doing 29 inches because they stepped forward in our driving,” says a corporate statement, “allowing riders to pedal faster, slower, farther, more powerful and feel safer.”
Now, he continues, “our project hasn’t changed. Not at all. With the e9 series, we developed a laughing factor, providing new pedaling tactics, for God’s sake! And maintaining our driving quality and Niner style.”
Equipped with fourth generation Bosch Performance Line CX engines for ‘smooth and predictable power’, Niner electric ATVs can be obtained in two versions: the 150 mm RIP e9 and the 180 mm WFO e9.
The engine, Niner says, “offers a comfortable pedal assistance, as you’d expect. The torque-sensitive, gear-free power source is predictable under all conditions.”
Most ATV corporations now offer one or more electric ATVs in their range.
I Transport Journalist of the Year 2018 in the Press Gazette. I’m also a historian: my most recent books include “Roads Weren’t Built for Cars” and “Bum boom,” both
Journalist carrier of the year 2018 through Press Gazette. I’m also a historian: my most recent books include “Roads Weren’t Built for Cars” and “Bike Boom,” published through Island Press, Washington, D.C.