Explorer sold

[lotus54]

Well, I sold my 2014 Explorer last week.  I really have liked that bike- LOTS. It has been pretty darn good, with the linkage the weak spot for how I was using it. If they had a more robust linkage with real bearings, I think it would be a LOT better.  No engine problems at all, just a broken return spring for the gearbox.

  I had no plans to sell, I even bought a Beta 4T to ride so I would not put so many hours on it.  But most of my buddies ride enduro bikes, so after getting a Beta Xtrainer, I found I just wasn’t riding the Beta 4T trials much.  So I sold it.  

Someone was interested in the OSSA- and I decided  to give electric a go.  Electric-Motion has a model with a real clutch now, so I ordered a version with that.  That may work out well for the type of use I’ll likely do know with having the XTrainer.  I really needed to sell a couple of bikes to pull it off- and figured it was time to try something new.

I will sure miss the OSSA, what a wonderful bike.  I would sure like one just a bit more robust for trail riding- oh and fix that phony fuel cap!

I still work on the OSSAs, so I’ll still be around.

Edited June 30, 2020 by lotus54

[Viper808]

On 6/10/2020 at 8:14 AM, lotus54 said:

Well, I sold my 2014 Explorer last week.  I really have liked that bike- LOTS. It has been pretty darn good, with the linkage the weak spot for how I was using it. If they had a more robust linkage with real bearings, I think it would be a LOT better.  No engine problems at all, just a broken return spring for the gearbox.

  I had no plans to sell, I even bought a Beta 4T to ride so I would not put so many hours on it.  But most of my buddies ride enduro bikes, so after getting a Beta Xtrainer, I found I just wasn’t riding the Beta 4T trials much.  So I sold it.  

Someone was interested in the OSSA- and I decided  to give electric a go.  Electric-Motion has a model with a real clutch now, so I ordered a version with that.  That may work out well for the type of use I’ll likely do know with having the XTrainer.  I really needed to sell a couple of bikes to pull it off- and figured it was time to try something new.

I will sure miss the OSSA, what a wonderful bike.  I would sure like one just a bit more robust for trail riding- oh and fix that phony fuel cap!

I still work on the OSSAs, so I’ll still be around.

Hi Mark. Did you get your Electric Motion Escape R yet? I’ve had my eye on the Escape for a while now. We now have a local EM dealer too. He only has the original Escape available as a demo. I’m interested in the power and rideability improvements with the R model. Would love to hear your opinion. Thanks!

[lotus54]

No, I have not gotten it.  

BUT it is reportedly crated and enroute now- so hope to get it by the first part of October.  There were delays and I was hoping to have it before now.  But the bonus is I got a ‘standard’ model with 21 upgrades, not a ‘one off’ Clutch model Escape that I originally ordered. 

As soon as I get it I’ll be doing some videos on it with how I like it.  Not likely to do any trial competitions until after the first of the year (I rarely do them now), but should get lots of tight trail riding in.

[Viper808]

Thanks Mark! Excited to see/hear your reviews on it. I can imagine that it is very capable and fun for tight woods riding but I’m more interested in seeing how it manages very technical terrain/obstacles that usually requires clutch work as well as how it does on steep hill climbs. 

[lotus54]

1 hour ago, Viper808 said:

Thanks Mark! Excited to see/hear your reviews on it. I can imagine that it is very capable and fun for tight woods riding but I’m more interested in seeing how it manages very technical terrain/obstacles that usually requires clutch work as well as how it does on steep hill climbs. 

I ride that sort of stuff all the time.  Much is very slow, tight lots of obstacles.  Like 1/2MPH type speeds.  Lots of steep hills- although almost all are the very tight, twisty type- NOT the loose, high speed type.