Our Torrot Motocross Two electric minibike continues to impress us in our test. Now 6 months into our review, it is running strong and making riding easy and fun for the boys...
Last time we updated you on the BikeReview Torrot Motocross Two, we had taken the bike with us on a family holiday, where the boys rode the wheels of the thing for five days straight. We then did a test of the Torrot at our club, and have now done two more weekends there…
Anthony is eight and has been riding at JTMCC since he turned 5, running his PW50 for a few years, before moving up to a KTM50SX Mini. He now has a 50SX Senior and the Torrot. I enjoy helping out at the club, it’s a good day out.
Because there is no official class for the Torrot MX2, we first had to have discussions with the club about which bikes to put it with. It has similar speed from 0 to 40km/h as a 50 auto, such as a KTM50 SX, but has bigger wheels that the category rules. On the other hand, it is physically the size to go against 65cc two-strokes, but has no hope in hell power-wise. It’s a bit of an issue!
In the end, for now, we were allowed to stay in 50 auto and Mini Wheels (110cc four-stroke) until we decide what to do with the bike. This meant worked out pretty well. It’s a short kids MX track, so top speed of the two-strokes won’t matter, and the Torrot acceleration is fine. We ran in some sessions and Anthony got a feel for the bike, while I played with some settings for him. There wasn’t a lot to do really.
Two-stroke versus battery power! The Torrot is not the fastest thing around, but it is certainly tractable and torquey, and a match for the 50cc two-strokes. It just hasn’t got the top-end or the suspension performance. The brakes are great.
Once he got the feel for the bike and got more used to a hand rear brake (it is on the left bar where the clutch would usually be), he was on his way and was able to ride at the same pace as the fastest kid on the day, who was on a KTM, and a few times he managed to be the fastest over the 10-minutes.
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Chatting with him, it was all about getting the power down and having instant power, whereas on the KTM we always had to have the clutch set-up spot on (centrifugal clutch) as well as the jetting, before he could get good speed, plus the track had to be in good nick and well hosed down if dry.
Not so on the Torrot. It just goes and the only thing that he didn’t have full confidence in was the shock. It is OK, but he is a lightweight, but it lacks rebound control so he was a little nervous to do any big jumps as the rear would kick up after landing. The forks, he reckons, are surprisingly good, the tyres are great (Michelin) and he absolutely loves the brakes at both ends, as well as the ergonomics.
All we had to do to prep the bike was add numbers, bar-end plugs, and have a crossbar pad made, which Torrot organised to have done by SC Parts custom made and shipped to us, so that was easy! Aside from that, it passed scrutineering easily. Oh, we had to remove the side-stand of course…
The two batteries did 8 x 10min sessions, or 80-minutes, approximately 80km of motocross…
Running-time wise, this amazed us. We got 40-minutes out of each battery, and we changed the first one with one bar left showing, and the second one had one bar showing. So the two batteries did 8 x 10min sessions, or 80-minutes, approximately 80km of motocross, no worries at all. That’s great!
“It lacks rebound control so he was a little nervous to do any big jumps as the rear would kick up after landing”…
All in all though, a successful day at JT and we will be back. We learned a lot about the Torrot, had lots of fun, realised that we can use it all year and park the KTM, and still be quick enough to ride with the other kids. Once again, we are super impressed with the Torrot and so far have not spent one dollar running it aside from recharging costs!
Next time, we will head back to Junior Trials Dirt Bike Club and continue to have fun on the Torrot, further search for its limits and report back on performance and reliability…
2022 TORROT MOTOCROSS TWO SPECIFICATIONS
Price: $4,990 Ride Away (August 2022)
Engine: 1500W electric, 48V LiNiCoMn 8,8Ah with BMS integrated (Battery Management System) portable, 48V programmable top speed, power, throttle sensitivity and regeneration, 54.6V 2A battery charger (4 hours). Top speed approx 40km/h+
Chassis: Tubular CrMo steel frame, hydraulic forks non adjustable 95mm travel, DNM gas shock, preload adjustable, 125mm travel, steel swingarm, front and rear hydraulic disc brakes (hand operated both ends), 14 x 1.60in x 12 x 1.85in alloy rims, Michelin Starcross 60/100 – 14(f) and 80/100 – 12(r) tyres, 640mm seat height, 32kg weight, 40kg max rider weight, ABS plastic bodywork.
Performance: 1500w, 48V, 40+km/h
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