Artisan ES1-Pro Off-road first ride review - off-road scooter - electric motorcycle
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2020
- With electric motorcycles increasingly becoming available on the market for competitive prices and improving ranges, I thought it was time to get muddy. What better than the Artisan ES1 PRO fitted with an off-road pack and a muddy track.
This video is a day playing in the mud on a MX track in insanely muddy conditions. Much of the track was a foot deep in mud with big puddles and very slippery. We also played on a mini MX track and on the grass areas around the track. Total 4 hours riding with rain falling for the majority of this.
Note: this was extreme conditions for the ES1 Pro and not the conditions it’s designed for…we threw it in the deep end.
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Overview: This is a cracking little urban city bike but with a twist. Two bikes in one with the off-road pack and an amazing toy for the mud too. Super low running costs, incredibly easy to ride and with a range perfectly adequate for the average commuter. With its dirt bike like styling you can ride without a full licence and enjoy the punchy electric torque. Definitely a strong contender!
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Artisan are the UK importer of the motorcycle which is actually manufactured by Kollter. Another importer is TinBot. This means the Artisan ES1 Pro and TinBot ES1 Pro are effective the same bike.
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I bet you can't wait to get back out there. Thanks for another great video.
Hehe you guessed right! I actually love the mud 🤪
Thanks for putting it thru the paces. Helps me make a decision
Glad to hear i could help and thanks for watching!
What fun that was. Laughed at you sliding down the hill, soz!! Haha. A great fun vlog and great commentary as usual. Weird with no noise but happy neighbours if anyone had one!! Cheers.
haha thanks dude. That backwards slide was quite a bum haha. Really fun day. You're so right about the neighbours. Once there is a good MX offering I bet it will help a lot of tracks out!
I have not watched any moto vlog for almost two weeks. Want to start watching again. And I start with ur video ♥️♥️
Welcome back! Yey, thank you. I look forward to hearing what you think
@@TheGirlOnABike hi can you teech me ride
Well you had too much fun !! Great video !!
I did! haha Thanks Solio
That was awesome, wish I could give it two thumbs up. Holy hell that was a lot of mud. LOL did they know you were taking it there? Thats a proper test 30 drops and 2 feet deep mud 😂😎
haha thanks dude, that's made me smile load. Man it was a pretty brutal condition for those poor bikes but they managed it! Exceeded my expectations. I'm planning to try a fairer test on a day green laning sometime soon haha
Loved you and all your vdo
Yey thanks
You drive great !
Aw yey. I'm learning. Much more to improve 🤣
you deserve more views
aw thank you, it's slowly growing as I'm learning
Question: With an ice motor , a lot of the idea of how much traction you have under you is the sound of the motor reacting to the traction. Is there any cue's you can use on the emotor besides tyre sound?As wierd as it sounds I love riding tor twisties on wet roads, and that feedback is really important to my control.
PS loved the backward slide down the incline. Doesn't that bike have a left hand rear brake on the bar rather than a foot brake? Front brake is a unweighted end in that situation. Rear would have helped ( maybe, it was pretty slippery) to get traction for the brakes. Think mtb brakes.
Umm. I kind of get what you mean. I think for me I find electric is considerably easier to find traction because the power delivery is so instant and linear. With combustion the power curve is not consistent so your constantly working the rpms to find the sweet spot for traction. Electric makes that easier. You also have less noise so can hear what is going on with your tyres far more easily. The electric motion trials bike (see my other two videos on this bike) maybe highlights this more clearly. Does that make sense?
That bike was a real shock didn't think it would cope with all that mud. I would miss the noise of a proper engine too much to ride one. Enjoyed the video and its good to see you riding something different.
hehe me too! It's definitely more mud that it was designed for but fair play to it for handling it! It was a fun day
@@TheGirlOnABike Hi. I can barely find info on the bikes maintenance needs or the electric motor that it has. You said in the review video that the motor needs oil do you know what type of gear oil it needs, how much and how often does it have to be changed?
@@daniellacko6620 oh gosh, I'm not so sure on the specifics, I'm sorry. All I know is it's little unique on an electric bike but a Kollter oil compartment to lubricate the gear box means a tiny bit of maintenance. This needs topping up at about 900 mile intervals. I would suggest emailing Artisan and asking? Sorry that is not more helpful
@@TheGirlOnABike Hi they sent me the manual 2 days ago but thank you tho :) Hope to see more emoto reviews :)
phoned a dealer 2 days ago about this very bike. Figured i would see if there was anything on youtube out of interest and i think that just made my mind up.
Thanks
Oh cool! Haha thank you, I'm glad my video helped! Let me know how you get on
@@TheGirlOnABike hi mate, yeh looks like a good starting point. I used to mountain bike round the world coz i hate noise but battery tech is getting to the point where it makes a lot of sense.
I'm hoping to get the single battery version (to get a legit vehicle for the regulations) and then replace the batteries and charger, add as much range as it will carry efficiently and head for the Horizon.
If you can think of a better option, please gimme a ding back.
P.s. like ya work. John
@@jolive3743 wow that's an epic adventure! Where are you thinking to go? The range is defo on the smaller side for a horizon adventure but it does charge pretty quick so you can have lots of coffee stops
@@TheGirlOnABike well, i figure if i can add a fast charger port and get the range over 100 miles with better batteries, then Europe will have the infrastructure .
I think i will just have to suck it and see. I should have no time constraints, so maybe a leisurely trip onward up through the Silk Route to Himalaya.
I've started chatting with Newzeroland so i may try and pick his brain. ;)
Wow. Sound epic. I'd love for you to keep in touch and let me know how it goes!
That was just a little to muddy, lol...Much more fun in the dry :-)
haha it really was madness! I think I'd have been all over the place on the Husky too! I was impressed that poor little bike handled it so well! Defo means it would work on the green lanes haha. Thanks for watching dude
@@TheGirlOnABike Your pretty lucky getting to ride all these bikes and visit different places around the world Girl.. But wish you the best in life and love watching your videos and reviews 😊
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@@TheGirlOnABike You are the best
It would be an interesting comparison to pit an electric bike against a petrol bike to see the effect the engine has on grip. Electric motors by nature deliver a smooth power drive whereas petrol engines have pulsing power.
So the theory goes the smooth power delivery is more likely to spin out than say a single cylinder engine with its power delivery that has a natural cadence. A bit like comparing a drill with a hammer drill... You would need to have identical tyres and weights to compare the two and isolate the power delivery effect on the grip..
If trials bikes are anything to go by the finding traction was a lot easier on electric. They'd were within 8kg weights I believe to and same Michelin types. The electric gives so much precision and feel.
I like the idea of a full test but gosh making the test environment, as you say, could be tough 🤔
hello, do you know how to remove the speed limiter? I don't know how to do .. someone help me?
oh gosh, I'm sorry I do not know how to do this!
I seriously doubt they ever designed it with that particular use in mind, and how it would survive if you kept it up
It's certainly not going to handle what a TPI would take but for a dabble I suspect it would be ok
“....this is going to be deep ! 💩!!!” Yep, that pretty much describes that entire track 😆👍
Haha yes it does! Haha thanks dude, that made me laugh. Seriously muddy! Poor bikes did better than I thought when we rocked up haha
Bummer- no US dealers! For $4500 looked like a good time off- road toy!
Oh what! Maybe they'll be coming soon! It's a fab option if the range suits
check www.kollterus.com US distributor
I just bought the Banshee version of this in S. Florida. Great bike. $7500 out the door.
Alot of chain noise, but a real dirt bike you can licence.
Just needs a 110 plug. About two hours to charge.
Tough. Wish it had a clutch and gears. But very simple.
Contact me if you need more.
Oh cool. Enjoy
Vanessa, your electric horse is too skinny under you.😂😂😂
Haha 🤣😝
I own a Kollter Banshee. I haven't been stupid enough to run it thru mud.
But I have put 70 miles on it in South Florida on the road and does fine, keeps up with most traffic and handles well.
It seems to grab with brakes but I think that is the recombine energy system. If that is even a thing.
I don't like that the brakes are all on the hand levers. Big problem
It needs a higher gear. If it had that, it would be perfect.
Cool. Thanks for sharing. I guess the higher gear is for more speed? My bet is the battery range and power would be the limiter there unfortunately. Possibly go for a full power electric spec bike not an entry level limited capacity one maybe but...the price is a big jump! A Zero or Energica
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Amazing that NO ONE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT ME.
I spent $7,500 on this bike and ridden it everyday for two months and no one gives even a tiny shit to ask me what I think.
DON'T BUY IT. IT IS SHIT.
thanks for sharing. It's always ace to get owner perspective 👌
I own it. DON'T BUY IT. IT IS SHIT.
To the point 👌
why is it shit?