We knew SUPER73 had one thing new coming quickly based mostly on latest teasers dropped on the e-bike model’s social media pages. However after the massive unveiling of the brand new SUPER73 MZFT late final week, riders and followers have seemingly been left with extra questions than solutions concerning the brand new electrical two-wheeler.
SUPER73 took to the Moto Seashore Basic in Orange County, California, to roll out its latest mannequin, which had already drummed up hype for an anticipated new platform.
The corporate delivered on that promise, showcasing the MZFT with its new body and options, together with a number of battery choices and locking storage beneath the flip-up seat. Whereas some acquainted options stay, such because the rear hub motor, broad dual-sport tires, and inflexible body/fork setup, the brand new platform undoubtedly appears to be like like a novel swing at a moped-style electrical bike that stays true to SUPER73’s design legacy.
However past the plain Class 2 sticker on the body – indicating a high velocity of 20 mph (32 km/h) and an included throttle – SUPER73 has been tight-lipped about every other specs. The result’s an unveiling that has left many scratching their heads and asking, “However what’s it?”.
With none actual sizing data, we’re left to take a position from the bike’s proportions. The bike actually appears to be like smaller than the big, rugged SUPER73 bikes that dominated the model’s flagship lineup for years.
A photograph with a number of younger boys on the MZFT sequence appears to nail the goal crowd, seemingly positioning the MZFT as a smaller, teen-friendly e-bike designed for the rapidly rising teen boy e-bike market.
Many cities within the US at the moment are residence to teams of youngsters that journey e-bikes in packs. The development has confirmed divisive, with some praising the electrical two-wheelers for getting extra youths outdoor and away from screens, whereas others bemoan the tendency for these ‘e-bike gangs’ to stray from strictly following the foundations of the highway.
For its half, SUPER73 has been comparatively proactive with its response to criticism, specializing in making certain its new fashions keep avenue authorized compliance and even pushing updates to older fashions that eliminated the power to unlock larger speeds, even to the chagrin of a lot of the model’s buyer base.
If SUPER73 is concentrating on the tween boy crowd, it might be a shot at attracting these younger riders earlier than they get swayed over to Sur Rons and different non-street authorized e-motos, as an alternative drawing them into class-correct e-bikes that also invoke the enjoyable moto-styling. One of many bikes within the picture above even has two boys seated collectively, which might clarify the obvious mounting level for added pillion pegs on the rear chainstays of the body (although no pillion pegs are seen within the images or renderings).
For now, we will’t say for certain precisely what these MZFT e-bikes will likely be packing beneath the hood, and we must await extra information from SUPER73 concerning sizing, efficiency, and different specs.
However regardless of the MZFT seems to be, SUPER73 says the bikes will likely be hitting retail shops on November eighth and can turn into obtainable on-line by November tenth, so we should always know considerably extra by then.
