We know there is a huge market for these to be available as street legal bikes. We’re working on it... maybe sometime in 2019!
Make it street legal and I will buy one. But not a dumbed down cheap version. Keep high quality parts on it and just adapt some street bodywork. That way all it needs is Slicks and its ready to go. They/you are severely cutting the demographic with them being race only. I would bet less than 1 out every 100 Groms would have been sold if it was track only.
Comparing a Grom and an Ohvale doesn’t work. Ohvale never built the bikes to be street legal whatsoever and they’re doing well with that model. If we make them street legal in the US they’d be exactly like the race bike except with lights and turn signals basically.
I mean the #s for the top of the line model are pretty close to a stock grom with a couple Gs thrown at it. Its small enough to fit in the trunk of a compact car. They all are built to the same spec. Outside of basic suspension setup and tire pressures, everyone starts with the same thing. Seems like a great idea for mini racing.
There is a video on Johs Herrins Instagram of him ripping out here at apex cart track today. They’re sweet!
Haha my thoughts as well... I am 6’2 and The Gorilla is close to my height. It might look funny but I am sure those little bikes would be fun.
When I wasn’t too busy to race minis I really wanted something like the 17” wheel Metrakit. Why doesn’t anyone build something like that with a decent little 4 stroke engine?
