The LMX 161-H is the first ultra-lightweight electric freeride motorcycle.

The product

With a weight of 42kg in homologated version, the LMX 161-H is half the weight of combustion bikes of similar performance such as 85cc cross bikes.

Developed in France for riders and by riders, the LMX 161-H is optimized for extreme off-road use.

Now we need your help to reach for the next big step: making it street legal.

With this campaign we will fund the certification of the bike to enable registration as a L1E-B (50CC) moped in Europe.

While the bike will not be street legal as a moped in the US when it ships, we will offer the option to have working pedals that makes the LMX 161 a motor assisted bicycle in most US states, with reduced power and top speed. You can also use your LMX 161 as an offroad motorbike, and still get your bike much cheaper than the regular price!

Features

The LMX 161 uses a mix of the strongest downhill MTB parts and the lightest motorcycle components to reach both light weight and great reliability. All the parts selected are validated to comply with L1E-B requirements.

L for Lightweight

Having a off-road bike so light changes everything about offroad riding, making the ride experience much closer to downhill MTB, no hills needed.

Accessible to all riders

The weight makes it easy for beginners or first time riders to have fun with limited risks. The bike also features two ride modes : ECO, and Boost.

In ECO mode, the maximum power limited to about 3000W, making the bike very easy to control and safe for all riders. Flip it in Boost, and the full 8000W of electrical power is available for maximum performance.

Street legal

Ride safely and legally thanks to homologation, and be covered in case something happens on or off-road. Reach new trails and landscapes right from your home, and make your commute a lot more fun. For the US, the optional pedal attachment enables to use the bike as a motorized bicycle.

High Performance

The LMX 161 is a high performance motorcycle, with acceleration comparable to a 85cc offroad motorbike. With over 300 N.m at the back wheel available from zero RPM, the LMX 161-H really takes advantage of the electric drive train characteristics.

The linkage suspension provides a progressive leverage ratio, giving the bike good suspension performance for high speed bumps and rough landings.

Quick swap battery

Ride longer using multiple batteries, or bring your battery up to your apartment for charging.

Having a quick swap battery makes it easy to keep your LMX 161 charged. The 12 kg battery is released by a key lock and features a strap for easy handling. The light weight of the LMX 161 without the battery enables easy loading in your car or on a bike rack.

Low maintenance

The electric drive train and Igus® Iglidur® dry bearings makes the LMX 161 low maintenance and long lasting compared to other high performance off-road bikes.

The Samsung® 30Q cells used in our battery are rated 300 cycles to 75% of initial capacity at full power. This translates to about 750 hours of competition track time on a battery pack, and more than 40,000km of street use.

Thanks to forward planning in the bike's design and advances in battery capacity, the LMX 161-H battery will be upgradable in the future.

With electronic engine braking, the wear and tear on the brake pads during most braking situations, and about 5-10% energy can be regenerated.

Full Specifications

Optional pedal attachment for LMX 161-H

The optional pedal attachment gives the LMX 161-H working pedals, to use it as a motorized bicycle in most US states with restricted top speed and power, usually 750W and 20mph max. Check your local regulations for more details.

The attachment bolts in place of the footpegs and features a 120 mm wide bottom bracket with crankset and pedals. A freewheel installed on the motor axle enables to use the engine without spinning the cranks. The system is designed to pedal up to 5km/h, pedaling at higher speed is not possible due to high reduction ratio. 

Switching between pedals and foot pegs is possible by design.

This item will be available as an upgrade before the bike ships for 350€+VAT

Shipping & Taxes

Shipping such a bike internationally is not easy. When packed, the LMX 161 fits in a parcel 140x40x90 CM and 55kg. The battery has to be sent separately with special shipping service for overseas orders.

We already shipped complete bikes in Europe and overseas. We know the challenges and costs it involves, and we are confident that we can handle it for this campaign.

All bikes will ship from our assembly line in France, or affiliated LMX dealers.

The shipping will be billed before sending the bikes out, and with the VAT amount for EU customers.

For backers peace of mind, we guarantee the maximum shipping charges as follow :

• France : MAX 120€+ VAT
• EU : MAX 250€+ VAT
• USA and canada : MAX 750€
• Rest of the world : MAX 1200€

If the cost is lower, the actual cost of shipping will be billed, if it is higher, we will handle the extra charge.

For overseas customers, import taxes may be billed. Depending on the country, those taxes can be from 0% to 17%.

Risks and Challenges

Crowdfunding will enable us to finance:

• Industrialisation from 50 frames per year in 2017 to 150 complete motorbikes per year in 24 months
• Homologation in European Union including full EMC testing
• Technical and aesthetic improvements
• Parts Stock → reach MOQs
• Reduced lead time on components and completes bikes orders in the future

We have self-funded about 30% of the certification program.

The tools for the serial frames are in progress, we have already served more than 220 customers worldwide since 2014.

• We already have stock for many components :
• Motors
• Hubs and rims
• Transmission components
• Electrical components

Our requirement for product quality are high

• We only use components validated by long-term tests in situ : we ride those bikes hard
• Performance and durability of the battery, controller, motor has been validated
• We will keep spare and tuning parts available for the fork, transmission and bike components, suspension springs
• Assembly and quality control will be handled in our French workshop (Frontonas, Isere)

Testimonials

Industrialisation and suppliers selection

We started selling the offroad LMX 161 in January 2017, and since that we produced in our French workshop 25 frames in 3 batches.

This production enabled us to know the challenges associated with production of the frames, and enabled us to make big progress on the industrialisation of the production. Now to reach the next step we have to get the frames produced externally.

Since 2014, we worked with different frame manufacturers, in Eastern Europe and in Asia. With this experience in internal and external frame production we will be able to bring the costs down and increase the quality.

Timeline

Delivery date and guarantee

• The preorders will be shipped from May 2018 according to the preorder number (first paid, first delivered)
• We will offer upon request purchase order slips from our webshop for orders placed on the campaign.

About the company and team

LMX bikes was founded in 2014, as a collaboration between Adam and Lucas. Lmx is the trademark of the idea of a Lightweight Moto Cross (MX)

MS Systemes SAS is a French company registered at the RCS Vienne, founded by Adam and Lucas in 2016 to enable further developments of the LMX Brand. More than 50 frames and complete bikes were sold since then.

In 2016, we developed a new MTB model with a patented dual drive system and we shifted to producing our bikes with aluminum frames, which make the bikes lightweight and durable. As a result, new and improved version of the LMX freeride motorcycle was born: the LMX 161.

In the first 6 months of 2017, 25 of the new bikes models were delivered. We are continuously improving our bikes every day to make quick progress on the quality and performance.

FAQ

Spare parts

A lot of the parts used on our bike are standard coming from DH and MX industry: the suspension, the tires, the brakes pads, and so on.

We always stock all the parts you can’t find elsewhere (motor, transmission, frames, batteries and electrical power components) to perform quick aftersale service procedures.

Bike maintenance

Thanks to its electric powertrain, the LMX161 is very low maintenance compared to similar gas powered dirt bikes.

The checkpoints are similar to a Downhill bicycle maintenance: tire pressure, suspension and brake cleaning and checking, chain lubrication and tension adjustment.

There is no particular maintenance required on the motor, battery and electrical devices of the bike.

An owner manual with detailed maintenance procedures and spare parts information will be sent with the bikes.

Order slip

Every indiegogo backing will be converted to an order on our webshop www.lmxbikes.com at the end of the campaign.

Backers will have access to order status, billing and after sales service through the webshop.

At this step, EU citizen customers will be charged of VAT and shipping fees before product delivery (Shipping and packing fees only for non EU foreign customers)

Warranty

According to our sales conditions, each product have a 2 year manufacturer warranty starting from product delivery (bill emission date) This warranty covers the all the bike parts excepted the following components:

Batteries and electronics have a limited 6 month warranty.

Consumable parts such as tires, brake discs and pads, chain and sprockets have no warranty on normal product using related wear.

Warranty would be cancelled in case of water damage, shock damage or if any technical modification occurred on the product.

In this case and after warranty delay, the customer will have to pay the spare parts, factory repair and shipping fees.

Factory pick up

Every backer can pick up the product at our factory without charge.

In case of transportation company pickup of complete bike at our place, we will only charge €80 for product packing.