When we competed in Pikes Peak in 2017, we realized our biggest rivals were the KTM Superdukes, particularly in terms of power. A slightly modified KTM Superduke could exceed 180 HP, while our XR1R was at 150 HP. This significant power difference led us to consider a new approach. We thought about using a KTM […]
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One month ago we made public in our Social Networks that finally this year we are not going to race in Pikes Peak because we couldn’t complete the necessary budget to do it properly. For this reason, the most logical was to cancel the project. Fortunately, it was possible to stop everything with enough time
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Well, here we are, already working in the 2018 Pikes Peak Project. Time flies and the 24th of June (race day) is approaching very fast! This year our rider is Rennie Scaysbrook, who finished 2nd in the last 2 Pikes Peak editions riding a KTM. He is one of the very few riders who has
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Rémy Roland is a French Industrial Design student that one year ago spent some months at Bottpower doing an internship. We thought that it would be fun to design a Bottpower concept model and because at that time we were already fully immersed in the Pikes Peak Project, finally we both (Rémy and me) decided
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PowerArt, a Spanish Youtube channel dedicated to Motorsport, has published a very cool video about Bottpower and the Pikes Peak Project. If you want to know more about what is Bottpower, where we come from, and what we do, this is a mandatory video to watch!
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The BOTT XR1R was shipped from Spain to Denver some days before Jose Manuel Orge (my trusted mechanic to work on the bike in Pikes Peak) and me arrived to the USA. The plan was that the bike would arrive before us to Travis Newbold’s workshop in Denver. However, when we arrived there the bike
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Travis Newbold, the American rider who will race the BOTT XR1R in Pikes Peak next 25th of June, came to Spain last week to test the bike. As we saw in previous chapter, we already had a first test during one afternoon with Sergio Fuertes as a rider. We tested the BOTT XR1R in the
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During the last days, we have been working on the bike with the intention of having it ready to do a first shakedown test to check that everything is working properly. We designed 2 conduits to feed the airbox with fresh air. These conduits are 3D printed. We also designed a display holder. This holder
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In Chapter 2, we explained that we started this project with the help of 2 of our best customers who helped us to have 2 Buell XBRR. Andreas Kuehnle helped us to buy the bike number one. The plan was to use its engine for the race bike, while Peter Buedts lent us his XBRR
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As we already mentioned in previous chapter, as we are getting closer to the race date (in June), there is more and more activity related with this project. We have received several sets of Continental tyres. Continental is sponsoring us for Pikes Peak, and as part of our agreement, we are also using their tyres
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