We loaded up the bike, called our ‘STIG’ test rider and told him to see us at the track. Stiggy’ jump straight on the bike and instantly got to grips with it, saying how well balanced it felt and was soon sticking manuals and jumping it. Until !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He got a flat, but this did give us the opportunity to see how quick it is to drop out the rear wheel from the intricate design.

See for yourself below. Under 40 seconds and the advantage of knowing the wheel will be back in exactly the same place so no worrying about chain adjusters, wheel alignment or any of that rubbish. That stuff is a thing of the past.

The MoTo V1 and its Gates carbon belt drive completely won us over and shattered every pre conceived fear and worry. Cranks spin great and even with a ‘low’ engagement rear hub the bike got up and got going like nothing else. Zero slack and zero stretch from the belt meant every bit of effort going into the pedals went directly to the ground.

Our test rider commented

“You feel the advantages of the belt in your first 3 4 or 5 pedals and then after that you forget there is any difference from what you’ve always felt with a chain drive”

The frame will sell for £599 including a disk specific hub