HERE'S HOW YAMAHA FAKES A THROTTLE BLIP IN ITS EV-MOTOCROSS BIKE

Why would an electric bike need a clutch? For very good reasons, actually.

Electric motocross bikes, like the Stark Varg, are proving to be formidable machines against even the most modern 450s. So much so that the FIM banned them from competing in the same class. No manufacturer could compete with the 80 horsepower that's instantaneously on tap during the holeshot.

It's time to adapt or die.

But there's one area the Stark Varg can't compete with a conventional motocross bike: the clutch, or rather the lack of one. You see, to fire out of supercross berms or keep the front wheel pointed skyward over rough terrain or a set of whoops, riders are either dumping or feathering the clutch to keep the bike dancing.

The clutchless operation of the Stark is one of the few things riders say that hold them back from doing everything they normally could. Well, whenever Yamaha launches its first electric motocross bike, it looks like it'll have something that resembles a clutch.

Here's how it'll work.

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