Already making plans your wintry weather adventures? In case your plans come with using motorcycles on various snowpack in far off places, you’re gonna want flotation. The type of flotation presented via a fats motorcycle just like the Otso Arctodus. Presented simply over a 12 months in the past, the Arctodus is Otso’s tackle a fats motorcycle intended for larger tires than their improbable (and up to date) Voytek. And now, you’ll be able to have one in titanium.
The largest information this is the addition of titanium for the body subject material, while the unique continues to be to be had in Chromoly metal. Just like the metal Arctodus, the Arctodus Ti is optimized to run the most important fats motorcycle tires to be had with out sacrificing q-factor.
Large Tires, Slim(er) Q-Issue
Q-factor is the width of your crank hands, which normally has to extend to transparent larger tires. Otso has all the time been a proponent of working narrower-than-average q-factors on their fats motorcycles, the Arctodus Ti isn’t any other. Due to a 5mm offset of the rear wheel, they may be able to run cranksets with 20mm narrower q-factors whilst nonetheless clearing 1×12 drivetrains. The result’s the power to run 26 x 5.05″ or 27.5 x 4.5″ fats motorcycle tires with out feeling such as you’re straddling a horse.
Proceeding with their Tuning Chip dropout device, you’ll be able to regulate the wheelbase via 20mm, BB top via 4mm, and the top tube perspective via +/-0.5º. Additional changes to the top tube perspective can also be won via working a Wolf Teeth GeoShift Attitude Headset. Choices are to be had in +/1º or 2º, giving the motorcycle a head tube perspective vary of 66.5 to 70.5º
Otso Arctodus Ti Geometry
Additional geometry numbers come with a inventory head tube perspective of 68.5º and seat tube perspective of 74º throughout all 4 body sizes. Otso says the path determine of 94mm is chargeable for expanding flotation, and the BB top is raised to lend a hand whilst pedaling in deeper snow. The frames also are suspension-corrected to run a 120mm shuttle fork if desired.
Body Main points
No fashionable off-road motorcycle is entire and not using a dropper submit, or no less than the power to run one. So that you’ll discover a port close to the BB to run the cable if this is the case. The body is formed to permit for quite a few garage within the entrance triangle for body baggage. There also are quite a lot of mounts together with a 4-pack at the downtube, and matching 3-packs on each and every fork leg. Rear racks can also be added the usage of the body mounts or throughout the Tuning Chip mounts, and the body is appropriate with PDW or SKS fenders.
The body makes use of a 100mm threaded BSA backside bracket, and achieves the 205mm q-factor quantity with a Race Face Aeffect crankset. Claimed weights for naked frames are 2429g (S), 2487g (M), 2550g (L), or 2621g (XL).
Pricing & Availability
To be had now, the Arctodus Ti begins out at $4,695 for the bottom construct with Shimano SLX and aluminum parts. The frameset may be to be had for $3,795. The use of the Otso customized motorcycle builder, you’ll be able to customise many of the parts and equipment together with the accessory colour.