First launched final 12 months as a restricted version, Cake’s new Bukk electrical off-road motorbike is now prepared for mass consumption. And, as we’ve come to count on from the Swedish electrical motorbike firm, it appears to be like slick as heck.
Off the bat, the Cake Bukk doesn’t look too totally different from the model’s current premium dual-sport bike, the Kalk. However there are variations—if you understand the place to look. For starters, the Bukk sports activities an all-new drivetrain, developed from the bottom up by Cake.
Dubbed ‘Jante,’ the mill within the Bukk is a brand new proprietary inside everlasting magnet, radial flux motor, housed in an aircraft-grade aluminum housing. Utilizing a dual-bearing shaft, it’s stated to supply optimum effectivity, energy output and reliability, with smoother acceleration and extra management at low speeds. Which makes a dust bike just like the Bukk the right car to showcase it in.
The Jante motor makes a most of 16 kW peak energy and 11.01 kW nominal energy within the Bukk. That’s for the flagship ‘Energy Gentle’ mannequin; there’s a ‘Tremendous Gentle’ mannequin too, which is rated at 13 kW [peak] and eight.5 kW [nominal]. Torque figures for the Energy Gentle model are 76 Nm on the driveshaft, and 456 Nm on the wheel.
That’s a good quantity of grunt, when you think about that the Bukk weighs simply 89 kilos [195 lbs], battery included. It’s constructed round a cast aluminum body, and swathed in superbly designed, light-weight componentry. (We’ve seen the Cake Kalk up shut, and if the Bukk is even remotely as tidy, it’ll warrant hours of ogling.)
Powering the Bukk is a 72 Volt Lithium-ion battery, good for an estimated three hours of path using (precise efficiency could differ in accordance with utilization, naturally). And should you’d like to remain out longer, the battery may be swapped out in 30 seconds, sans instruments.
Most notably, Cake will enable every buyer to spec their Bukk to swimsuit their using. The 19F/18R wheels and Formulation brakes are customary, however you’ve bought a alternative of WP Suspension or Formulation forks, and a WP Suspension, RacingBros or Öhlins shock. It’s also possible to spec your Bukk as off-road or on-road solely, or as a dual-purpose bike.
Geometry-wise, the Bukk sports activities a 1,340 mm [52.8”] wheelbase, 335 mm [13.2”] of floor clearance, and a whopping 955 mm [37.6”] seat peak. There’s a number of digital rider aids too, and even these may be custom-made—or upgraded—by way of Cake’s personal smartphone app.
The Bukk Tremendous Gentle will set you again a minimal of €10,270 or $10,270, with the Energy Gentle beginning at €11,070 or $11,070. That’s in customary trim, with costs climbing in accordance with every particular person’s spec. It’s additionally cheaper than the corporate’s Kalk, which at present makes much less energy than the Bukk.
If you wish to evaluate it to a gas-guzzling enduro, the KTM 300 XC-W two-stroke is available in at a RRP of $11,099 within the USA… however the Bukk is much less more likely to upset the neighbors. Which is ironic, when you think about that ‘Bukk’ means ‘Thunder Cloud’ in Gutnish—an historic language from the island of Gotland, the place Cake assessments their bikes.
Photographs provided by Cake
