Torque of the town: Cake unveil trail and track-focused limited-edition Bukk model

Swedish e-motorcycle manufacturer Cake have released their limited-edition trail and track focused Bukk producing over 300lbft of claimed rear-wheel torque.

Named using the ancient language of Sweden’s largest island, Gotland, the Bukk translates as Thunder Cloud and certainly packs a punch.

Weighing just 85kg the bike can reach speeds over 62mph thanks to its 16kW motor, powered by a 72v lithium-ion battery transferred through and all new drive train. Both are seated in a newly designed aluminium frame.

A full charge will allow 3 hours of riding with a full charge from empty taking 2.5 hours. Charging from zero to 80% takes just 1 hour 40 minutes.  

Damping duties are taken care of by a WP, 43mm cone valve air fork on the offering 278mm of travel and an Öhlin, with 297mm of travel, on the rear.

A 19-inch front and 18-inch rear aluminium wheel complete the rider to ground transition booted with 70/100-19 mx and 3.00-18 mx tyres respectively.

Three rider and engine braking modes will be available as well as a custom ride mode and GPS tracking.

Just 50 Bukk models will be produced, finished in Cake’s iconic Race series yellow, retailing at €14,970 from ridecake.com.

Stefan Ytterborn, founder and CEO of Cake, said: “This is a true next-level, off-road electric platform.
“The learnings from developing race and off-road motorcycles gives us the insight of what true durability really means.

“Cake’s mission has always been to respect our world and those who live in it while inspiring towards zero emission. This is what the Bukk is all about.”