Razor MX650 Electric Motocross Bike

We had an interesting addition from Santa last week – a Razor M650 Dirt Rocket.  We looked into the various electric scooter options from Razor and decided that an electric bike would probably be a safer alternative given my kids tendency to wipe out on his scooter.  We did the research and got the biggest model that Razor sells based on the reviews that we read.  The site lists them for 16 year olds and up but it’s much better sized perfectly for my 10 year old.   Their specs list the maximum weight at 220lbs (100kg), which I ALMOST make, but it was able to haul me around the development just fine.  It’s really hard to tell from the Razor site what the size of the machine actually is, so I took the pics below to give you some idea of scale.

Razor specs list the top speed of the MX650 at 17mph, which is quite fast enough for us.  We don’t want the little guy speeding around the development too fast.  They also claim that it’ll go up to 10 miles on a single charge.  We decided to do a little test and we took it around the development non-stop for about 8 miles before the low battery indicator started flashing, not too shabby considering it was in the low 40’s when we did the test.

I thought I’d give everyone a perspective of what the scale and features are of the MX650 in case they’re looking for possibly safer alternatives to the electric scooter craze.  Razor lists them at $509 on their site, but Amazon currently has them for $439 on their site (I got it for $397 back in November).

The issue bugging me now is this – if they can put out a 17mph unit like this for $400, why aren’t we seeing more adult-friendly electric scooter/motorcycle options for commuters in the low $1000’s?  Seems like it’s definitely doable, and I know I’d jump on something that I could drive to work solely on electric power for my daily commute.  Time to do some more research along those lines…

Doug White
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