Razor MX350 electric dirt bike and Pocket Mod electric scooter

I didn’t get bitten by the e-bike bug till I used to be practically 20 years outdated. I shudder on the considered different harmless youngsters having to attend that lengthy to expertise the fun of electrical drive on two wheels. That’s why I used to be excited to check out two of Razor’s electrical motorbikes, the MX350 dirt bike and Pocket Mod scooter.

Whereas I might have liked to do that testing myself, these two mini EVs aren’t actually meant for me. They’re for precise youngsters, not simply youngsters at coronary heart.

And whereas the field says “Ages 13+”, my 5 and 7-year-old nephews aren’t growing older rapidly sufficient, in order that they must do in a pinch.

Each had been tremendous excited to hop on the MX350 filth bike and Pocket Mod scooter. At just $240 for the bike and $300 for the scooter, each are pretty low cost, particularly for 14-15 mph (22-25 km/h) rides!

These aren’t your low cost little 4 mph (6 km/h) toy vehicles. These are quick, legit little electrical motorbikes!

Razor MX350 electrical filth bike and Pocket Mod electrical scooter

The 2 motorbikes each characteristic 24 V and 350 W motors, that means they’re really fairly peppy. That’s extra energy than many adult electric scooters. The MX350 did surprisingly good in thick Florida sawgrass. I believed the bike would get slowed down, but it surely actually took off even when beginning on grass.

The Pocket Mod scooter didn’t trip fairly as properly on grass, although it nonetheless carried out pretty effectively. However when moved to the road, it actually shines. I raced my 7-year-old nephew utilizing a Swagtron Swagger 5 adult electric scooter. The Swagger 5 scooter is meant to go 18 mph, however had a half charged battery. That meant that we had been really racing neck and neck at 15 mph (25 km/h)!

The batteries in each the MX350 and Pocket Mod are SLA, which is a little bit of a bummer. However they nonetheless get an marketed 10 miles (16 km) of vary. Not that your youngsters will probably be going that far – these are mainly for tooting across the neighborhood.

Neither have actual suspension, however youngsters are versatile. The soft seat on the Pocket Mod scooter additionally makes up for the dearth of suspension. And there’s even slightly storage compartment beneath the Pocket Mod’s seat, similar to in a real electric moped.

5-year-old on MX350 filth bike and 7-year-old on Pocket Mod scooter

Whereas my 7-year-old nephew might trip both, the 5-year-old wasn’t fairly tall sufficient for the Pocket Mod scooter’s larger seat. And to be trustworthy, his palms weren’t fairly sufficiently big to drag the brake on the MX350, though the dimensions of the bike match him higher. As an alternative, he simply launched the throttle and let the motor braking convey him to a cease. That meant he was restricted to using within the yard. The 7 yr outdated might make full use of the bike although, transitioning from avenue to yard and again.

The construct high quality can also be higher than I might have anticipated. Clearly, these are nonetheless child toys, however the frames are sturdy and inflexible. They really have weight limits of 170 lb (77 kg) and so I gave them a attempt. At 150 lb (70 kg), I might inform that the acceleration was slower with me than with my nephews, however the bikes nonetheless labored! I used to be using round with my knees pressed up towards the handlebars, however they nonetheless powered me round simply wonderful. And you already know that if the legal professionals allow them to write “Max weight: 170 lb” then they actually put a 200+ lb man on there sooner or later.

I might even stand on the pegs on the MX350 and never really feel like I used to be stressing the factor near its limits. That’s to not say that I might suggest these as an alternative choice to a real e-bike for adults, however they’re undoubtedly over-built for youths. Which I assume is what you need for a child’s trip on, proper?

I might have liked if they’d some enjoyable little options like horns or lights (the scooter’s mild isn’t practical, it’s only a plastic dome). However for beneath $300, the youngsters had a blast using across the avenue and yard, racing one another and customarily simply having fun with being youngsters. I want I had these electrical bikes once I was that age. However a minimum of I can trip them now!

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