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High Performance
The fastest, most powerful e-bikes we ride and review — organized by brand. These are the machines built for serious speed, big torque, and long range. Every bike below is one we've tested on camera.
The fifteen fastest, most over-built e-bikes you can buy with pedals still attached, ranked and priced.
Magician
72-volt, dual-battery beasts with quiet 5,000W Bafang motors.
Magician Alpha
A 72V full-suspension beast with an ultra-quiet 5,000W Bafang motor, dual batteries, and a confirmed 50 mph top speed on full-size 26-inch wheels.
Magician Alpha Mini
The same 72V, 5,000W Bafang power and dual batteries as the Alpha — with a confirmed 50 mph top speed — packed into a nimble 20-inch frame.
Goat Power Bikes
Moped-style powerhouses with big hub motors and full suspension.
Mini Goat
“This is my perfect bike.” 72V and 5,300W of completely silent direct drive in one of the lowest standovers on the market — 47 mph on GPS, 31 mph up a 15% grade, and up to 70 Ah of battery.
King Goat V3
Goat's most powerful bike yet — a 72V patent-pending mid-drive making 8,500W peak and 320 Nm, with inverted forks, DOT-4 brakes, regen, and four ride modes that top out over 70 mph.
King Goat V3 62.5Ah
The King Goat with the big battery: a 72V 62.5Ah SVolt EV-cell pack, 12,500W peak and nearly 400 Nm, Kinetic Energy Recovery, and an optional second pack for 82.5Ah. Review coming soon.
Motor Goat MD
The Motor Goat rebuilt around the King Goat's 72V mid-drive: 12,000W peak, 380 Nm, two Samsung packs in the box for 50Ah, and Kinetic Energy Recovery. Preorder, review coming soon.
Power Goat MD
The two-up Goat with the King Goat's 72V mid-drive: 12,000W peak, 380 Nm, a 62.5Ah SVolt frame battery, three-foot seat, twin rear shocks and a 550 lb load rating. Preorder, review coming soon.
Motor Goat V3
A 60-volt moped-style powerhouse with a 3,000W peak hub motor, 50A controller, full suspension, and 4-piston hydraulic brakes — Goat's #1 best-seller.
Billy Goat V3
The stripped-back, street-tracker sibling to the Motor Goat — the same 60V powertrain, 3,000W peak hub motor, 50A controller and full suspension in a leaner, naked frame.
Power Goat V3
The café-racer in the family — the same 60V, 3,000W peak powertrain, 50A controller and full suspension as the Motor Goat, dropped into a lean, low-slung street-tracker frame.
Dirt Goat 96V V3
A true e-dirtbike — 96V, mid-drive, 80 MPH pre-order beast.
Hulk Goat 5KW V2
Goat's first e-scooter — motorcycle styling, seats two, 60 MPH.
Ariel Rider
Oil-cooled 72-volt monsters and 60V moped-style bikes built for serious speed.
Grizzly 72V
An oil-cooled 72-volt monster — 8,000W peak and 250 Nm through a dual Samsung battery, with 6-piston brakes, a 5-inch TFT dashcam and 60+ mph off-road.
Mudd 72V
The full-suspension fat-tire monster — an oil-cooled 8,000W-peak hub making a class-leading 330 Nm on a DNM linkage rear end. I put 58 mph on the GPS and climbed my test hill at 37.
Kepler Dual Battery PPB
A long-range fat-tire cruiser with two batteries and a weld-free frame — 85–105 miles of range, memory-foam comfort and torque+cadence sensing, uncorked to 35+ mph.
X-Class 60V PPB
The iconic X-Class reborn at 60 volts — a 2,700W-peak hub, 132 Nm, a 35Ah dual battery and Sur-Ron-style suspension, uncorked to 40+ mph off-road.
Tuttio
Moto-styled 60-volt fat-tire machines with big batteries and no speed cap.
Wired
Dual-battery 60V and 72V muscle — UL-certified, moto-styled fat-tire bikes from the brand behind Ben's 732K-view Freedom review.
Wired Freedom
The dual-battery 60V icon — 3200W peak, full suspension, and a GPS-verified 32 mph in Ben's review. Code BikeCave50 saves $50.
Wired Cruiser
The step-thru Freedom: dual 60V batteries, full dual suspension, and 4-piston brakes that stopped in 20 feet from 30 mph.
Wired Scout
The Warrior's exclusive 72V motor in an easy step-thru frame, with dual Samsung batteries and full suspension.
Wired Warrior
The most powerful single-motor Wired — an exclusive 72V Hentach hub with 5,000W peak, 180Nm and 45+ mph on tap.
Wired Predator
Dual Hentach motors, dual 72V batteries, 330Nm combined — an 8,000W all-wheel-drive monster for any terrain.
Wired Viper
Dual-motor 72V punch on compact 20×4 fat tires with a step-thru frame — the stealthy one in the 72V family.
Wired Raven
Wired's newest compact 20-inch — a 5,000W geared rear hub with a huge 210Nm of torque, dual 72V UL2271 batteries and dual suspension.
BIBUFF
72-volt direct-drive dirt bikes with Surron power at half the money.
HappyRun
Cheap to buy, better built than the price suggests, and genuinely fast.
Riding'times
Dual-battery dirt bikes built around comfort and suspension feel.
Ristretto
Every Ristretto bike we cover, with specs, prices and Ben's testing where he has ridden it.
Ghostcat
Every Ghostcat bike we cover, with specs, prices and Ben's testing where he has ridden it.
Philodo
Every Philodo bike we cover, with specs, prices and Ben's testing where he has ridden it.
Biktrix
Every Biktrix bike we cover, with specs, prices and Ben's testing where he has ridden it.
Freesky
Every Freesky bike we cover, with specs, prices and Ben's testing where he has ridden it.
Lyric Cycles
Every Lyric Cycles bike we cover, with specs, prices and Ben's testing where he has ridden it.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a high-performance e-bike?
On this site it means big voltage and real speed: 60V and 72V systems, motors in the 3,000W to 8,000W peak range, dual battery packs, full suspension, and four-piston hydraulic brakes on 203mm to 220mm rotors. The brakes and the suspension matter as much as the motor — a bike that goes 50 mph and stops like a 20 mph bike is a bad bike.
Can you cap the speed on these?
Several can. A lot of these ship in a Class 1, 2 or 3 mode and unlock in the display, so you can hold 20 or 28 mph when you want it and open it up when you don't. All of them are capable of speeds well past any posted limit, so moderating that is the rider's job.
How fast do they actually go?
Faster than most people expect, and usually slower than the brand's headline. Ben runs top speed on GPS rather than trusting the display: the Magician Alpha hit 49 mph and the Ariel Rider Mudd 72V hit 58 mph against a claimed 65. The measured number is the one printed on each bike page.
What happens to range when you actually use the power?
It collapses. Wind resistance climbs with the square of speed, so riding at 45 mph burns energy several times faster than cruising at 20. The Mudd 72V is a good example: 80 to 120 miles claimed, 40-plus miles when Ben rode it hard. Buy the watt-hours you need for the speed you'll actually ride, not the number on the marketing page.
Are the batteries safe?
They are if they're certified, which is why every brand in this catalog is here. Look for UL 2271 on the battery pack and UL 2849 on the complete bike — that means the cells, the BMS, the charger and the wiring were tested together as a system. A 72V pack from an uncertified no-name brand is not a bargain, it's a fire in your garage.
Who should not buy one of these?
Anyone who needs to lift the bike onto a car rack or carry it up stairs — these run 130 to 150 lbs. And anyone new to riding: 5,000W with a twist throttle deserves some road experience first.