Stage2 M1

The verdict

The Razor Stage2 M1 earns a VoltRipper Score of 79/100. It is a genuine adult e-moto — 6,000 W peak, 47 mph, a swappable 60V/35Ah (2,100 Wh) pack and 143 lb — from the brand most people know for kids' Dirt Rockets, at $3,999.99.

Its best feature is one most of this class skips: three ride modes with published ceilings of 27, 37 and 47 mph, so a new rider can be held to a known speed rather than trusted with a throttle. Its worst are two numbers on the spec sheet:

• A 200 lb rider limit — the lowest published by any adult bike we track between $3,000 and $5,000. The other ten that publish a limit all start at 220 lb.
• A 90-day warranty, void if the bike is modified in any way.

And one number off it: the only independent range test we could find measured 11 miles against Razor's 40.

Who it's for — and who should skip it

Buy it if you are an adult who weighs comfortably under 200 lb in your gear, you want a first full-size e-moto with a real speed limiter, and a brand with a US phone line and parts store matters more to you than the last few mph.

Skip it if you weigh anywhere near its 200 lb rider limit with your gear on, you want range, you want the deepest aftermarket (Sur-Ron and Talaria, by a distance), or you want the most bike for the money — at the same price you can buy faster bikes rated for heavier riders (see the comparison below).

It is not a kids' bike. Razor rates it 18+, and its manual repeats the rule: not for riders under 18 or over 200 lb. If you arrived here from Razor's Dirt Rocket line, the bike you want is probably the MX650 (16+, 17 mph), and our kids guide sorts the rest by age.

The spec sheet — including the numbers only the manual prints

Razor's product page covers the basics. The owner's manual adds four figures the page leaves out, and in two places the two documents disagree. Where they do, we use the product page and show you both.

Two things the sheet does not tell you. The torque figure is measured at the rear wheel, after the gearing, so it is not comparable with a rival's motor-shaft number. And nobody — Razor included — publishes the suspension travel, so we leave it blank rather than guess.

The best thing about it: speed modes with published ceilings

Most bikes in this class give you ride modes and keep quiet about what each one limits. Razor publishes all three ceilings: 27, 37 and 47 mph, for Low, Drive and Sport. That turns the mode switch into something you can plan around. A new rider can learn in Low knowing it will not pass 27, and move up when ready.

Few bikes near this price do the same. The 79Bike Falcon Lite, for example, names its three modes without saying what any of them limits. The published ceilings are the main reason we rate the M1 suitable for beginners — with the caveat that in Sport it is still a 6,000 W, 47 mph bike.

The number that decides it for most buyers: 200 lb

A rider limit is a manufacturer's design limit for the frame, suspension and brakes — and it includes your gear. The M1's is the lowest of any adult bike we track in its price band.

A 185 lb rider has very little margin on this bike once a helmet, boots and pads go on, and plenty on every other bike in that table. Our weight limits guide lists who publishes what, and the heavy riders hub starts where this bike stops.

Range: 40 claimed, 11 measured

Razor says 40+ miles. The only independent number we could find is 11.

It comes from Electric Cycle Rider's June 2024 shootout, in which the publication's riders ran eight lightweight e-motos down to roughly 15% battery. The M1 came last:

Read it with the caveats it needs. The test does not state speed, course or rider weight; the riders varied; the M1 was probably the earlier version, given the date; and several of those bikes have since been replaced. What it does show is that ridden hard, this bike's range sits in the teens rather than near 40, and at the bottom of its peer group. Electric Cycle Rider ranked it fifth of eight overall, praising it as "comfortable, good ergonomics, solid fork" and marking it down as "slow overall" with "poor battery range." Our real vs claimed range guide explains why the gap is this large across the class.

V1 or V2 — which one are you buying?

The M1 has been on sale since at least mid-2024, when Electric Cycle Rider tested one at what was then a $4,200 list price. Razor has revised it since, and "V2" is Razor's own name for the result: its parts store labels parts made for the newer bike "Stage2 M1 V2+", and Amazon sells it as the "M1 V2".

No source we could find shows a different motor, battery, top speed or weight between the two, so the powertrain appears unchanged. Razor has not published a side-by-side, though, so we do not claim they are identical. Where it matters is old stock and spares. At least one powersports dealer, Amped Bikes, lists the M1 at $2,999 before delivery — a real saving if it holds up — but a listing that old can be either version. Ask which one before you pay, and before you order "V2+" parts.

Where to buy it — and why the button doesn't go to Amazon

Our buy button goes to Razor, not Amazon, and it is worth saying why. Amazon is the only seller in that table that would pay us a commission today. It is also $500 more expensive for the identical bike, so making it the button would earn us a commission at your expense. We still list it under the button, with its price, for anyone who wants Amazon's delivery and returns — and that link does pay us. If Wellbots' affiliate program accepts us, the button will move there, at the same price you would pay Razor.

How it compares near $4,000

Same motor, seven points apart. The Talaria Sting MX3 publishes the same 6,000W and 47 mph as the M1. The MX3 scores 86. The M1 scores 79, and most of the gap is support: Talaria's parts depth and owner community earn it far more there than Razor's newer e-moto line can yet. The MX3 is also 20 lb lighter. One difference runs the M1's way: you can buy one new, and the MX3 is discontinued.

At this money you can buy more bike. The Talaria Sting R MX4 costs about $100 more and scores 87, with 8,000W and a 220 lb limit. The 79Bike Falcon Pro costs about $400 less and scores 82, with 10,000W and a 300 lb limit. The Falcon Pro also carries $250 shipping, and bought on Amazon it comes without 79Bike's factory warranty.

The M1's case is not value. It is the brand, the published speed modes and a US phone line. If those are what you are paying for, it delivers them. If not, the table above has better answers, and our 60V guide ranks every bike at this voltage.

What it costs you to own

• A 90-day warranty. Razor's manual covers manufacturing defects for 90 days from purchase, and voids the warranty if the bike is modified in any way, rented or loaned. Razor offers no extended warranty.
• Parts from Razor, not an aftermarket. Razor's parts store carries Stage2 M1 parts, including a replacement battery at $1,252.99 — the pack that makes "swappable" useful — but we found none of the aftermarket depth Sur-Ron and Talaria owners take for granted.
• Weight. At 143 lb it is 20 lb heavier than the Sting MX3. It is also 13 lb heavier than the Sur-Ron Light Bee X.
• Delivery you have to price. Razor publishes no shipping cost for the M1 and says some assembly is required. Wellbots ships it free.
• A small owner base. Its Amazon listing has 15 ratings averaging 3.9 of 5, and 24% of them are one-star — too few to call a trend, enough to buy from a seller with a clear return policy.

The bottom line

The Razor Stage2 M1 is a real adult e-moto with one genuinely useful feature — speed modes you can plan around — and a spec sheet that asks a lot of forgiveness at $3,999.99: a 200 lb limit, a 90-day warranty, and range that measured 11 miles in the only independent test we found. For a lighter adult who values Razor's name and phone support, it is a sensible first bike. Everyone else should look at the Talaria Sting R MX4 for support or the 79Bike Falcon Pro for capacity — and anyone who likes the M1 but wants more should price Razor's own Stage2 M2.

If you do buy one, pay Razor's price, not Amazon's — and ask any discounting dealer which version they have.

Go deeper:

• 60V Electric Dirt Bikes: every model, ranked
• Electric dirt bike weight limits
• Real vs claimed range
• Razor MX650 Dirt Rocket review — Razor's biggest kids' bike, for comparison

VoltRipper is spec-verified and data-driven — we do not claim hands-on testing of this bike. Specs come from Razor's product page and the Stage2 M1 owner's manual (revision US_240723); prices from Razor, Wellbots, Amazon and Amped Bikes, all read 2026-09-14. The range figure and the quotations are Electric Cycle Rider's, not ours.