Etherweight Enduro - Surron Ultra Bee Review 

how these guys arent bigger bows me away.... this is as good as old top gear, this should be a massive show. great production, great writing, great characters. Not alot of things right now make me proud to be canadian but i tell ya, these guys do.

The Ryan/44 dynamic is unstoppable

If it has two wheels it is great. I enjoy the simplicity of a bicycle, the tradition of gas, and the promise of electric. All have their place.

Lets goooo! Stoked to see surron on FortNine amazing video

This has the entertainment quality of Top Gear in it's best days ... thanks for making this happen

No 44 was a worthwhile upgrade from No 43

As a cyclist, I felt that $8K.

That Bee with street tires would be a riot. A run for the money to Grom shenanigans.

the cut and transitions between the riders at 6:29 🙌🏻 well done!!! and without loosing the tension, even better! Great production and really fun episode guys! The guys behind the camera need a huge shout out. Damn this was enjoyable to watch 🔥 Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴

I think the only thing that's missed here is the fact that the DRZ will also ride you too the trail no sweat... If its a 30 minute blast down a highway, not sure there's any juice left in that Ultra Bee. So i also have to hage a pick up truck if I want to ride trails with one? Hence I only have a DRZ and it suits me for commuting, trails and the odd ADV tour. I think its going to be a while till battery tech supports the versatility that 90's and 2000's enduros provide.

At first I was afraid that 44 guy would be replacing Ryan. But damn was I proven wrong, he does a great from those episodes he's in. Plus this video with the two of them in, just a really fantastic watch. Keep it up guys

That dolly zoom reaction at 12:22 is absolutely amazing, consistently impressed with your cinematography

They should have a Grand Tour show for motorbikes and have Ryan host it.

2:47 the laugh of the guys watching is totally relatable. Love how they just watch to see what happens. So good.

I’ve been watching Ryan and F9 for years now and have seen them grow. I must say they are the best produced, best hosted show on RU-vid. Without a doubt. They are for sure just going to get bigger and bigger. Awesome video again guys! Thank you!Ride safe!🤙

Size and weight is why I ride a trials bike. It's 20lbs lighter than the Ultra bee, and it has proper wheels and tires, and it's still gas powered, so the range is good and easy to pack more. It also cost $8k.

Fantastic video as usual. The point about keeping a dad bod a rad bod is truly understated. Ebikes will keep you fit, so every minute you ride them is like a minute spent at the gym, as long as you push it. A high end model might be $8K, but there are much cheaper models, and you can build your own in a few hours with a $300 used MTB and a $500-1000 kit. Sure, motorcycles can be pushed harder and go faster, but the opportunities to do so are incredibly limited. Meanwhile, you can go all out on an ebike, all the time. In the city, an ebike will get you anywhere within a 5km radius faster than any car or motorcycle. And it doesn't need insurance. And it doesn't need registration. And you can work on it in your living room. And you can store it in a closet. And you can ride on cycling paths. And you can take it wherever you want with a $150 car rack. And you can put it in a bag and fly it. The future is electric for sure. It also doesn't have registration plates and weighs less than 30kg.

For me as a dude who rides both motorcycles and moutainbikes and who is also interested in surrons this has to be the best video u guys every made xd

Man... I just love this content. I was a city boy, used to ride bikes and had a motorcycle for a while, but sold it to move to a small mountain community. The town in on the side of a mountain, and my wife does not drive. I bought us Electric kick scooters, and when hers died, I bought electric pedal bikes. They are legal to ride with no license, cost about 8 cents to charge to full, and can haul our plus sized frames uptown (literally) comfortably. Home trip is faster because gravity. Two kinds of people noticed us: the ones who laughed, and the ones who asked questions. The ones who asked questions got their own. There are a dozen or more pedal assist and e-scooter riders now. The ones who laughed don't laugh anymore. I prefer the scooter, it's just more fun to ride, but the bikes are faster due to pedaling, and they can haul more cargo. I'd love an electric motorcycle, but none of them have the range I'd need to take it out of town, and for in town use, I'm already set with what I have. Times change, and we adapt and grow to suit them. And here I am living in the future... sort of.

Ryan: "Clone foot" 44: "What?" Ryan: "Nah, nothing" Absolutely hilarious. Loved it. Your comedic timing and delivery are top notch.

Love the amount of new videos coming out guys!!!! Absolutely feels criminal to watch this level of quality for free!! Keep killing it!!

What a fantastic video. You guys killed it. Always a fantastic job and we appreciate it. 44 rules!

The cuts between the different bikes at 06:30 are really slick.

The tree trunk masking cut transition is excellent. Kudos to the crew behind the scenes.

I absolutely love the Ultra bee, so much fun out in the woods, not to light and breakable as the Lightbee but not too heavy to throw around when getting stuck etc. Great Video! Cheers from Sweden!

My friend bought a Surron. He also has a 500ktm and he is faster on the surron. But he’s also not a very good rider so I think the surron is way less intimidating than the ktm. I rode the surron and it’s not terrible, I won’t be trading in my husky for one but they do work. I thought a lot of the parts looked kinda cheap though, He bent the front wheel on its first ride. Be interesting to see how the bike holds up long term. He’s into it 9k after the wheel situation which is a lot compared to the price of a gas bike that has better suspension and likely way better parts availability

Really enjoyed the sit down discussion to round up the video and hope this is a reoccurring bit for future vids. 11/10. Love this channel.

Those cuts between bikes in the woods ✨magical✨

I bought a Light Bee just for the trails. Have been bumping into people walking on a daily basis. Never ever had any angry people , everybody is just friendly as it's quiet and not so big. When I take my Husqvarna FE350 on the trails.....well , let's just say I don't do that anymore for numerous reasons 🙂

Enjoyable to watch. I'm a mountain biker myself and just enjoyed how this was all put together, especially the knocks against the eMTB. If I were to get into wanting a dirt bike for trails, the Ultra Bee looks to be a great option to consider, similar price, less maintenance (only question is reliability/serviceability of said motor), all while packing a whole lot of fun in a neat and tidy package (despite its range limitations).

Informative, entertaining, and funny, classic Ryan. The editing and music were also phenomenal, Fortnine has the production quality of a tv show, and we love it!

I’d have a SurRon any day, but like Ryan said, a 21” front wheel would be essential.

44 following along and copying Ryan is top tier 😂

Very cool to see you get around to eMoto bikes. I've had a Talaria Sting MX-3 (direct competitor to the Surron) for two years now and have been watching your channel since about the same. I love how you included that segment about the modding community. There are a ton of neat things you can do that significantly improve performance on these machines. I don't know if electric is for everyone, but legislators need to get on creating sensible on road and off road laws surrounding these things, because I see a bright future for this class of vehicle.

This is the best video you have made yet. Awesome content. You two laughing in the background as he tried to load the dirt bike had me in tears. I had to pause it to laugh and be able to see again. Real Top Gear/Grand Tour vibes. More of this please.

after owning an electric bike, then a surron and now a motorcycle: It just depends on what and where you can ride. All are great fun, e-mtb-s are awesome for big mountains where you can go up and downhill, surrons are amazing but the LB-s are too weak for a propper MX route without all the power mods. And then if you just want to be able to go to a city 200km away, just get a petrol bike. Have fun, be safe and dont destroy mtb trails ;)

If anything the game of horse at least shows how good of a rider Ryan is as he can do all those stunts on both bikes... And probably the Honda Rune too

I ride an Ultra Bee and that thing feels amazing. I never was fully satisfied with the Light Bee, regardless of tuning and upgrades unless you just replace everything including the frame. And Ultra isn't going to replace the KTM EXC for hard enduro or SX-F for motocross, but for everything but the gnarliest stuff it's just incredible.

I was happy when I saw you published, but man was I happier when I realised it was about Surrons! The thing is these bikes are light, silent and powerful. I ride them on the trails and on the track, so much fun and efficiency. Add to that a near zero maintenance and you now the future is now 🎉

44 wasn't trying very hard and we all know 300s are a better trail bike than a drz, i think the game of horse would have been a lot closer on a 300 too but no reverse would be a letter for sure. The Sur-Ron does look fun it might be my next bike, nothing wrong with having a 450, a 300 and a Sur-Ron they all have their place. Great Video! 🇨🇦

There's something special about seeing familiar landmarks and features in these videos since fortnine moved out west. That hydro hill climb is good fun!

12:35 I loved the detail where 44 realised there was nothing sensible going to be said, haha

Never thought a Surron bike would get reviewed by you, holy moly 😮

Surron has been around for awhile, glad you got around to it

They make a huge battery for the Ultra Bee costing $5500. We just ordered one to sell at our shop along with two more Rawrr Mantis's 72v's. A&M Moto Toys in Monument, Colorado. All of the electric stuff is a lot of fun, being quiet is what appeals to most people. If people don't hear you in the forest they have no clue. Ride them with respect on various trails and people give you the thumbs up.

I have and love all 3. I don't go out to my tool chest and pick a favorite, each one has a job. If you are going tribal on any of these, you are losing out on a lot of fun because of a nonsense principle.

Am I the only one that thinks putting the 12 year old motorcycle against a new surron was unfair. Like I think a 2023 klx300 or yz230 would had been a better comparison or even an actual dirtbike.

Madly in love with the Ultra Bee. Two show stoppers 1) can't put a license plate on it 2) people store and charge e-bikes in their house / appt. or garage. Sometimes, batteries catch on fire. Hmmm. Excellent vid, thanks gentlemen, you are the best at what you do.

I'm glad Fortnine is showing the ultra bee! Those things are super cool. I have the lightbee with pretty much every upgrade you can get for it and runs slightly better than an Ultra be now which I'm stoked about :D

Thanks for a fair review, as an owner of a Talaria Sting for over a year now and it is just what you said, I have put some videos up, I can't lie, you guys inspired me. Huge fan of Ryans and the lads made it hilarious. Cheers from Australia.

I’ve never seen a gas bike look more like a dinosaur than right now…🦕

Everytime I watch one of these videos I am blown away. Honestly the best artists on youtube. This is how you make a video. Bravo!

Watched your fist videos back in the day and watching your current production skills is insane. This feels like it is beyond RU-vid.

Sick to see you guys noting the surrons, hopefully we start seeing some parts in stock for them soon like rims shocks and such. I've done a few mods to my light bee over the past year

This video make me feel so excited for the future of electric bikes, even if the range isnt what we need now in some places it can still fill relatively big sections of the market and open it to all new groups!😊

So glad you guys had a modified light bee in this. A review on that would be sick comparing it to a modded ultra bee and gas bikes. Stark varg next!

I have the Ultra Bee, KTM 300, Electric Motion Escape R, Alta MX-R and Stark Varg on order. All of the bikes are for sale except for the Ultra Bee. If you like your single track technical and tough, the Ultra Bee is the Bee's Knees.

the camera work, quality and editing is absolutely next level. It's amazing and i hope you keep on pushing the boundaries.

Fortnine reviewing a Sur Ron is an instant watch for me. I’ve had the little light bee for a little over a year, and the ultra bee looks awesome!

We’ve reached the point where Fortnine is now THE two wheeled TopGear. Broadcast, heck cinematic, production values. Genuine humor and chemistry. Unreal how well these are done.

The biking dude is not #44, but we should give him a chance. He may even grow on us at some point. And if it helps the channel churn more high-quality content, then it will be alright.

I do not write this comment lightly, but every video on this channel is incredible, and the current trajectory of somehow INCREASING QUALITY absolutely crushed my expectations! Thank you so much for deciding to channel the team's considerable collective talent into creating visual media on, of all things, MOTOCYCLES! Thanks again and keep expanding the molten diamond vein of content you have opened. God bless the moose fools.

I love the electric bike content! The ultra us indeed amazing and seems to be really well tough out. My only grip would be long term reliability because lets face it... it's a chinnese bike. You should take a look at the electric motion escape R for enduro. The amount of grip you get is incomparable with anything really. Plus it as a similar geometry to a trials bike so you dont feel cramp on it. It's a lot more expensive for sure but you really do get what you pay for. Enjoy!

One of the better videos ... Nice to see 44 and his clone foot.

This team is the best in the industry, by far. Oh, and unless 45 is Jason Cammisa, keep 44. He's doing a good job.

I gotta give Surron extra credit for not requiring a app to ride the damn thing just like the other two bikes in the video.

As someone who has done all 3. They all have their place, and they are all super fun.

MF DOOM MENTIONED!

I've been loving learning about electric bikes recently- though I'm probably gonna enjoy gas powered while I can lol

Ryan desperately trying to fish our MTB brothers 😂

Having ridden a modified Surron X, owning a DRZ, ridden on similar trails... The Surron was a LOT of fun. I gotta try one of these!!!

I’m 80 years old and I’ve had my SurRon Light Bee for about 4 years. A few months ago I upgraded to the BAC 4000 Controller and CHI GLADIATOR 72 Volt Battery. Feels like it’ll top out over 70 MPH. I also have a Sondors Metacycle…FOR SALE!

Excellent video as always! I only hope we’re going to see more competition in this sector, because that was a very compelling case!

I wished electric motorcross become mainstream. It make so much sense, great torque, not required for long distance, durable. It's perfect for a electrified 2 wheeler fun.

Really great video - I've been wondering myself about the pros/ cons of something like a CRF250 and an ev equivalent. This Surron looks fab

I have two Surron Light Bee X's and one Light Bee S. Our whole family loves them. Definitely going to upgrade into an Ultra bee in the near future.

Range is the Shangri La for the Bee and its ilk.. I hope they find it. The single track I ride on my KTM 300 xcw is steep, and chunky. It's not just miles on flat ground, it is thousands of feet of vertical on technical terrain throughout the day. Some rides are 10 hours.

SHOOTOUT THE MF DOOM SHIRT !!!!!

Man I would not mind watching hour long episodes of this on a weekly basis. Can CBC or discovery or whoever get on that?

I would buy the electric bike if it sold for around $3K. At $8K, there are way too many great used bikes out there. I'd also like to see the electric to the TAT. If they standardized batteries in all EV's and you could walk into a store and do a quick battery swap then the EV would be a much more viable option.

I rode the Caofen (Kay-Eff-Enn) at this year's ABR, and was blown away by how manoueverable, light, and quick it was. 57mph was the top speed I managed on the roads which, given the width of the tyres and the brakes, was more than fast enough. Absolute joy to ride, and blitzed past bigger, more powerful bikes and their more experienced riders. Love them.

Lifetime hardcore motorcyclist aged nigh on 63. Just rediscovered cycling 4 years ago. Been away from bicycles since my 16th birthday. They are FANTASTIC, as is cycling.

what's truly terrifying is that these are $6000 at a dealership but $600 on aliexpress

Electric wins till you run out of juice in the middle of nowhere.

If I were a millionaire, I'd have to avoid this youtube channel, or I'd be buying every bike you feature. I really want an ultrabee now

It would be fun. But I’m still taking my drz400. About two decades of production and it’s easy to put a kick start backup kit on it. And they last a long time. A good used one can be had for about $3500 with low miles.

After watching a decent amount of youtube today. I have to give you a like in the first 10 seconds for audio quality. Compared to the hours of videos I just watched yours sounds so much better.

Finally! Top Gear for motorcyclists! We have been waiting since day one on this channel.

I have the direct competitor to this SurRon, an AdmitJet Armor. Similar 12kw power level, but much cheaper AND it has a 4-speed gearbox with a real clutch. I'm throwing a Tusk light kit on it and road registering it soon.

What’s crazy is in 2024 you can buy the surround light be and put a Torp controller and make it more powerful than the ultra bee. No alterations, no bypasses nothing . It’s amazing. I wish they would do that with a street version. It’s not everybody is wanting to run dirt bikes everywhere.

This feed is THE BEST on the entire intraweb. Please…..🙏Never, ever stop!

The animal howling at 1:13 is a fantastic touch

I'm beat up from the military and electric bikes have been an amazing addition to get back out riding. My bike was 4k and will hit 35 mph and roll for days on a charge. I even took it hunting and hauled out a deer.

I miss top gear but thank you Fortnine, you guys are the motorcycle top gear!

Yall never, never, never, never, never disappoint. Always inspire. Please dont stop and keep doing what you are doing!!

current dilemma, barely used 2023 ktm freeride ebike, $5500 or an ultra. 220V charger on freeride, maybe 50 mile trail range each(while hair not on fire) most excellant video THANK YOU

i love that Fortnine is evolving into Canadian motorcycle Top Gear

This some of the best material I have seen projected on a 2D surface in a long time. I love your content!

I don't ride a bicycle, not looking into e-bikes, but do these people make the videos entertaining and informative, on any topic. You could make a video about paint drying interesting. Well done!

This just reassured me I got into the right discipline. As an FYI; most mtbers don’t accept even the Ebike discipline as a valid trail bike. All I saw was the guy on the e-bike actually enjoying descending down the backcountry single track at Mach chicken..