Surron Ultra Bee vs. Surron Storm Bee: Electric Dirt Bikes EXPLAINED and Compared In-Detail! 

All I can say is that the range on the Storm bee is far better then I expected, It's my commuter bike so basically I use it as a road bike, well riding in the 45-55 mph range with the occasional full throttle stretch it's very consistent in the results from day to day, after clocking 60 miles L'm always left with -/+ 30% battery and I think that is phenomenal.

Hi Peter. I own both bikes. I got the prototype Storm Bee (90v) 3 years ago. Then the Ultra Bee about 2 years ago. I love them both but for different reasons. The Ultra Bee is my preferred ride for very technical mountain rides. I have more confidence because I can pick it up and muscle through tricky rock gardens. The Storm Bee is better for fast swoopy trails and dirt roads because my poor old back (had disc surgery), I'd rather not pick it up from tip-overs. I live and ride at my yurt camp in Mongolia. We are off-road next to common land with no vehicle restrictions. Mongolia is 99.7% empty and much of it is rideable. Grassy slopes and forest without undergrowth is my riding territory, right outside my door. Getting petrol is a hassle for us in our off-road location and I've sold my dino juice bikes, except one which I hardly ever ride. My nearest petrol station is a 26km round trip but we have cheap grid electricity. So I recharge for about $0.10. I'd rather ride than do maintenance which is easy and minimal on electric bike. Maintenance on my Surrons has been tires, brakes, chain adjustment and replacement parts for things I break on my frequent tip overs. As far as range, I don't think in distance, I think in time. I get about 3-4 fun rides before I need to recharge. Perhaps 3 hours of cross country, mountain riding. I did do an out and back ride over 3 mountain passes on the Storm Bee. It was 42km round trip and I had 10% left. Generally, my rides are about an hour. So I get perhaps 3 hours of fun. I agree with the smiles per mile being off the charts.

Cool electric dirt bikes, thanks for the reviews! I bet your new bike is fun to ride on a trail in the backyard, etc.

I just bought a StormBee today in Ottawa for the price you have this one listed at. I can't wait to pick it up monday!

Hey Peter, as a new owner of an Ultra Bee but still waiting on it to arrive.....I'm already shopping for a supermoto wheel setup for it. What do you think about mounting some street tires to the stock wheels on the ultra bee?

What 1 is the best for the road if you had it reg

how much are the batteries if I want to have an extra?

What are your thoughts on compaitively priced bikes in both price ranges? Im a gasser, but am really interested in the electric for some fun hard enduro

Thinking about making the shift to an Ultra. Can you help me with a dimension? Need to know the distance from the foot peg to the top of the seat on both the ultra bee and storm bee. Taller rider and wanting to see how much legroom there is when seated. Thanks!

how much hillclimb (elevation) is possible with those bikes until the battery is at 20%? Do both have regen when riding down? My goal is to climb 2000-30000m in elevation on dirt paths at quite some speed 30-50km/h on average

Thank you for the review, we have a dealership here in Petawawa, Ontario. I’ve seen a few folks here blasting on the ultra bee, and light beesome even commuting to work. I personally have a motocross background, I’d be more interested in the storm bee. More to follow on that one, I do have a 1985 Honda CR125 project bike that I’m working on.

Is there a lighter rear spring for the storm bee it’s little to stiff for me. Thanks bill

Hi Peter - interesting for sure

I just ordered a Ultra Bee enduro. I have a KLX 300 and I love it. My KLX has adjustable suspension and it has been great for what I use. I have trails around my house, so the electric will be nice and quiet, or I hope that will be the case. Nice review.

The Ultra Bee sounds perfecty for what I am looking but at 6'3" 230lbs I am 10lbs over the 220lbs max load. Would be nice to have an option for the taller and heavier riders.

I wonder how the ultra bee would be with 21/18

Going ultra for weight savings. Can you set up for taller riders? 6'3" Can you store bike upside down? On side?

I hopped on my ultra bee after it sat in the garage for a month and it ran out of gas. lol I mean it cut out check engine light came on. It turns out I just needed to charge it.

I wonder if either of these would be decent for commuting? I do have a gas powered bike but if I were to get one of these I want to be able to ride it to work if I wanted to. I have 38km with a speed limit of 80km/h most of the way

Which bike has better suspension and rides more like a dirt bike?Which bike has a smoother ride?

Will Macleans be stocking the E-Ride Pro, the Varg or the E-Motion (E Pure, E Race, E scape)? Currently no one in Canada is carrying the E Ride Pro and it's quickly becoming the e moto of choice due to being 72V out of the box. The option to upgrade your Surron with cutting edge components has become more difficult and expensive because EBMX has changed their business model. They no longer sell direct to customer and only to dealers.

My biggest concern is that with a gas bike on a motocross track I have 6 gears to work with. So, half throttle has 6 different "meanings" depending on what gear I'm in. It's really hard to judge your speed on the track but you always know what gear you are in. It's especially important when jumping since coming up short or going long is usually a bad thing. Seems like this would be a simple thing to add to an electric bike by adjusting throttle response. You would more or less have a virtual gear box.

I have sur ron light modded to much so ima b goign to storm 100 direct drive 290mm fron nd rear travel sold

Try the twin hall effect throttle assembly offered by Surron for the 2022 Storm Bee ; mine lost the reverse function but gained an extra " exponential " option on the sport mode ... Turbo makes zero difference on this setting and I've just realised why reverse is deleted . Fun & yet violent in sketchy traction situations ; ie , all offroad riding and an amusing tendency to chirp the rear tyre on solid surfaces ... Also removed that silly horn cause I'm sure ICE riders love surprises

The ultra just seems cleaner. But I think it lacks some power. We need the ultra size and weight. but with say double that power. or like the stark varg.

I have built 2 of my own i would love the uktra bee but price will have to come WAY down before I would buy one.

My personal objective is a true, Platable, Dual-Sport, capable of 70ish mph cruising, with above-avg End User support (that nixes Zero) …. I remain optimistic.

I pick storm bee because I LIKE that dark green vide,

Storm and LightBee are to short. I wonder why there is no L size. I'm 181cm and I don't feel comfortable at any of them.

The suspension on these are adjustable but the suspension is junk. A 2 min test ride will show how bad the forks are. I was about to buy the storm bee but after riding both the ultra and storm i walked away from buying either. Absolute junk which was disappointing as i really wanted to buy the storm before i rode one.

I also have a gasoline motorcycle and if these bikes wouldn't be so expensive i would definitely buy one but because they are expensive i need to think about it long and hard so it won't be a waste of money

A lightweight dirtbike like a 125 weighs right around 200 pounds a full size 450 weighs around 235 pounds. The storm bee is much heavier than any competition style motocross bike.

[12:46] I thought they was coming for me. I dropped my corn flakes, grabbed my roscoe, and ran to the window. Disappointed. Maybe tomorrow.

Dah you 1st reference how your feet hit the ground but don’t say your height so no help

I think most people are going to ride it on the street

12:17 a surron was stolen

You're talking about information that no one needs, or wants to know. Assuming you do this in every video, no I will no subscribe.

Cant subscribe. Until the video is over I might not like you.

does the ultra bee compare in power to a 125 gas bike

What cc are these bikes?? I’m planning on getting one of these as my first bike!