Heybike Villian launched as low-cost 45 MPH light electric dirt bike

Heybike is best known for affordable commuter e-bikes, fat-tire cruisers, and city-friendly rides. But the company is now stepping well outside the bike lane with something very different. Meet the Villain – a compact electric e-moto that looks and rides far more like a Sur-Ron–style light electric dirt bike than anything you’d legally call an electric bicycle.

And crucially, it does so at a price point aimed at riders who want electric dirt-bike fun without dropping full-on motorcycle money.

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