August Beck, who is 6 going on 7 and had never ridden a motorcycle before, helped us test the 2022 Greenger x Honda CRF-E2 electric dirtbike. Photos by Kevin Wing.

Do you remember the pure joy of your first motorcycle ride" If you started young, you probably have magical memories of ripping around your neighborhood on a Honda Mini Trail, a Rupp Dart Cycle, or some other minibike.

Or if you had trails or a track nearby, maybe you rode a little dirtbike like a Yamaha PW50 or Honda Z50R.

Weighing 106 lb and with a max load of 99 lb, the CRF-E2 is the electric equivalent to a 50cc dirtbike.

If you were lucky, you got a minibike for your birthday or Christmas. If you weren?t, you nagged your parents incessantly to buy one or befriended the kid down the street who had one.
Childhood isn?t as carefree as it used to be, and neighbors aren?t as forgiving of noise. Minibikes and peewee dirtbikes are still sold at local dealerships and outdoor retailers, but there are fewer places to ride them ? and fewer parents willing to let their kids do so.

The CRF-E2 has red plastic bodywork, as well as blue and white graphics mimicking those of Honda Performance dirtbikes like the CRF450R and CRF250R.

Stepping Stones

My buddy Paul Beck and I met on monthly adventure rides hosted by our local BMW dealership. His wife, Allison, became friends with my wife, Carrie, and in 2015, soon after Paul and Allison had their first child, August, they bought a house down the stre...