We’ve had our eye on Super73 for a while. The Californian company’s electric bikes are cheeky and fun, bridging the gap between bicycles and motorcycles to focus on accessible two-wheeled mobility. Now they’ve cranked it up a few Watts with the reveal of the Super73 C1X concept.
The C1X is Super73’s bid to add bonafide electric motorcycles to their already popular e-bike range. So it doesn’t have pedals, can go 75 mph (claimed) and requires a motorcycle driver’s license to ride. Plus it looks rad, too.

Super73 designed the C1X in response to direct feedback from their customer base. They found that a third of their existing riders wanted to step up to a street-legal motorcycle. So while other motorcycle manufacturers are trying to figure out how to get new riders onto two wheels, Super73 are figuring out how to keep them in the fold. Because it’s designed as a next step for riders already on Super73’s smaller e-bikes, the C1X is deliberately compact. It actually has similar proportions to their current flagship e-bike, the RX, and there’s even a nifty interactive tool on their website, that lets you compare your height to the bike’s size.

To get there, Super73’s design team started by researching current production motorcycles, to figure out what aspects of them stopped potential new riders from taking the plunge. A smaller overall footprint became one of their top priorities?informing many of their des...