Long relegated to youth and playbike riders, the heyday for electric dirt bikes has somewhat lagged behind the catapulting popularity of other e-bike segments; I guess many of us just aren?t ready to give up our clutch levers. Expect that to change in coming years though, as today?s electric bikes are coming closer to meeting and exceeding their internal combustion counterparts.
The KTM Freeride E platform has proven to be a serious contender year after year, and the 2025 model is hot off the press, offering increased power and range, a 60 mph top speed and street-legal status. It also happens to be endorsed by one of the biggest names in hard enduro. Convinced yet"

If you?re reading this, we?ll assume you?re somewhat familiar with the Freeride E platform, ranked among our favorite electric offerings for 2024. Offering slim dimensions, featherweight flickability, and top-tier components from KTM?s off-road range, the Freeride E is a trials, trails, and playbike, wrapped into one. The latest iteration is based on an all-new chrome-molybdenum steel frame with the motor as a stressed member, and KTM has altered the geometry some for increased stability. A glass-fiber reinforced nylon subframe helps keep weight low, 247 pounds [112 kg] ready to ride.

KTM also went to work on the Freeride?s powerplant, eeking out additional capacity, peak power and range. With three selectable riding modes, you?ll achieve optimized figures of 19.2 kW peak power, 37 Nm of torque and an...