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this E–Bike is basically just an Electric Motorcycle you can ride on bike trails

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This e-bike unlocks into a 35 mph electric dirt bike — and switches back to a bicycle the second a cop rolls up.

The Ariel Rider Grizzly doesn’t pretend to be a commuter e-bike. It’s a 105-pound, dual-motor, dual-battery machine built to blur the line between a Class 2 bicycle and a light electric motorcycle, and creator The Inja’s review makes the case that it’s already crossed it. Shipped with a legal 20 mph cap to keep it welcome on bike trails, the Grizzly hides a throttle-only top end north of 35 mph once that limiter is removed.

• Dual hub motors run 1,000W continuous each, peaking around 1,850W per motor for a combined 3,700W on tap.
• A dual-battery setup totaling 52V 35Ah (1,820 Wh) — a 15Ah pack in the center frame and a 20Ah pack on the rear — delivers roughly 36 miles of range at full throttle on both motors, or up to 75 miles riding conservatively on pedal assist.
• A handlebar toggle switches the bike between front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive, letting a rider de-power the front hub and roll away looking like an ordinary bicycle.

The Numbers Behind the Grizzly’s Power

Strip away the fat tires and foot pegs and the spec sheet reads like a small motorcycle’s. Combined output of 3,700W peak puts the Grizzly well past what most Class 2 or Class 3 e-bikes offer, and the 1,820 Wh battery bank is roughly triple the capacity of a typical commuter e-bike pack. That’s the tradeoff built into the design: enough juice for 36 miles of flat-out, both-motors riding, or enough restraint dialed in through the throttle to stretch a charge to 75 miles.

The factory 20 mph limit exists for a specific reason — it keeps the Grizzly classified as a Class 2 e-bike, which is what allows it onto bike paths and multi-use trails in the first place. Unlock that limiter, as The Inja demonstrates in the video, and the bike will run 35 to 36 mph on throttle alone, a speed that puts it firmly in moped or light-motorcycle territory.

A Switch That Solves the Legal Problem

The feature that separates the Grizzly from a typical high-power e-bike is the handlebar toggle governing which motor is engaged. Riders can run front-wheel drive only, rear-wheel drive only, or all-wheel drive with both hubs firing. According to the review, that toggle isn’t just a traction gimmick — it’s a way to instantly downgrade the bike’s profile if a rider gets stopped.

De-power the front hub, and a 3,700-watt trail machine looks and rides like a plain bicycle again — pedals and all.

Because the Grizzly retains working pedals in every mode, it keeps the legal footing of a bicycle even while carrying the hardware of a dirt bike. That’s the loophole The Inja’s review keeps coming back to: nothing about the frame, the throttle, or the unlocked top speed disqualifies it from being ridden as a Class 2 e-bike, provided the rider dials it back when it matters.

Built Like a Trail Bike, Not a Bicycle

The chassis backs up the numbers. The Grizzly rolls on 20×4-inch CST fat tires, with inverted adjustable hydraulic suspension up front and a dual rear coilover/air shock setup in back — components more at home on a motocross bike than a beach cruiser. Tektro hydraulic disc brakes handle stopping power, and passenger foot pegs make clear this is meant to carry two people the way a real motorcycle would.

All of that hangs off a 105-pound frame, heavy for an e-bike but light next to any registered electric motorcycle. That weight-to-power ratio is exactly what makes the Grizzly interesting to riders who’ve been eyeing machines like Sur-Ron’s Light Bee but want something that still legally rides where bicycles are allowed — a niche InfoSearched has tracked before in pieces like Beast Electric 4X4: Off Road Vehicle and Fastest Electric Wheel Ever!.

What The Inja’s review keeps circling back to is that toggle switch — front, rear, or all-wheel drive, selectable mid-ride. It’s the single piece of hardware doing the work of keeping a 3,700-watt, 35-mph machine inside the rules written for pedal bikes, and it’s the reason the Grizzly reads less like an e-bike with a big battery and more like an electric dirt bike that happens to fold itself back into a bicycle on command.