There are so many choices available to parents to get their kids into motorcycling right now it’s quite bewildering.
Back in the day, you would buy a cheap little runabout two-stroke dirtbike to teach your kids the ropes on a trail or your local track. Now, with the rise of electric power, has come an incredible array of bikes from a range of manufacturers most people have never heard of, so it’s nice when a long-time brand like Kawasaki puts their hat in the ring.
That last point is particularly poignant. Kawasaki is the only one of the four big Japanese manufacturers who have recognized and invested in this emerging kids electric bike market, and they wouldn’t release something unless it was worthy of the name, especially when it’s a first bike and possible lifetime brand loyalty is at stake.
My boy Harvey has been in the fortunate position where he’s been a bit of a test rider for the last few years, starting off with Stacyc 16- and 18-inch wheel bikes and more recently, the first Kawasaki Elektrode that was released in 2022.
That 16-incher was Kawasaki’s first toe in the water for this potentially lucrative market and used a 250W in-wheel brushless motor with three modes that needed to be accessed by a parent for the kid to go faster.
Fast forward a couple of years and after the success of the first Elektrode, the big boy 20-incher has landed. It’s available in two forms, one with front suspension and one without, although curiously they have the same retail price at $2199.
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