30 solution possible, it was equally important for Tran to ensure that any weight on the bike was positioned correctly. Thus, the entire layout of the bike was based on getting the weight in exactly the right place to deliver a comfortable, smooth and reliable ride. “As a motorcycle guy, weight distribution was really important to me,” explains Tran. “A lot of electric motorcycles out there are basically two wheels with a motor and a battery. Many manufacturers don’t really look at them as motorcycles – they just put a motor on and they go, but very often their ride and handling end up being really poor. “Just because a bike is electric doesn’t mean it has to have crappy ride and handling. The majority of our weight is on the lower half of the bike, which makes it very manoeuvrable. We’re one of the very few bikes that have perfect 50–50 distribution. We did that through the motor and battery placement, and it allows the person to do the shifting, not the bike.” All this results in a machine with exceptional performance. Tran says it can “pretty much beat any bike off the line” and can reach 30 mph in an eyewateringly rapid 1.2 seconds. After that, the performance tails off a little, taking around five seconds to reach 60 mph and reaching a top speed of 84 mph. But it can also be tamed for more rookie riders. “I think performance for this bike is more than it needs to be overall,” smiles Tran. “We’ve had people who ride 600s hop on our bike and think it’s way faster because the feeling of not shifting, the continuous power. It’s very smooth, but it can also be toned down with the Eco mode, which is about half that performance, to make it more manageable.” Adaptability for all Ryvid has cleverly developed a threebikes-in-one solution to reach as many customers as possible. The Anthem is designed to be the city commuter, the Outset has a more rugged demeanour and is marketed as a bike for adventure in urban areas and beyond, while the third, currently codenamed the Mini, is coming soon. The main chassis, frame, motor and battery are all the same across the range, and the only differences are in the suspension, seat, headlights and handlebars. The entry-level Mini, which will be similar to a Honda Grom, is “aesthetically very different” but still built off the same chassis, just with 15 inch wheels, smaller suspension, different seats and a lower price. “Our three models share 80% of their components,” explains Tran. “That allows us to scale really quickly with the supply chain and everything is interchangeable. So, a customer can buy Anthem headlights and put them on the Outset and vice versa. The same with the seat and side panels, and we even offer detachable coloured panels for a quick colour change. “Accessories are a really important aspect of this type of bike, so we also have built-in inserts for M6 fasteners all over the bike, so you can attach anything to the frame, and we have already developed a lot of aftermarket parts for that. These bikes are extremely versatile and we don’t play this up enough, but you can really customise them to your liking.” When it comes to manufacturing, the bikes have been split down into five sub-assemblies – the swing arm and integrated motor, the frame, the front end, the seat, and the rest – and an entire unit can be put together, from scratch, by a single person in around an hour and a half. Do that with five people in parallel, and suddenly hand-made volumes rapidly rise. That time-efficient manufacturing approach is, of course, ideal for the market the team is targeting. The low May/June 2025 | E-Mobility Engineering Dossier | Ryvid The folded frame enables a full bike to be manufactured in just 90 minutes Ryvid CEO Dong Tran has ambitious plans for the company across the Far East
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