Why RideBenchmark exists

The short version

RideBenchmark is an independent, rider-led publication about high-performance electric rides. It starts with two categories: performance electric scooters and electric dirt bikes (often called e-motos). It exists for one reason — to help someone about to spend thousands of dollars understand what a machine is really like to own, not just what its spec sheet promises.

We are not a manufacturer, a dealer, a testing laboratory or a large review staff. We are a small publication built around first-hand time on these machines, careful research, and labels that tell you exactly where each piece of information came from.

Where it started

RideBenchmark grew out of riding, not out of a keyword list. The owner of the site has owned and ridden a Kaabo King GT Pro — the dual-motor performance scooter many people still search for as the Kaabo Wolf King GT Pro — and rides a 79Bike Falcon Pro electric dirt bike.

Before this site, that riding ended up on video. Kaden, the owner and rider behind RideBenchmark, shares that footage on Road to Trail. The Kaabo owner review links the original videos and distinguishes his reported results from a controlled test program.

What we cover

At launch, our coverage starts with the two machines the owner knows first-hand:

• Kaabo King GT Pro — a heavy, dual-motor, full-suspension performance scooter.
• 79Bike Falcon Pro — a mid-tier model in 79Bike’s Falcon electric dirt bike range.

From there, coverage will expand to researched comparisons and buying guides on the questions buyers actually struggle with: realistic range, weight and transport, brakes and handling, spare parts and repair, warranty and shipping, and where these machines can legally be ridden.

We add a new category — e-mountain bikes, e-bikes, electric motorcycles, accessories — only when we can say something genuinely useful about it, backed by first-hand experience or solid sources. We will not publish empty category pages or mass-produced spec listings to look bigger than we are.

Who it is for

RideBenchmark is written for adults weighing an expensive purchase: someone comparing a 60-plus mph scooter against a small motorcycle, deciding whether an electric dirt bike suits their riding and their local rules, or asking whether upgrading is worth it. If you care about honest limitations at least as much as exciting performance, you are who we write for.

How we work

We separate four kinds of information and label each one:

1. Owned & ridden — first-hand experience with a machine the owner actually has.
2. Hands-on tested — a documented, repeatable test with logged conditions. None has been published yet, and we will not use this label until one is.
3. Researched — official documents and credible third-party sources, linked and dated.
4. Manufacturer claim — a brand’s published figure, attributed and clearly distinct from anything we observed.

Anything we cannot confirm is marked unknown. The full rules are on our methodology and editorial standards pages.

What we don’t do

• We don’t sell vehicles or parts, and we are not an authorized reseller for any brand.
• We don’t certify safety, guarantee reliability or promise that a machine is street-legal where you live.
• We don’t invent test results, ratings, reviews, testimonials or staff.
• We don’t accept payment to change a recommendation.

How we make money

Some links on RideBenchmark may earn us a commission if you buy through them. Today, that means one relationship: the owner is an approved affiliate of Kaabo USA through the Awin network, and the King GT Pro purchase link on our homepage is that affiliate link. We label it where it appears. Commissions never decide which machine is right for a reader, and a product without an affiliate program can still be recommended. Details are in our affiliate disclosure.

Tell us when we’re wrong

If a model name, trim, spec, price or link is wrong, we want to know. Email contact@ridebenchmark.com — our corrections page explains what to include and how we handle it.