Sell your electric dirt bike

Which bike is it?

To sell your electric dirt bike we first need to know exactly what it is. Send a side-on photo and one of the stamped frame number. That usually settles it, even when the stickers have gone.

Sur-Ron: Light Bee X, Storm Bee, Ultra Bee

The Light Bee X runs a 60V pack and is the bike most owners start modifying. Step up to the Ultra Bee and you get 74V, or 104V on the Storm Bee. Our Light Bee X buying guide takes controllers and 72V conversions one at a time.

Talaria: Sting, Sting R, XXX

Every Talaria here runs a 60V pack, from 38Ah on the original Sting to 45Ah on the Sting R. The XXX, also badged X3, is closest to a Light Bee in size: here's how we value a Talaria XXX or X3.

Stark Varg: MX, EX, SM

Full-size electric motocross from Stark Future, with 80hp from the Alpha MX. The MX is for the track; the EX and SM were designed to be registered.

E Ride Pro: SS, SR, SE, Mini R

Every bike in the current UK line-up carries a 72V battery, from the 30Ah Mini R up to the 50Ah SS 3.0 and SR.

Other makes on the form

Our form also lists the KTM Freeride E-XC and Segway's X160 and X260. Anything else, choose "Other" and we'll say honestly if we can price it.

Worried about the 2026 seizure change?

No warning needed from 29 June 2026

Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 covers a vehicle ridden carelessly, or off-road without lawful authority, so that it alarms, distresses or annoys people (or is likely to). Police used to have to warn the rider before seizing it. The Crime and Policing Act 2026, s.8 removed that step for riding from 29 June 2026. Our plain-English guide to e-bike seizures has the full background.

Selling up is a lawful choice

Owning or selling an off-road e-moto is still lawful. Lost the land you rode on? Selling to a buyer who does the checks is a clean way out.

Bikes we turn down

Crashed or dead bikes are fine, and so are modified ones. What we refuse is a bike you can't show you bought or own. We also turn away any bike whose stamped number is missing, or has been ground off or changed. And we won't take one that police have seized or are investigating.

If one applies, you'll hear it on the first call. This isn't legal advice, and the law moves, so check GOV.UK.

How we price an e-dirt bike

Four things move the price most. Give us the detail up front and, if the bike matches, the figure we quote is the one we pay.

Start with the pack

The battery is the dearest part on all of these bikes, from a 60V Light Bee pack to the 7.2kWh unit in a Varg EX. Lost range costs money, as does a winter spent flat. Swollen cases cost more. Screenshots of the health or cycle count help. Our guide to battery health and resale value explains the checks.

Upgrades and conversions

A known-brand controller or pack fitted properly can add value, and home-made wiring rarely does. List what's on it and who fitted it. Say which original parts you've kept.

The charger and the bits in the shed

Hand over both keys and any stock parts you removed. Missing the charger costs a little, because the next owner has to buy one.

A receipt that matches the stamped number

A dealer invoice in your name showing the same frame number as the bike is worth money on its own. Registered bikes need their V5C too.

Dead pack or crash damage? We still make an offer, just as we do when selling a machine that doesn't run. Rough figures are in what a used Sur-Ron fetches. The two-minute offer form gets you a number to say yes or no to.

Ownership checks before any money moves

Your photo ID and proof of ownership get checked on the day, and we read the frame number against your documents. Only when they line up do we pay and load.

• Driving licence or passport, in the name on your paperwork.
• The dealer invoice. Without one we'll look at an order confirmation or bank statement, or the finance agreement.
• The V5C, if it's one of the registered road versions.
• Frame number photo before we set off. We check it again in person.

Bought privately? A seller's written receipt plus your bank transfer record usually does. Still on finance? We clear the lender and pay you the rest.

Where these bikes can legally be ridden

Most Sur-Ron, Talaria, Stark Varg and E Ride Pro models are not road legal. They're for private land with the landowner's permission, and tracks. We never suggest riding a non-road-legal bike on public roads.

An electric bike only counts as a pedal cycle (an EAPC) if it has working pedals, a motor rated at 250 watts continuous or less, and assistance that cuts out at 15.5mph, as the GOV.UK rules for electric bikes explain. A Sur-Ron or Talaria has no pedals and many times that power, so in law it's a moped or motorcycle. Before it can use a road it needs type approval and registration. Then it needs tax and insurance, and a rider with the right licence.

Off-road has limits too. Under the Road Traffic Act 1988, s.34, it's an offence to ride a motor vehicle on a footpath or bridleway without lawful authority. Common land and moorland are covered too.

A few bikes leave the factory ready to register. From Sur-Ron that means the Light Bee L1e and the Ultra Bee T. Talaria sells L1E versions, and Stark has the Varg EX and SM. Our guide to Sur-Ron road legality in the UK covers the detail.