This Ebike is FAST! Spark Bandit Review

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The Spark Bandit packs a serious punch with its 40 amp controller paired up to a 52v battery delivering peak power bursts north of 2000w which leads to flirting with 40 MPH top speeds in ideal conditions. I've rode a lot of moped style ebikes in my day, and very few of them are as exhilarating as the Spark Bandit. But does the power and comfort justify the $3,000 price tag? In this video I'll show you everything you need to know about the Spark Bandit so you can answer that question for yourself.
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[@denniebone388]

Spark Cycle Works is an excellent company to purchase from and their customer support services is outstanding. The first Bandit I bought from them was totally destroyed on January 30th of this year by a SUV making an illegal turn while I was riding it and I was almost destroyed too. Me spending 3 months in the hospital/rehabilitation center learning how to do everything all over again and I'm still recovering but walking again. Long story short I bought me another Bandit this November against my family wishes and although I can't ride it yet but still I had to do it. I'm not going to let an accident stop me from doing what I enjoy the most and I'm thankful to be alive today to enjoy life again.

[@SparkCycleworks]

Thank you so much for taking the time to review the Bandit! Loved watching the video and will be sure to show our whole team.

[@MrT-tn4qe]

One recommendation I have is don't use the warped wheels. Most people like wheels that aren't pre-warped like that, for safety reasons. If warped wheels are just part of your business model I'm not sure that is the best decision there considering more high end bikes come with true wheels

[@russwoodward8251]

I like the longer wheelbase, it really smooths the ride. Spark is an excellent company, I appreciate that they honor the right to repair. Thanks again Matt. Nice review.

[@Filterdissman]

I think I found my new Ebike. Highly impressed with the quality of this bike. Wow. Great video. Thank you so much for breaking everything down. You have a new subscriber! 😎

[@OhNoesNoey]

Expensive bike, but you can tell the parts they use are pretty darn good. Not to mention, they went with street tires, which most sellers go with knobby tires instead.

[@moonshotsilver]

As you say a video of this side by side against the Wired Freedom would be good to see. Thanks for the video

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

This might edge it out in top speed

[@Bengafriends]

That was a pleasant surprise. Nice to see some made in the USA bikes killing it

[@mmmmosaic]

We've now seen two new Z06 Corvettes in your videos. Still haven't seen one in person and I'm in a major city. Nice.

[@Jhubble515]

Wish they would add a torque sensor to the bike. I was on the fence because I love to pedal so I ended up going with the Juiced Hyperscrambler 2 because it pedals so good with the torque sensor.

[@aceazar2806]

How do you like it?

[@morelukeplayz6953]

Looks cool, hope to get one someday!

[@wilfredpapaya4739]

Hope to see more videos of moped style e-bikes. Spark bandit sure is an interesting one.

[@blayses3116]

I feel that we get a lot of moped style bike, I want to see more powerful bikes with a normal seat

[@KuleGuy27]

I'll definitely be getting this bike when I'm older, it looks pretty cool, but I have range anxiety lol.

[@mjrtensepian1727]

Nice package overall; docs, accesories, the 12v circuit, etc shows a lot of care & consideration went into it. *Any chance you'll cover the Ristretto 512? Looks pretty slick, and as someone who lives in a hilly area, the proposition of a moped style ebike with a mid-drive is very intriguing.

[@horsepastedelish]

I would love to see him review the Ristretto but he seems to focus more on budget friendly generic Chinese ebikes.

[@rcsendandblast1579]

You do a lot of e bikes 👊😎 Im a fan uhuu 👌☺️

[@WyomingRider]

Wow! really like that bike a lot.

[@CheesieTreesDrewG.]

Great Videos but you really need to stop at STOP signs.. It feels different when you have had multiple people pass like that.

[@CosmosChill]

Can you do a possible review on the coswheel gt20 or the sondors madmods e-bikes?

[@Altema22]

The power ramps up, which is good for not flipping you on your back, but not great for starting off at the bottom of a parking garage ramp. The cruising speed is the main attraction here, and although they could have gone for a higher torque windings, that comes at the loss of speed. The Wired Freedom is great and I love the performance, but the difference here is the Bandit has a real moped frame with legal safety gear and a real VIN. The Wired Freedom is a gray market e-bike that, unfortunately, can never be completely legal. Most people are ok with that, and so am I because I believe rider responsibility is more important than vehicle limits. And if you don't care about limits at all, the Bandit can be upgraded to cruise at 60 - 70mph.

[@TailHappyTV]

Very good points

[@kirkslayden834]

Liquid tape works really good to keep water out of the electrical

[@sunnydays3476]

I love the bike and all the goodies

[@VEGITAS4]

I like how you pronounce mirrors as meers

[@kirkslayden834]

My gear shifters exactly like that one and it looks like the hydraulic brake system is exactly what's on Ariel Ryder bikes

[@diyathomevn]

What amazes me is second only to the talent required to do things like this, your scooter is like a rocket, Overall nice package; Documents, accessories, 12v circuits, etc. show a lot of care and consideration. thank you very much for the experience, it was a great event, that is the result that usually looks good after such an effort.

[@beanffcc3103]

Can you review the z8 E-bike. Thank you, Bean

[@soaring6825]

Bad ass bike but I think I would prefer the 2024 60v wired freedom! Mine comes this month so I might be a little biased hehehe. From what I can see the wired freedom is able to get more speed going downhill from the videos I’ve seen and it’s cheaper, but it definitely doesn’t have an option for another battery. Super cool bike regardless def will catch more eyes then the wired

[@MrT-tn4qe]

Yea and the Wired doesn't come with warped wheels like this piece of junk does

[@davidjulseth8667]

We're both about the same size, with all the 2024 upgrades to the wired freedom, do you have a personal preference this or wired?

[@tonyholmes9024]

Id like to see a race between this bike,wired freedom,The Goat bike and lyric X.

[@Mercstar]

If I had 3 grand burning a hole in my pocket, this is where it would go.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

If they sent them to the UK I'd buy one immediately. For any of the cool bikes I'd need to use a postal redirect service which would increase the cost so much.

[@umi.1498]

nope get a talaria xxx cost 3grand, way more fun.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@umi.1498 doesn't actually cost 3 grand though. After all the fees and shipping it's more like 3500.

[@Mercstar]

​@@umi.1498 The Talaria is in a whole different bracket, e-bikes with pedals are allowed to ride on sidewalks in my area. E-bikes without pedals are only allowed on dirt trails, that just isn't useful to me.

[@justinsane7128]

Dude! Your reviews are really growing on me. 😎

[@Jujubees225]

Can you link what handlebars they used?

[@ConwayCreator]

Async A1 Pro says 150 miles on one charge. Review this one next

[@kirkslayden834]

Well I see your in Santa Monica and I think now this is guessing I think you live in Long Beach I've been all over them places I pretty much grew up there

[@kirkslayden834]

I mounted my mirrors as far as outward as I could yours or in so it's going to be hard to look what's behind you you're going to see your body or your arms

[@kirkslayden834]

I just bought a aerial rider for $3,100 but I add some stuff so it was 3700 but it's dual battery front and rear motor the rear motors 1300 watts and the front motors 1000 watts and it's supposedly goes 37 mph and I've already had it for about 3 or 4 days now and I can't even ride it cuz a damn rain and too cold for my old ass oh and I almost forgot it's 52 volts also and it seems to be really high off the ground maybe 36 inches or 38 in from the seat height and it's really nice looking too

[@jessjmanns]

Certificate of orgin means you own it 100% and wont have to register it. You do not get that with a car. That goes to the state. Government will never have a claim, Unless you give it to them?

[@SpaceLord2025]

just curious where do you get all the money for all these bikes dude? if i may ask? are they donated?

[@ELECTRICBIKEDIYLIFE]

I swear every time you're doing the test ride when you do the first main traffic part, there always seems to be a Tesla there. I don't know, maybe I'm just seeing things.

[@rickymahoney6664]

Seems like a solid company

[@onetenoh7779]

Thanks for the video. My apologies if you have stated it in previous videos, what is your weight? Thanks.

[@kirkslayden834]

And my mirrors look exactly the same but they're black you've got a thumb throttle and I've got a twist throttle it's like a half twist throttle

[@noet5329]

I've got my duel battery Bandit to hit 46 mph. It's an amazing bike!

[@sawyerpac9878]

Hi my friend how come your not have painted your wall yet happy tall man ?

[@franciscosalazar2031]

Is their a reason why you have 2 channels

[@rcsendandblast1579]

Question. If a high power 40 amp 18 by 2700 lithium ion battery being one of the high amp batteries. is it safe to draw so many amps. I used to vape along time ago when we measured and built all our own tube mods and cloud chuckers. I learned that the batteries didn’t like to be maxed out and got hot quickly The batteries in this bike have to be more then 40 amp batteries if the controller can push 40 amps. With all the bikes you’ve tested how many have had battery failures. Mabey one last q. Where should one store their e bike for safety 😊👍

[@TailHappyTV]

different cells have different amp discharge ratings. not sur eon the specs for most. The only battery I have ever had fail me was the $2400 Chi Battery Systems 72v 38ah which I paid for in full. They don't have any circuits built into their battery preventing it from going below the minimum voltage cut off, and it went under 60v, all the way down to 5v and now will no longer charge above 80% (77v, where 84v should be max) and also it won't hold a charge, the voltage will drop on it's own with no load, after about a week it will drain to 0. Most ebikes have circuits built in to prevent this from happening. Not Chi.

[@rcsendandblast1579]

@@TailHappyTV Thanks dude. I appreciate the info 👊😎 I have a luckeep fat tire folding e bike It has a IP rating of 6/5 Is that okay to use in wet conditions. Like raining or no probably not I would assume

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

​@@rcsendandblast1579ip of 65 means you can ride it in the rain no problem.

[@rcsendandblast1579]

@@JudeTheKZbinPoopersubscribe Thanks Bro 👊😎

[@nicod974]

Hill climb is disappointing, it must be a delta configuration. Also convex mirrors are better and smaller

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

Motor is geared for top speed instead of torque off the line. And some bikes don't give you all the power until you're going a certain speed.

[@VEGITAS4]

17:39 You scared the cake! How could you, you heartless bastard! Cake lives matter!

[@FlTreasureHunter]

Are you allowed to sell the bikes they give you? If so let me know pls.

[@exforrestranger8475]

At 14:43 what is the other channel?

[@graalcool]

Juiced Joyrides

[@GixrGuy]

Peace be with you😌 Your videos are soo enjoyable😀 The Feel Good PEV channel🤟

[@colinwhite144]

It's £2.795 it's cheaper buying a kit like I've said I've got all lights and all suspenshion I'll admit the back is better than mine it's a lot of money to go that speed wivh doesn't do that load of load yes on load no depends on weight of person

[@slickrick4912]

What motor does this use, why is it so fast?

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

High amp controller

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

Although it’s probably one of the worst electric scooters out there for $995, but can you still review Honda’s motocompacto?

[@joerunge3915]

why not get sunglasses that aren't polarized?

[@TailHappyTV]

touche

[@AdamLarson23]

I like that he checks that

[@WBBClips]

It costs as much as a used car, so it should come with all that documentation. 😄

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

It's pretty cool that you can actually get it registered and plated. I can imagine in the future they'll be enforcing the laws lol.

[@ChaseMavrick]

Who knows of a super lightweight that goes 30+?

[@randomtrendz]

Does it match up to the wired it’s looks too long

[@versatyledc]

This is a great E-Bike but after seeing it struggle to handle certain terrain it makes me glad I have the Grizzly

[@denniebone388]

I own two Bandits with dual batteries, the first one I bought in 2021, the second one I bought in November of this year and both of them are fast as hell. My first one has Speedster tires on them and I always win races against guys riding their v52 Grizzly hands down. It’s the tires, the condition of the roads, the weather and the weight of the rider that makes the difference in the ride of the Bandit. My 2023 Bandit with Speedster tires also is much faster than my first one and the Grizzly guy’s don’t even try to challenge me to a race on it. I get up to 40 plus miles an hour every time and be looking at the Grizzly in my rear view mirrors.

[@chrissinclair8705]

I had a Bandit...A Suzuki 2005 Bandit 1200. It had just a little more than 2 HP. Just a little. Lol.

[@sawyerpac9878]

I mean you tail happy /TV get painting your wall or looks bad buddy.

[@savage-goose]

Looks like a Freego DK200 "stretch" version, lol. Cool bike, good specs but it's too long and wayyyyyy to expensive.

[@BruceGordon925]

Went bankrupt

[@nickenspierregaming7691]

We need to get him to 100k

[@antoniochao5254]

the same as goat power,....

[@sety409]

what's your shampoo?

[@TailHappyTV]

chain lube 😜⚡️🤙

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

If you compare all these fast 2k+ moped style e-bikes to wired freedom, it seems like wired freedom beats them all for the price point. Also, I don’t like the fact that all these moped style e-bikes can’t have any kinds of baskets. It can only haul the rider him/herself, no passenger no cargo nothing else.

[@wilfredpapaya4739]

Wired Freedom is the best price point only if you are local to Chicago. The $1,999 price tag is for a limited time. A 2 month delivery time and $250 in shipping needs to be considered.

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

@@wilfredpapaya4739 although I don’t like the fact that they charge $200+ for shipping while many cheaper e-bikes offer free shipping, but like I said, if you compare it to all these fast (38mph+) moped style e-bikes, they are all pretty expensive I believe the the cheapest one is 2.6K for the similar specs, even if you add $200 shipping for the wired freedom, it is still cheaper than all these fast moped style e-bikes.

[@omozeoyarebu4444]

Most moped style ebikes sale the rear racks separately. I have an Ariel Rider Grizzly and with the rear rack, i can mount a milk crate basket

[@jfly2249]

120 TPI tires on a moped style bike is pretty stupid as is a thumb throttle. The slow start and weak acceleration is another head scratcher. The idea that a small company that assembles in America but of 100% Chinese parts is somehow superior to what the good Chinese manufacturers are turning out is probably misplaced. Where are iPhones made after all?

[@johnrob3215]

Do you even have a clue as a why they’re beginning and to include Vin numbers with these bikes? You can’t be this clueless…

[@legonut78]

Ironically, it’s riders like him that are the reason ebike crackdowns are inevitable.

[@johnrob3215]

@@legonut78 I know I've been fighting it for about 6 months to a year now but I don't think I'm doing any good

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

Nice bike and review, I realize your busy, and seemingly lack patience, but please take your time when you put things together, use the right tool/torque for the job... When you get sent products "free" in the mail, doesn't mean you shouldn't treat things with respect..Someone will own these products after you..Just some much needed constructive criticism, both figuratively and literally...Entitled American behavior is my weak spot, even when displayed by myself..Which happens..

[@TailHappyTV]

It probably looks more dramatic on camera than it really is sometimes, the drill is always set on a low torque setting then bolts are tightened by hand, but that's boring to show - if that's what you're referring to - although I have to admit I did mess up a few times in my early days 😆

[@josiahamaze]

No bro you're "American" tendencies were definitely showing and what's worst is your California American tendencies were showing. I liked this video but didn't like you running people off bike paths and cutting thru traffic for a youtube review. I would def support but your vibe just aint it. Good luck in the future though bro.

[@DriverJ-N]

@@josiahamazehe won’t need luck he already made it 🤷‍♂️

[@user-jr2vy2el6f]

@@TailHappyTV Dude it's fine and shows you are human! Great review once again Sir

[@edwardadkins519]

Being American seems to be your go to for off handed aggressive behavior? I do suggest you chill out on railing this guy on his own channel. Don't like it? Kick Rocks. I say this because I would never hop onto a Mexican Bike Channel or other country and start pissing on the comments about they're Mexican behavior. I'm eyeballing you, comment man, with an American Grin🧨😁🧬

[@mkeonine]

U should wear a helmet, sir. Better to be safe than sorry.

[@Renaissancematrix]

Costs a down-payment of a car especially to be built in america instead of one branded by someone in america by China sources smh is cheaper just to order from China yourself and get a better bike

[@Jhubble515]

I can't believe you never meet any "karens" on the boardwalk or cali incline

[@jimgagne3801]

I'm in Boston...And I thought we drive like assholes.

[@kirkslayden834]

Not enough power buddy I've seen you take other bikes on that little Sand Hill with no problem that one's not working

[@mattbesaw2790]

3000 bucks? For?

[@colinwhite144]

The back wheel is out the tyre isn't put on properly I've got same motor 2000wat 52v20amp battery 45amp controller on stand 54mph on the road 40mph that is the speed for a 2000wat motor to get to over 40mph you have to go quite a long way on flat road and best thing is accelerator 30mph in 4 seconds now I'm taking about the kit which coat £989 that's much cheaper than that bike. I've noticed when u send a message you don't reply because what your saying is a bit not write do you aggre your a sales person for different company 😊😊

[@DrRevKing]

🤮$3,000!!?? And NOT an all terrain-type Ebike that doesn't have enough torque to climb a moderate grade? NOPE! Nice review but this does NOT touch the Wired Freedom in any capacity. Not that this vendor is doing this, but sadly all too often when they say "Made in America" it equals GREED. Being "one nation Under God" should NEVER come with an inflated price! Stay Safe.

[@justinborysenko3885]

Built in the US vs China

[@miniac60]

Ok, let's pay some Chinese wages not some Americans a living wage.🙄

[@monsterhog1118]

Commie Bot?

[@LMV123]

It climbed those grades easily! Just because it doesn’t have nobby tread doesn’t mean it’s a bad deal, this thing is so much more of a steal than a super 73 or a bullet, the wired freedom is an insanely good deal, but that doesn’t mean this is a bad deal.

[@slimdunkin117]

Wired freedom isn’t street legal..this one can be registered as a legal moped

[@CommentLikeDescribe]

Awesome bike for $2k. =/

[@MrT-tn4qe]

Nice warped back wheel they come with. Not sure about you, but I prefer my wheels not pre-warped like that, not a good feature in my opinion. Probably why nobody buys these piles of junk

[@kirkslayden834]

That looks pretty weak

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

If there's one bike i wish they'd sell in the uk it would be this. If they could get it MSVA Approved (our version of the DMV i think, then they could sell it as a road legal electric motorcycle.