Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

In charge of the city

Every now and again you ride a bike that takes you by surprise. For me, the Maeving RM-1 was one of them. Pre-ride, I thought that I pretty much had it figured out: another 125cc-equivalent electric bike that will eventually turn out to be a bit of a toy without much consideration for what a motorcycle should be like, only what constitutes urban mobility.

I was wrong.

The Maeving is a thoroughly pleasant bike to ride, with quality components, and plenty of thought put into making it ride well, not just to get you from A to B. But let’s start from the beginning…

Mae-what?

If you haven’t heard from Maeving, that’s because the company has only been in public existence for a few months, and at

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