Talaria Sting R vs Sur-Ron Light Bee vs Ultra Bee: L1E Specs, Tests and Prices

The Talaria Sting R, the Sur-Ron Light Bee and the Sur-Ron Ultra Bee are often shopped side by side, but in Europe they are sold as three different kinds of road vehicle, with three different licence requirements. This comparison puts the road versions next to each other and separates what dealers claim from what testers measured. The short version: the tests we found cover off-road versions of the Light Bee and Ultra Bee, and none covers the L1E bikes at their 45 km/h limit.

We did not ride any of these bikes. Specs and prices come from European dealer pages (robbo.si, elmox.de, surronbikes.eu, talariabikeseurope.com); test results come from Cycle News and Dirt Bike Magazine (Ultra Bee), Dirt Bike Test (Light Bee X) and 1000PS (Talaria Sting). Our companion article on L1e bikes explains what the category means; this one is about the models.

Which bike is which

• Talaria Sting R L1E: robbo.si lists three homologations for the Sting R: L1e at 25 km/h, L1e at 45 km/h and L3e unlimited with ABS. The MX4 version is off-road only. Another dealer page for the same bike lists a smaller battery and a lower price, so check the exact listing.
• Sur-Ron Light Bee L1E: the road version of the Light Bee. robbo.si lists the 2026 model as class L1e-B, needing a B (car) or AM (moped) licence, with 10 kW peak power. Older listings describe a 60 V, 40 Ah bike with about 6 kW peak, so the name covers several generations.
• Sur-Ron Ultra Bee: the bigger bike. elmox.de (Germany) lists it as class L3e-A1e, which needs an A1 licence or a B196 extension. In the UK, Move Electric reported in 2023 that the Ultra Bee T is road-homologated and the Ultra Bee X is off-road only. In the US the Ultra Bee is not sold as street-legal, according to Cycle News.

At a glance

What has actually been tested

Ultra Bee. Cycle News tested the 2023 US bike on a Tennessee trials course and found it competent, with torque as the standout, good brakes and a suspension about 9.5 inches long that beats most trail bikes. Its range figures are loop-based: an 11-mile loop took nearly an hour and used 60% of the battery, and a 12-mile loop took 1 hour 48 minutes and used 75%. By our arithmetic that is roughly 16 to 18 miles of hard trail riding per full charge, against an 87-mile claim, though the reviewers never started from empty. Dirt Bike Magazine measured 60 to 62 mph on multiple occasions against a claimed 55 to 58 mph, and said full-throttle rides should be limited to about 30 miles. Cycle News later tested the 2025 Ultra Bee HP, which has 18 kW in Sport mode, a 74 V, 60 Ah battery and up to 60 miles of trail riding for intermediate riders.

Light Bee. Dirt Bike Test lists the 2022 Light Bee X at 125 lb, with a stock top speed in the low 40s mph, 20 to 30 miles of trail range and more than 40 miles when riding under 20 mph. It praised the quiet, playful power and criticised the notchy throttle, weak brakes, brittle plastics and cramped cockpit for adults.

Talaria Sting. 1000PS tested the 2023 Sting and gives it 63 kg with ABS, 70 km/h and a positive verdict. It does not give battery capacity or range.

Nobody in our sources tested the L1E versions at their 45 km/h limit, so treat the road-legal range claims as dealer figures.

What the numbers suggest

The Ultra Bee carries the most battery, 4,070 Wh against about 2,700 Wh for the Sting R and about 2,520 Wh for the Light Bee, and it weighs about 21 kg more than the Sting R and 28 kg more than the Light Bee. At the dealer prices above that works out to roughly €1.47 per watt-hour for the Ultra Bee, €1.66 for the Sting R and €2.02 to €2.06 for the Light Bee (our arithmetic; battery energy is volts times amp-hours).

For range, the Ultra Bee's 90 km WMTC claim needs about 45 Wh per kilometre. The trail tests show much shorter distances, but they were hard off-road laps, not steady riding at 45 km/h, so they are no guide to what a road version will do. Ask the dealer for a figure at the speed you will ride.

Weak points reported by testers

These come from off-road versions, so they may not all apply to the road bikes.

• Ultra Bee: the small rear tire loses traction easily, 19-inch wheels limit tire choice, the power switch and kill switch are easy to hit by accident, and a spare battery costs almost half the price of the bike according to Dirt Bike Magazine. Cycle News found no rim locks on the 2025 HP and said the 10-second Turbo mode can cut out at the wrong moment.
• Light Bee X: notchy throttle near zero wheel speed, weak brakes, brittle plastics, a battery that rattles and a durability level below typical dirt bikes.
• Talaria Sting: the 1000PS page we read names no specific weak points, and we found no durability report.

Price check

The same name is priced very differently because sellers list different generations and options. Prices change quickly, and PEV Deals is a deals site that does not sell bikes, so treat all prices as an orientation and open the offer before you rely on a number.

Who it suits

• Talaria Sting R L1E: if you want the most flexible homologation choice and a mid-size battery for the money, and you accept that the listings disagree about its battery and range.
• Sur-Ron Light Bee L1e: if weight matters most. It is the lightest bike here, but the most expensive per watt-hour, and the name covers several versions.
• Sur-Ron Ultra Bee: if you want the biggest battery and the most power and you hold a licence for its class. It is the heaviest and carries a licence requirement the other two may not.

Check your national rules before riding on a public road, because the licence, insurance and plate rules for each class differ between countries.

Where the sources disagree

• Light Bee power: about 6 kW peak (older listings and tests), 8 kW peak for the 2025 off-road bike on Alien Rides, 10 kW peak for the 2026 L1e on robbo.si, and 2,040 W maximum on one dealer page.
• Light Bee battery: 60 V, 40 Ah on older listings and 72 V, 35 Ah on the 2026 listing. Weight: 47, 50, 58 or 59 kg.
• Light Bee top speed: 45 km/h limited, or 72 to 75 km/h with the limiter removed, according to a dealer and a blog. A bike with the limiter removed no longer matches its homologation (our reading).
• Sting R battery: 60 V, 45 Ah on robbo.si and 60 V, 38.4 Ah on talariabikeseurope.com. Range: up to 100 km, at least 85 km at 40 km/h, or 50 km at 70 km/h. Weight: 66, 65 or 63 kg.
• Ultra Bee: 12.5 kW peak for the 2023 to 2024 bike and 18 kW (21 kW in Turbo) for the 2025 HP. Move Electric quotes 7 kWh and "5 kW peak" for the 12.5 kW drivetrain, which does not match 74 V times 55 Ah. Range: 87 miles, 90 km WMTC or 140 km at 40 km/h.
• Top speed of the Ultra Bee: 56 mph claimed by Cycle News, 55 to 58 mph claimed and 60 to 62 mph measured by Dirt Bike Magazine.

Sources: robbo.si (Talaria Sting R TL4000; Sur-Ron Light Bee L1e 2026); talariabikeseurope.com (Sting R L1e); surronbikes.eu (Light Bee L1E); elmox.de (Sur-Ron Ultra Bee); Move Electric (Ultra Bee, 2023); Cycle News (2023 Ultra Bee review; 2025 Ultra Bee HP review); Dirt Bike Magazine (Ultra Bee review); Dirt Bike Test (2022 Light Bee X); 1000PS (Talaria Sting 2023, comparison with Light Bee L1EX); Alien Rides (Light Bee X and Ultra Bee listings).