Best Razor Electric Rides: Dirt Bikes, Crazy Carts, and Scooters

Razor owns the years after Power Wheels. From roughly age 8 to 14 — after ride-on cars get embarrassing and before anything street-legal enters the picture — no brand comes close to Razor's grip on what kids actually ride. The reason is simple: Razor builds real machines at toy-adjacent prices, and it has been refining the same handful of them for two decades.

The lineup sorts into three families, and the right pick depends entirely on which kid you have.

The Dirt Bike Kid: MX Dirt Rockets

The MX line is Razor's crown jewel and the standard progression for young riders. The MX350 (24V, up to 14 mph) is the entry point — twist throttle, hand brake, knobby tires, and enough speed to be genuinely exciting for an 8-11 year old learning real controls. The MX500 (36V, around 15 mph) adds torque and a 220 lb weight limit. The MX650 (36V, 17 mph) is the flagship: larger frame, dual suspension feel, and the bike a 12-year-old will not outgrow by summer. All three use chain drives like real dirt bikes, all three want dirt or grass rather than pavement, and all three require a helmet without negotiation. We keep a full MX350 vs MX650 comparison if you are stuck between the bookends.

The Drift Kid: Crazy Cart

The Crazy Cart is the most original thing Razor has ever built — a 24V cart with a caster-mounted rear end and a drift bar that lets the rider slide, spin, and drive fully sideways at up to about 12 mph. There is no learning curve problem here; there is the opposite, a kid who refuses to get out. It is a pavement machine (driveways, cul-de-sacs, empty courts), it chews through smooth-surface tires as a design feature, and it is the correct answer for the kid who watched one drift video and never recovered. The larger Crazy Cart XL extends the same idea to bigger teens and adults, because the adults kept stealing the kids' carts.

The Neighborhood Kid: Power Core Scooters and the Dune Buggy

Razor built its empire on kick scooters, and the electric Power Core line is the low-commitment entry to the brand: the Power Core E100 gives an 8-year-old around 11 mph and long runtimes from a hub motor with basically zero maintenance. It is the cheapest real electric vehicle a kid can own and the right first taste of throttle for a cautious rider.

The Dune Buggy is the sleeper of the lineup — a tiny 24V go-kart with a bucket seat, roll cage side rails, and knobby rear tires that does about 10 mph on grass and dirt. It fits the kid who wants to drive rather than ride, and it remains one of the most underrated machines Razor sells. For a fuller go-kart comparison, our Crazy Cart vs electric go-kart guide covers that decision.

What to Know Before Buying Any of Them

Three universals across the brand. Batteries: Razor still ships sealed lead-acid packs — cheap to replace, heavy, and honest for 30-45 minutes of hard riding, not the marketing number. Charge after every ride and top up monthly in the off-season or the battery dies young. Age labels: Razor's official ages skew high (the MX350 says 13+; the riding world treats it as 8+ with gear and supervision) — use your judgment about your kid, not the sticker. Gear: everything on this page goes 10-17 mph. Helmet always; knee and elbow pads for the dirt bikes and the Crazy Cart. These are not ride-on toys, and that is precisely why kids want them.