Equilibrium in Motion...

There are not too many players in the American motorcycle startup scene who have taken a concept to production as fast as Ryvid. They also remain true American, manufacturing in California. How do they do that? I sat down with Dong Tran, the CEO of Ryvid, to find out more.

Deepesh Rathore April 10, 2025 — 21 minutes read

It needs a lot of chutzpah to manufacture electric motorcycles in California. The state is expensive when it comes to labor and environmental norms. But what if you design the product in such a way that assembly becomes easy? Ryvid did that. The whole frame is a stainless steel monocoque - everything is stamped out of 4 x 8 sheets and then fastened together with PEM nuts. The underslung battery can be detached and attached easily.

What is fascinating is that Ryvid maintains this cool simplicity throughout their design process. In the end they created a motorcycle that can be DIY maintained including things like removing and replacing the motor and controller.

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