A gorgeous Canadian cafe racer that lives in the blurry zone between e-bike and light motorcycle, and is almost always sold out. We decode the honest range, the unusual public-charging trick, the boutique ownership reality, and who it is for. Sources on everything.
A beautiful, honestly-specced electric cafe racer from a tiny Squamish, BC builder. It quotes its real-world range rather than a best case, runs to 65 mph, charges at public EV stations, and is street legal with DOT lighting. Plan for 55 to 65 real miles, ~$8,300 to ride away, and the catch is scarcity: it is frequently sold out and the aftermarket barely exists.
Assumptions: street legal (basic insurance + registration included), ~1,500 mi/yr, $0.17/kWh, maintenance ~$160/yr, resale ~45% of sticker at year five (boutique, thin used market). Full table in §8.
Every module behind the headlines: who it is for, claims vs. physics, true cost, reliability, parts, and the standard scorecard. All sourced.
A beautiful, honestly-specced electric cafe racer from a tiny Canadian builder. A 72V pack and a 3,000 W hub motor (18 kW peak, ~24 hp) deliver 65 mph and a real 55 to 65 miles, it is street legal with DOT lighting, and it can even charge at public J1772 EV stations. Plan for ~$8,300 to ride away and accept the boutique reality: frequently sold out, with essentially no aftermarket. You buy it for the style and the experience. Here is exactly how we get there.
Start here, the right answer depends entirely on who is asking.
Same bike, very different answer depending on the rider. We lead every report with this so nobody buys the wrong machine.
The sweet spot. If you want head-turning 1960s cafe-racer looks, light-motorcycle pace, and a near-silent ride for short urban hops, almost nothing else in this class matches the look. Buy it for the experience.
The unsung feature: a J1772 input lets you top up at public EV stations, and dual onboard chargers (standard plus a 110V household cord) cover most situations. Charging flexibility is rare in this lightweight class.
This is a bespoke, low-volume build. The aftermarket is essentially nonexistent, and if something breaks you are leaning on a tiny company, not a parts ecosystem. Budget for patience and a close relationship with the maker.
55 to 65 miles is honest and useful, but it is not a highway tourer, and at 65 mph it sits at the edge of fast traffic. Great for a stylish 10 to 20 mile city loop, less so for long freeway slogs.
Same bike, two stories. Refreshingly, Lyric's headline numbers are mostly honest. The struck-through line is the marketing framing; the big number is what to actually expect. The "why" is in Part C.
What is genuinely clever, and which "innovations" are really table-stakes. The part the brand's own page never tells you.
The features worth paying for, rated honestly. Each badge tells you whether it is a real edge, normal for 2026, or marketing gloss.
The genuinely unusual feature for a light cafe machine: the standard public EV-station connector. Being able to top up at any J1772 station is rare in this lightweight class and quietly practical for riders without home charging.
★ Genuine edgeRound LED headlight, faux tank, clip-on bars, hooped subframe over a trellis frame. It looks like a 1960s British cafe racer and runs on electrons. The styling is the whole pitch, and almost nothing else in the class matches it.
★ Genuine edgeFront and rear 4-piston Magura calipers, more motorcycle than bicycle, plus light regen that Lyric says returns up to 10% charge. Real stopping power for the speed, not bicycle-grade hardware.
✓ SolidA 72V / 48Ah battery using Samsung 40T 21700 cells, about 3.46 kWh nominal. A serious pack for the segment, and the reason the honest 55 to 65 mile range is achievable.
✓ SolidDOT-approved indicators, horn, head and tail lights make it road-legal, and a full-color LCD plus a USB port round it out. Nice to have, but in 2026 these are increasingly table-stakes on light street machines.
≈ Now standardMarketing specs vs. the physics. The math is simple, battery capacity and a few formulas, so let us run it.
Peak watts make a great headline; they are not what carries you down the road for more than a few seconds. The honest number is the rated 3,000 W hub motor.
Lyric lists a 3,000 W rated hub motor that peaks at 18 kW for a burst. Listings then print the bigger number. Convert both to the unit everyone feels:
This is the honest kind of range spec. Lyric quotes a band that includes the real-world lower number, not just a flattering best case. Here is the arithmetic that supports it.
Step 1, real energy in the tank. Range starts with how much energy the battery holds: voltage × amp-hours.
Step 2, how much you spend per mile. Consumption (Wh/mi) is the whole game, and it rises with speed because drag rises with the square of speed. A light cafe machine in the city sips; held at 65 mph it spends more.
Charge time is just battery size ÷ charger power. Lyric gives you multiple ways to charge but does not publish the charger wattage, so we show what we can and will not invent the rest.
The Voodoo carries dual onboard chargers (a standard charger plus a 110V household cord) and a J1772 input for public EV stations. Exact charge times are not published, so we cannot compute a verified figure without the charger's wattage. We can show the shape of the answer:
A few numbers on this bike are easy to misread. Here is what each one actually means.
| You will see | What it really is | Trust it? |
|---|---|---|
| 3,000 W / 18 kW | Rated hub power vs brief peak burst. The honest cruise figure is the 3,000 W rating. | read both |
| 72V 48Ah | Pack voltage and capacity. Multiply: ~3,456 Wh (~3.46 kWh), Samsung 40T cells. | real |
| "55 to 65 miles" | A real-world band, not a single best case. The lower number is the planning figure. | honest |
| 65 mph top speed | Manufacturer claim. Hub motor pace; the edge of fast traffic. | claim |
| "On-board EV charger / J1772" | Real and useful, but charge times are not published. Times depend on the charger watts. | no wattage given |
| "Regen up to 10%" | Light regenerative braking returns a small amount of charge. Helps most in stop-and-go. | modest |
| "Sold out" | Low-volume bespoke build. Availability is genuinely intermittent. | scarcity is real |
The sticker is the smallest number in the story. Here is the whole bill.
The $6,999 MSRP is a headline, not a checkout total. Here is what actually leaves your bank account on day one.
| Line item | Typical | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bike (MSRP, standard) | $6,999 | 305 Ghost edition is $7,499 |
| Shipping / freight | $150–$400 | Crate freight from Canada; varies |
| Sales tax (~8%) | ~$560 | Varies by state / province |
| Registration / first insurance | $100–$300 | It is street legal, so this applies |
| Starter gear (helmet, gloves, jacket) | $300–$500 | Non-negotiable at 65 mph |
| Realistic out-the-door | ≈ $8,100–$8,700 | Before a single mile |
The number almost no one shows you. We itemize it, show the math, and state every assumption so you can adjust it to your own riding. Resale is modeled conservatively because a boutique brand has a thin used market.
| Cost over 5 years | Estimate | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase (MSRP) | $6,999 | Excl. gear; tax/freight vary |
| Gear (one-time) | $400 | Helmet, gloves, jacket |
| Electricity (charging) | $100 | Almost nothing, math below |
| Tires, brake pads, consumables | $800 | Light street use; ~$160/yr |
| Insurance + registration | $450 | Street legal; light-moto rates vary widely |
| Battery (replace / upgrade) | $0 | Quality cells; none expected in 5 yr |
| 5-year total (before resale) | ≈ $8,750 | |
| Resale value (yr 5) | – $3,150 | ~45% of MSRP, conservative (thin used market) |
| Net true cost to own | ≈ $5,400 | ≈ $1,080 / year |
What breaks, who fixes it, and whether you can get parts. This is where the boutique reality bites.
We read the coverage and the maker's own material so you do not have to, and report it straight. The honest summary: this is a small-batch product, so support means the maker, not a network.
A bike is only as ownable as its parts supply. Here the Voodoo is the honest weak spot: it is bespoke, so the aftermarket barely exists.
As a low-volume, bespoke build, the Voodoo has essentially no dedicated aftermarket. Some wear items are industry-standard, Magura brake pads, tires in common sizes, so those are sourceable. But model-specific parts, the battery, controller, and bodywork route through Lyric Cycles directly, and the company is small. Plan to lean on the maker for anything beyond consumables.
| Part category | Availability | Rough cost |
|---|---|---|
| Battery / controller | maker only | not published |
| Magura brake pads | good (standard) | $20–$60 |
| Tires (common sizes) | good | $40–$150 |
| Bodywork / model-specific parts | maker only | varies |
One scorecard, identical axes on every bike.
Every e-moto on the site is scored on these same eight axes, by the same rules, so a 7 here means the same thing as a 7 anywhere.
Our standing methodology, run identically on every e-moto, including bikes we would otherwise have reason to flatter.
The only honest way to compare two batteries. 72V × 48Ah holds ~3,456 Wh.
You never use 0 to 100%. The BMS holds a reserve and voltage tapers at the bottom. We assume ~88%.
Consumption is the lever: ~45 Wh/mi gentle city, ~55 mixed, more flat-out. Drag rises with speed².
Always ask which number a spec quotes. Peak sells bikes; continuous moves them.
"Fast charging" is meaningless without the charger's wattage. The ×1.1 covers losses and taper.
| Cost assumption | We used | Change it if… |
|---|---|---|
| Annual mileage | 1,500 mi/yr (7,500 / 5 yr) | You ride more → maintenance & tires rise |
| Electricity rate | $0.17 / kWh (US avg) | Your utility differs |
| Sales tax | ~8% | Your state / province differs |
| Battery life | No replacement in 5 yr | Very hard use → sooner |
| Resale | ~45% of MSRP at yr 5 (conservative) | Thin boutique used market |
We cite everything and date it, because specs, prices and tariffs change. Manufacturer figures are labeled as claims; real-world numbers are our estimates from the methodology above. Spot an error? Our corrections policy means we fix it in public.
Sources retrieved June 2026. Manufacturer pages state claimed specs; treat them as marketing figures, not independent tests. As a low-volume product, independent long-term testing is limited, and charge times and weight are not published, so we have not invented them.