The Chinese showed a flying motorcycle at CES 2025 – it claims a 40-minute flight time, but without evidence

Rictor, owned by Chinese brand Kuickwheel, brought a full-scale prototype of a flying motorcycle to CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The single-seat, two-wheeled vehicle is capable of taking off from a standstill in copter mode and traveling through the air for 25–40 minutes. Sales are promised to begin next year, but no evidence has been provided for this, so the future of the new product remains vague.

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The Rictor Skyrider X1 motorcycle is expected in two versions: SL and SX. In the first case, a battery with a capacity of 10.5 kWh is installed, in the second – 21 kWh. In the basic configuration, the price of a motorcycle can start from $60 thousand.

For road driving, the Skyrider X1, in addition to two main wheels, is equipped with two small auxiliary wheels that extend from the body to ensure stability. To fly, you need to install rods with electric motors and eight coaxial propellers into the desired position. In the air, the motorcycle can move either in autopilot mode, where the destination is indicated on the map, or under manual control using a joystick.

According to the company, flight safety is ensured by triple redundancy of the motion control system, which guarantees operation even if one of the engines fails. In addition, an emergency parachute is provided in case of an emergency. Unfortunately, the company does not yet have anything to back up its statements made in the press release. She has neither certificates nor flight test data.

Rictor’s assets include only the production of electric bicycles, which is not convincing evidence of the viability of the Skyrider project. We can only hope that the company will keep its promises and in a year, at CES 2026, will present a commercial version of the flying motorcycle.