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Manta5 on the red carpet The Manta5 hydrofoil electric water bike was a star amongst stars at the launch of the James Bond movie premiere No Time to Die event held in Sydney last night at the United Cinemas Opera Quays. VIP guests arrived to the event in absolute extravagant style befitting any Bond character. Party goers...

Scooters and electric bikes have been very popular. It was only a matter of time before an electric waterbike was invented. The ability to ride on water has arrived. The Manta5 uses an electric motor and a hydrofoil to lift and coast you through the water at speeds up to 20km/h....

The Manta5 team took out 2X Olympic Gold Medalist, Eric Murray, to test out the Hydrofoiler’s three levels of electric assist. Eric is as fit as they come, and at 6’5, weighing just under 100kgs he really put the Hydrofoiler through its paces. Check it out in the video below!...

Get into the mind of Manta5 CEO, Greg Johnston, as he shares on Startups, failures, validation, assumptions and more on the Stag Roar Podcast with Ryan O’Connor. Gain an insiders perspective on what it takes to create and commercialise a world-first that innovates on so many fronts. “The only things...

Not to miss an opportunity to have some hydrofoil chat and showcase our Hydrofoiler™ XE-1, we were off to the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show. The four day expo at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland saw every different water vessel you could think of, including our Hydrofoiler™ XE-1 eBike. From...

After some final touches to the Hydrofoilers™, we were on our way up to the ‘big smoke’ to showcase the Hydrofoiler™ XE-1 at Auckland’s Big Boys Toys. Many weeks of preparation had been leading up to the three day event and we were ecstatic about our first public launch. The...

A car is a motorboat, and a motorbike a jet ski, but what’s the on-water equivalent of a bicycle? We talk to the innovator who could have the answer – the world’s first hydrofoil bike, the Hydrofoiler™ XE-1. Growing up in England, Guy Howard-Willis used to source parts from the...

The Manta5 Hydrofoiler™ has just won ‘Gold’ in the prestigious Best Awards, thanks in part to seven Waikato Alumni. The Manta5 Hydrofoiler™ is the brain-child of Guy Howard-Willis – Founder of Torpedo7 and 1-day.co.nz – which has been brought to life by Roland Alonzo, an accomplished bicycle designer with a...

After beginning our first ever pre-sale on the 28th February 2018, we thought what better way to celebrate our success so far than with an official launch party. What was first planned to be a small staff celebration then grew to be a large event with more than 150 guests....

A Journey to the Deep South Cold, Wind, Rain and whole bunch of fun! This accurately sums up Manta5’s recent trip to the South Island. Only having 12 days, 4 main destinations and well over 3,000km’s of travel ahead, our riding crew had a full loaded itinerary ahead of them....

Recently, Manta5 posted a video of our prototype in action. This video was originally intended for R&D purposes only, and all it did was showcase the basic features of the bike. The team was blown away when the video gained 240 million views between October 2017, and February 2018. For...

What initially began as a six month project has turned into a life changing experience for all involved. The Hydrofoiler™ XE-1 was nominated, and won, Gold in the ‘Concept’ category at the 2017 New Zealand Best Design Awards. The win was great piece of validation for our design team. The...

With Summer just around the corner, get to know our awesome Partners over in the US and Europe who can help you with all your hydrofoil bike needs. First up, the team at Copenhagen Cycles (with a pretty great story about their second ever foiling experience, some fishing line and...

Customer Ride Day (New Zealand) December 2019 marked the milestone event of successfully delivering our limited unit pilot production to customers here in New Zealand. Since then, the feedback has been fantastic and is already driving changes being implemented into our mass production hydrofoil bikes. With our earliest adopters of...

Product Update – December 2019 Product & Delivery Update As we near shipping out the first ever hydrofoil bikes to our Kiwi customers, the team have never been busier and we couldn’t think of a better way to close what has been a massive 2019 for Manta5. Our pilot production...