Tips and Tricks for Electric Scooter Owners
Vložit
- čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
- Here are some of the things that have improved my experience riding electric scooters! I hope these are useful to you too.
Deity Lockjaw Grips: www.deitycomponents.com/store/p336/LOCKJAW_GRIPS.html
My Favorite Scooters & Gear: storefront.throne.com/rk9rides
Check out my website for more reviews: www.rk9rides.com
Follow me on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook: linktr.ee/rk9rides
Gear In This Video (Affiliate Links):
Bell Servo Helmet: amzn.to/3i7NN8K
Demon United Podium Helmet: amzn.to/31bonQW
100% Strata Goggles: amzn.to/30pQOvd
Phone Mount: amzn.to/39RPxQK
Mirror: amzn.to/2EHmvYw
Kryptonite Chain Lock: amzn.to/3fqMHUq - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Big news! The first ever line of RK9 Rides apparel and merch is out!
Shirts, Hoodies, Riding Jerseys and More: bit.ly/3GEC4KY
Wow! So many great ideas! I’m on day1 of scootering and had already decided that a backpack was right for me - but I LOVE the idea of the mini pack ( I’m not much taller than a tweenager) for the chain, lock multitool, and hydration. And the idea of bringing along the extra illumination to attach to an extender is another concept I’m going to adopt. Please continue this series - I’ve read dozens of blogs and watched countless vlogs and you definitely gave me some great pointers.
Hey now! I just bought a '21 Kaabo Mantis 8 with dual motors which will be my first scooter so alot of these tips are super relevant and helpful. Cheers!
Just bought the Hoover 1 to float around the camp sites and whenever. Throwing this thing in the van as a transport to my stealth van build. Like the high end scooters but I’ll start here. Great videos man. I’ve been riding since I was a child now 51 lol. No I’m not old lol. I commute on a 2019 road glide special Harley daily. Here me out these scooters are nice and fly. I’m a fan and hope the hover one is a good start. Keep the reviews going good content👍
Great vid. As an downhill mountain biker, the best lock on grips are ODI Rogue, hands down.
Also checkout Camelbak back packs for integrated hydration in a compact format 😀
Good tips - ive already been riding awhile but didnt know they had such cool rear view mirrors -hope to catch the deets on that in one of your other vids :)
Nice video. Newbie here and getting the varla eagle soon. Never ridden an electric scooter so your videos are great information.
Looks like you could use shin guards LOL
Don Scott facts
Don Scott exactly I just saw them and I came to the comments
@@lil_abplays LOL Same
hahaha the shin injuries are from mountain biking
Wtf 😳 looks like my guy was kicking trees
I may have to try and look for a bar extender. I didn't know that was an option. Thank you.
Man great informative video, just by randomly pulling up your video you answered 2 issues I had a week ago and couldn't find the answer! 1) Was how to stop discs the brakes from rubbing the disc after my son took a tumble it knocked braking out of whack 2) about the bike grips, Swagtron tried to sell me the whole metal insert and grip just to cosmetically fix the damaged grip end from that same fall my son had! Thanks !!!
Yet again, a great video. I'll be trying out these accessories.
I think I have a good tip for preventing flats. Tire liners! I live in a place that has TONS of goat head thorns, and I used to get flats on my bike crazy often. I installed mr tuffy liners on my bike and haven't gotten a flat since then. I'll be picking up my first scooter soon, it's a kaabo mantis pro SE (I know it's a lot of scooter for a newbie, but ill leave it in the slowest setting till I'm comfortable). The fat tire bike version of the liners should work well. A set should be large enough to even do a couple of layers if needed. Also, throw some talc powder on the tubes to help with pinch flats, it acts as a dry lubricant that prevents the tire and tube gripping on each other.
can you show how do you secure with your chain, your mantis for a 5min stop to supermarket or things like that?
Another great and helpful vid... going to try those grips as I’m getting tired of the standard mantis grips...
Nice one, My breaks got fix becoz of this.. Thank you
Great video and very helpful tips. I did notice your leg was pretty scuffed up. Was that from a scooter fall? Since I still have not decided on which scooter to purchase(speed concerns) I'm curious as to how many falls one might expect even being a cautious rider. Thanks again for all your helpful video's.
dave
Thanks for the tips, we're a great help. Can I ask where did you get your side mirror from? It looks cool
Good tips! I recommend getting gloves and full face helmet too, at the very least.
He does
I don't really like helmet and I kinda don't need it my scooter only drives 30 kph so no need for a helmet
@@skymed3095 For the most part no but at that speed you can get into a terrible accident.
Great vid! A tip for you though would be wearing gloves while riding! Preferably sturdy Motocross style, but anything is better than exposed skin hitting the pavement or road at high speed!
Yes this is very true. I wear cycling gloves. When you fall your hands are going to go outwards to help break your fall
4:30 Here is an idea: if you don't have one, but you are equipped for electronic soldering at home (a soldering iron and some tin... thats all you need), you can easily solder the end of your cable too so it doesn't fray.
Obviously the crimp is easier, and this only works for people with a soldering iron, but in a pinch, the solder should work wonders, takes a minute or two to do, and will not cost you anything (maybe a cent worth of tin...)
Alternatively, a small piece of heat shrink tube and a heat gun/lighter/match/magnifying glass on a sunny day should also do the job
I wish I lived in the place you live those mountains are Gorgeous 😯
Good advice. I've found that the Allen wrench multi tools that come with scooters are garbage, they bend and/or break way too easily. I keep a few sizes of quality hex wrenches in my bag, 3 is all I need to turn any screw on my scooter.
This was super helpful thanks!
5:51
Perhaps you should always carry a small first aid kit.
Looks like you leg has been though a meat grinder.
I like the back pack tip, thanks!
@6:27 not gonna lie, its cool seeing your roadrash on your leg lol this hobby will definitely provide lots of roadrash if you push these vehicles hard enough and I have had quite a bit of my own share
Which mirror do you have, i like it
I mounted a front „bag“ on the handlebar for other reasons, at least when i use it which is just a range extender (4x Makita 18V 6Ah batteries + buck boost converter 600W 12-100V 0-8A) which can obviously charge the scooter even during drive.
with another cable i have also a good variable DC power supply with me and a 12V socket with a USB power supply in it. Thats about 400Wh of additional battery. Combined with the 0,6 Wh scooters battery i can go easily 40 km and it takes away some load of the scooters battery when going longer uphill.
I typically use 2A „charging“ but under load and driving i can give it easily 4 Amps and the first things drained are the tool batteries.
At home, i can charge the scooters battery with a 3rd party 4 Amps power supply and the tools batteries anyways super fast (i think 2x 180W each tool battery in the Dual charger).
For the sake of making use of the fast charging and „multi battery system“ i decided to go for multiple longer trips per day and got like 80km+ on the scooter in a single day (and never had to worry about batteries, 200Wh are always emergency reserve with 2 tool batteries staying fully charged in my backpack)
Im pretty amazed how well bigger tool batteries work as additional batteries with high power draw capabiliies, combined with the fact you can charge them quick and easy with the slide mechanisms as well even charge all 4 batteries at the same time (giving you like 800W charging power, excluding the scooter itself!)
I can charge my scooter batteries now with 360W (2) tool batteries and the scooter with about 200W, totalling out to nearly 600W. Im pretty much capable of going endless on the road by rotating the tool batteries, which is a hefty stress test for those to be honest (about 11 Amps per battery continuous discharge at 4A output to the scooter).
The system is pretty chilly at 2 Amps, 2x 6Ah batteries last for about 80 minutes, its just a bit „help“ for the scooters battery while driving and when parking the scooter shortly for a bit juice into it.
It helps especially since the scooters battery is going a bit weak after 4k km on it.
great vid and very helpful. I have just ordered a new scooter which will be my very first one.
Which scooter did you buy?
@@allemander it is called the Carbon Oxy 10 here in Australia but it is really the Apollo Ghost made in Canada. I can not figure out how to turn the front and side strip lights on as there are no instructions.
Thanks so much for the video. Been watching it ever since the Mantis videos. Recently just got a Mantis Pro and loving it. Just need to adjust the break pads, thanks so much for the informational video about the brakes!
You're the man! Good, helpful video! 👍
Do you get any creaks and squeaks coming from your bearings and suspension?!? Its driving me nuts trying to find the suspension squeaking! Sounds a little like plastic on plastic but I could be wrong. Took care of the bearing squeaking though with some high performance lube.
Looking forward to your brake upgrade video! 👍
It sounded like my suspension was squeeking for a long time till I took off the back mudguard so in my case it was just the plastic. You could try that if you dont mind not having a mudguard
@@RK9Rides I'll give it a try! Thanks for the tip!
Agreed on wanting brakes video
Awsome tips thanks mate !
From Italy,.. thanks x the TIPS !!..
italia qua =)
@@ktc7576 ..??..
You forgot the rear mirror, great safety accessory
Which Scooter you used in this video mate ?.
Ps. great video.. very informative
Hey bro just got a mantis did you ever post that video upgrading your breaks? Liked the video
*Battery life is great **Latest.Bike** Scooter . Love the different driving modes. It’s got a little headlight and taillight too. Gets lots of looks haha*
You should have just stuck with the foam grips for the kaabo. Foam grips limit the amount of vibration and shocks passed through to the hands. I wish i had foam grips on my Ninebot Max for the same reason, my kaabo is so much more comfortable on the hands to ride
Hello Thank you for the helpful videos. I was wondering. Is it ok to put a bike rack that attaches to the seat bar on your scooter? I want to put a milk crate on it so I can place groceries in it. Is this safe to do?
What camera did you use to record this video? And did you use any gimbal or any stabilisation?
Thanks for the great tips! I am loving your side mirror, can you please share where you got it from? Thanks again!
I left a link in the description for it!
@@RK9Rides hello, I saw you left a link for the mirror but I didn't find the link for that extra bar you attached in front
Great Tips! Keep going, Where did you get the side mirror? looks nice!
I linked it in the description!
Nice video bro. ✊🏼
I was told slime would damage the hub motor, but my rear tire seems to be bigger it, so before I but a solid let me ask, have you had a rear hub quit due to slime?
I lowered the bars 2 inches on my mantis base and put wider bars and grips on mine. Sooo much more fun!
Been wanting wider bars for a while but the ones I want are out of stock everywhere!
@@RK9Rides what area do you live in? There is a shop close by that has wider bars near me
Great stuff!
The problem with my current scooter is the front break is a drum break and the rear is regenerative which is absolutely fine but when stuff wears out I’m in trouble but I can probably figure it out as long as I got the right parts. That’s the other thing even on known trusted good brands like niu it’s really hard to find shops to take these and have work and tune ups done or find parts at there just isn’t any unless you find a place that they will work on e bikes like an ebike place etc and your lucky enough that they will work in these too after all they would have the know how and make money still. Same issue with parts though if parts are needed unless you had them swap stuff completely like motors etc whatever but at that point may as well just get another scooter. So it has to all be done and tested online tested meaning trial and error on of it comes undamaged and it’s the exact thing you need etc and have everything else to work on it and instal the new parts. Not only is it a trial an error but a veeeeerry looooonnnng and costly one.
My problem is that my scooter shuts off when I go flying downhill, especially on large bridges. If I’m in third gear just tap my brakes for control going downhill. What is the correct way to use gears going downhill on an electric scooter. My Joyor y9 goes 28mph for 50.9 mile range. Thanks 🙏
Where can I order that short cross bar to mount the phone mount on along with an Xtra light?
Thanks mate!👍
Should i get a kaabo mantis m2 pro or a zero 10x with 23AH and hydraulic brakes ? What would you get ?
Got mine today!
I like the foam grips on my Mantis pro 😌
Me too
Ya this guys pretty picky lol
@@trent2kg813 yeah
What light is that on your bar extender?
You can make some custom brackets to mount your AR 15 scabbard.
How come you have so few subs, very underrated channel
i got a gotrax v2, what scooter is easy to upgrade ?
Can u switch the tires on any scooter from pneumatic to solid
So are you allowed to take these on the street? Here in California I think you're only able to take them on streets that have a dedicated bike lane, or streets that have a posted speed limit of 25 mph or less. Of course you can take them on bike paths, if motorized vehicles are not prohibited...
I would say the brake are the first thing you want to change. even after adjusting them I still almost died down the hill. Hydraulic brakes is the best.
Great and informative. Subbed!
Well put.
Hi do you have an link for those mirrors?
Thanks for your suggestions, eventhough I think you're nuts to ride in the dark. Maybe you should talk about your scooter crashes in another video and discuss what got damaged more, you or the scooter.
Aside from my dry sense of humor, have you tried doing anything to help protect your scooter from rocks and mud affecting the undercarriage? I was toying with the idea of using spray-on rubber, which may also help with water protection.
Today, I bought some automotive door edging material to rim the sides of the my scooter's floor plate. I have to wait for the stuff to arrive in the mail. I know they sell bumber material for scooters, but it looks cheap, and I think they use double sided tape to secure it. If you are going to crash or scrape against curbs, the floor plate will be the first place of contact in many cases. Water and mud is a big problem in my area.
I prefer to have front breaks only but a full suspension on the front and the front breaks to not be sharp but really loose then having a 15,000watt motor with a m ax speed of 260mph
nice battle wound at @5:50
I saw your scras on your legs. I just wanna know how many times did you fell from your scooter? And how do you prevent it? Ive been in accident twice. First was a pot hole, second is a front blow tire..
He obviously doesn't know how to prevent it.
With the grips i used glue to stick the defult ones
I'll be sharing this in some scooter groups
I need that mirror, a link?
Mountain biker... Instant sub
do u have the kaabo mantis pro or the other one?
Would an ebike shop be able do maitenence on my scooter?
An I switch the brakes for a deore one?
I put Mr. tuffy strips & slime in my new bike & scooter tires before I ever ride them, to prevent flats.
I need help. After watching your review I purchased a new P100s. I have been unsuccessful in obtaining the Segway handlebar extender, phone bracket and side view mirror as illustrated in the kickstarter promo.
Segway customer service is useless. Bad English and don’t have any clue as to what I’m talking about. All they say is watch the Segway store. How they can get away with this when customers have spent over $2K for there product including taxes I don’t have the faintest idea.
Do you know where I can find these accessories ??
JC
I have a joyor x5s. It's limit is 15mph . With 10 inch wheel . I was wondering is it possible to change my motor controler to remove the limit ? 15mph cannot drive on roads in nyc lol . R the moto controller standard ?
Would you need a license if it's 15+MPH?
Handlebar ADS stop at about 02:02 👍
It wasnt an ad he was actually providing valuable information
I have the xiaomi pro 2 and the grips are perfect and same as my tyers so I’m good so fat
Which hand operates the rear brake?
Great Video
♥ neongreen!
The screws holding the brake calipers are so tight on mine that I can't loosen them with the multitool. Welp, I guess I have to invest in some proper allen keys. The manufacturer really wrenched all the most important ones, all the screws on the stem, deck and wheels are super tight, I don't know if I can get them loose even with a proper allen key. I would hope the manufacturer installed the brakes correctly, if they took the time and effort to wrench them so tight they're almost impossible to unscrew. The brakes are working fine, so I guess I'll leave it for now.
Looking at the conditions of your knees, I would also suggest knee pads for safety
is this in Utah?
Agree change ur breaking system 💯👍
Oh wait I did put my new grips on right okay thought so I overthought that one because I second guessed it. That was because I saw a different pair on one of the scooters that the wording was around the outer edge and it was a black ring so I thought I did mine wrong but no alright and either way I love the fifty-fifties I got on it now and it doesn’t let you put the, one the wrong way lol.
The deity grips are 32 mm and the Kaabo handle bar diameter is 22.2 mm. I should have no problem installing them right? Thanks for the video.
Yeah the inner diameter on the grips are 22.2mm
Appreciate the info! Looking forward to your new brake install video (if that’s in the works), these stock brakes require way too much tuning lol.
Hi can you post link for hand grips and also the extra grip to the center of the wheel?
@RK9 Rides can you help?
What country is this I really wanna take a ride
Hi ….What’s your scooter model?
very good, im getting my electic scooter delivered soon, and i want to know all the good things to know then i can share it with other people out there who would like to know how to start
btw subed
Funny I did this already lol but nice vid great minds think alike 👍
What is your e scooter ?
Nice presentation
How fast does this scooter go ?
i need that side mirror.
How about the left mirror?
What scooter is this?
I like your scooter because it has wide handlebars. That’s what I’m looking for, but in a scooter no more than around $500. What would you recommend please? Much mahalo.
work and save for 2 months and get a proper e scoot.