Thread 28664096
Am I dumb to try to rig up a seated scooter with a gas powered engine, if I have no experience, knowledge, or tools to do it? I don't have a lot of money, but I do have time on my hands. I can spend some money to get a Honda engine or something, if I can find one for cheap enough.
I would just get the seated e-scooter and call it a day, but I am worried about cheap Qin'nese products, especially the battery, which people have said catches fire every now and then. I'd also like to ride the scooter indoors (I have a disability), and I obviously can't do that with the gas-powered one. The only American distributor company of seated e-scooters, Gotrax, has a decent warranty listed of 1-2 years, everything else is 6months - 1 year from no-name Qin'nese companies on Mazon, and lots of reviews say their customer service is crap.
I'd save up more money and buy a used gas engine moped, but I can't drive it on sidewalks (this is kind of important for me - I don't trust drivers, and I'm trying to stay as far away from them as I can). Hopefully I can drive the electric moped on the sidewalk, although I might not be able to in my state. Also, I don't need to register or get insurance for an e scooter. And it is much lighter in weight, which is important for me, because of my disability, I have a bad leg, so it's important that it is light in weight, in case I have to stabilize it on the side with my bad leg. A heavier moped would be hard on my leg, if I had to catch it from falling. And it can't go on sidewalks.
I'm also worried about the company disappearing or just being crappy with cust service. The only scooter company you've ever heard of in the US is R-z-r, and they have a 90 day warranty on their $700 e moped, and lots of reviews say their cust service is crap.
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