Hi Tom. I moved forward with the Leopard purchase (seated model) using your affiliated link and discount. Thanks again for your thorough review. Terrific content. I’ll continue to like and follow your channel. I grew up in Mesa. It’s easy to see you’re in the vicinity from the appearance of the landscape. All the best. Jeff
Thanks so much, Jeff! I think you’re going to thoroughly enjoy the Leopard. Let me know how you like it once you get to riding around. Yah I do a lot of riding in the Mesa and Gilbert area. Occasionally I’ll venture out to South Mountain in Phoenix or Queen Creek. Starting tomorrow the 100F temps are supposed to finally go away until next year. Fingers crossed haha. I may finally be able to ride in the middle of the day instead of super early in the morning.
After seeing the first review and now this one. I have purchased an Ausom Leopard. You are very thorough with your reviews. I've already subscribed to your channel and hope to see more videos. Thanks for your help.
I rode it few times now to work with the seat on. It's 14 miles each way and it was smooth sailing. I reached up to 32 mph on flat surface and got to 34 mph on a down hill. Overall I love it. It's made for NYC traffic.
I took many falls and risks as a young person! But as a new rider, I feel it's too easy to get hurt, especially by things you don't control, like weather, rocks, animals, potholes, and scooter breakdowns (while riding), to name a few. So I, as an older person now, may stop riding, given the crash risks and time for an older guy to potentially recover. A broken bone is risky for an older person, and can require an operation, which can be fatal. If you're a twenty year old - fine, you may be fine in most falls and operations. But not so if you're approaching 45 or older.
There’s definitely risks to riding any of these devices. And taking a fall, especially at speed, can result in serious injuries or worse. I took a spill on an electric skateboard 6 months ago at 28 mph and I was quickly reminded that I’m 37 and not 18 anymore. I was lucky to walk away with some gnarly road rash, and some pulled muscles. My helmet definitely saved me that day. Speed is a major factor in safety. The faster you go, the less time you have to react. And when you do react, speed just exacerbates any over corrections and knee jerk reactions.
@@chrisdudley8366 standard and yet I been in 9 accidents and won 4 disputes involving them being unsafe ....as they completely fell apart because of the smallest pothole . The reason it's standard is because it's made for other states where your road is nearly perfect not bad road conditions were majority of people live. Just like they say they have like 50 of 60 miles range but it's closed to 15 miles .
@@chrisdudley8366 12x4 or12x5 will truly keep you safe from uneven ground . Weight should be these manufacturers last concern ,no one wants a product that is unsafe
@@tomsgadgetgarage My friend happens to be a very large man😂 It might sound funny, but I even bought him a wee cargo trailer. So I knew he needed a strong ass frame&motor😅
The tires are actually thicker than a standard bike tire. They are tubed, so I recommend adding Slime or something equivalent as a precaution. I have yet to get a flat from a puncture riding around the desert. The only flat I got was from a damaged valve stem.
Hey Tom, great video, What you’re describing with the scooter and quick turns is known in the motorcycle world as counter steering, it works on all motorcycles but became more recognized or acknowledged when sport bikes became more popular. Counter Steering on a sport bike is just part of the life, just thought you’d like to know the recognized term of your instruction, your selling me on seater scooter thing, my girlfriend r I de a small fat tire ebike, and I think with the right scooter, seated I could get her enjoying the scooter option more. One scooter I’ve been keeping my eye on is the one called Confon, Keep up the reviews !! Stay safe !!
Thank you! And thanks for sharing the technical term 😊. I’ll check out some sport bike videos on it. Yah I honestly didn’t think much of seater scooters until folks commenting on this channel throughout the year piqued my interest. As it turns out, it’s really fun haha. Plus, since you’re lower to the ground, you get the impression you’re going faster than you really are.
Haha! That’s right. The seat is totally worth it. I personally never really took the seat seriously because I didn’t think it was necessary. It was actually folks commenting on this channel that pushed me to give it an honest try. Now I love it. It’s nice to have a choice to either go seated or standing.
I need a seated scooter to ride the bus and subway and also be able to go to the doctors office or other places and be able to bring my little vehicle inside and not potentially get it stolen while its left outside. I live in the ghetto so that probability is very high. So for the price this scooter wins. However i wander is their customer service good?
So I can tell you right now that customer service is spotty with many e-scooter and e-bike companies. A good number of these companies have surged in popularity but the service hasn’t kept up. This particular scooter is excellent, but it is on the heavier side. If you’re going to need to carry it anywhere it’s not the lightest option available. I would also consider something like the Caroma P7 or the Caroma P2. The P7 is more suited to riding up and down hills compared to the P2. Here’s a video I did on this scooter th-cam.com/video/hoyjxlPv6y0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QGH7IuDzbdz8_O_W. There’s also the GoTrax Flex scooter which is similar to Caroma. These options all have seats and weigh less. The Ausom Leopard is the most comfortable and capable of the three, it just weighs more.
Thank you! So the new Leopard DT1 pro doesn’t have a seat accessory unfortunately. The one that comes with the original Leopard bolts into the deck and the new DT1/Pro doesn’t have the deck bolt holes.
Hi Tom. I moved forward with the Leopard purchase (seated model) using your affiliated link and discount. Thanks again for your thorough review. Terrific content. I’ll continue to like and follow your channel.
I grew up in Mesa. It’s easy to see you’re in the vicinity from the appearance of the landscape. All the best. Jeff
Thanks so much, Jeff! I think you’re going to thoroughly enjoy the Leopard. Let me know how you like it once you get to riding around.
Yah I do a lot of riding in the Mesa and Gilbert area. Occasionally I’ll venture out to South Mountain in Phoenix or Queen Creek. Starting tomorrow the 100F temps are supposed to finally go away until next year. Fingers crossed haha. I may finally be able to ride in the middle of the day instead of super early in the morning.
After seeing the first review and now this one. I have purchased an Ausom Leopard. You are very thorough with your reviews. I've already subscribed to your channel and hope to see more videos. Thanks for your help.
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it 😎. Let me know what you think after your first couple rides.
I rode it few times now to work with the seat on. It's 14 miles each way and it was smooth sailing. I reached up to 32 mph on flat surface and got to 34 mph on a down hill. Overall I love it. It's made for NYC traffic.
It’s a reskin if Kukirin G2 MaX
Love that Queen Creek Wash trail. One of my favorites.
It was my first time on that trail and really enjoyed it! It’s amazing what you can discover scootin around town haha.
I took many falls and risks as a young person! But as a new rider, I feel it's too easy to get hurt, especially by things you don't control, like weather, rocks, animals, potholes, and scooter breakdowns (while riding), to name a few. So I, as an older person now, may stop riding, given the crash risks and time for an older guy to potentially recover. A broken bone is risky for an older person, and can require an operation, which can be fatal. If you're a twenty year old - fine, you may be fine in most falls and operations. But not so if you're approaching 45 or older.
There’s definitely risks to riding any of these devices. And taking a fall, especially at speed, can result in serious injuries or worse. I took a spill on an electric skateboard 6 months ago at 28 mph and I was quickly reminded that I’m 37 and not 18 anymore. I was lucky to walk away with some gnarly road rash, and some pulled muscles. My helmet definitely saved me that day.
Speed is a major factor in safety. The faster you go, the less time you have to react. And when you do react, speed just exacerbates any over corrections and knee jerk reactions.
Had 3 of these and ended up in 8 accident in 1 year it is just slightly different then kukurin g2 max ,same manufacturer. Tires are too small
@@Thatguy-dn8vf the tires are 10 inch. Standard.
@@chrisdudley8366 standard and yet I been in 9 accidents and won 4 disputes involving them being unsafe ....as they completely fell apart because of the smallest pothole . The reason it's standard is because it's made for other states where your road is nearly perfect not bad road conditions were majority of people live. Just like they say they have like 50 of 60 miles range but it's closed to 15 miles .
@@chrisdudley8366 12x4 or12x5 will truly keep you safe from uneven ground . Weight should be these manufacturers last concern ,no one wants a product that is unsafe
I bought my friend an EVR Pro 2.0 & he loves it. Certainly the ATV of e-scooters
That thing looks like a tank haha. The scooter to ride for the end of times 💪. Looks like it supports a lot of weight as well. 200kg load is insane.
@@tomsgadgetgarage My friend happens to be a very large man😂 It might sound funny, but I even bought him a wee cargo trailer. So I knew he needed a strong ass frame&motor😅
Ah makes sense. Yah many scooters usually all have the 265lb/120kg limit with the exception of a few, so 200kg is awesome!
Are the tires like that of a Bike where i would need to be worried about goat heads puncturing them?
The tires are actually thicker than a standard bike tire. They are tubed, so I recommend adding Slime or something equivalent as a precaution. I have yet to get a flat from a puncture riding around the desert. The only flat I got was from a damaged valve stem.
Thank you for making this video,👍😁🤠🇺🇸✔️
Hey Tom, great video,
What you’re describing with the scooter and quick turns is known in the motorcycle world as counter steering, it works on all motorcycles but became more recognized or acknowledged when sport bikes became more popular. Counter Steering on a sport bike is just part of the life, just thought you’d like to know the recognized term of your instruction, your selling me on seater scooter thing, my girlfriend r I de a small fat tire ebike, and I think with the right scooter, seated I could get her enjoying the scooter option more. One scooter I’ve been keeping my eye on is the one called Confon,
Keep up the reviews !! Stay safe !!
Thank you! And thanks for sharing the technical term 😊. I’ll check out some sport bike videos on it. Yah I honestly didn’t think much of seater scooters until folks commenting on this channel throughout the year piqued my interest. As it turns out, it’s really fun haha. Plus, since you’re lower to the ground, you get the impression you’re going faster than you really are.
isint this the Kikurin g2.??
I want one
Ok I will give you one replie
Kukirin G2 Max is that you?? I wanna get one, but totally wondered about the seat!
Haha! That’s right. The seat is totally worth it. I personally never really took the seat seriously because I didn’t think it was necessary. It was actually folks commenting on this channel that pushed me to give it an honest try. Now I love it. It’s nice to have a choice to either go seated or standing.
I need a seated scooter to ride the bus and subway and also be able to go to the doctors office or other places and be able to bring my little vehicle inside and not potentially get it stolen while its left outside. I live in the ghetto so that probability is very high. So for the price this scooter wins. However i wander is their customer service good?
So I can tell you right now that customer service is spotty with many e-scooter and e-bike companies. A good number of these companies have surged in popularity but the service hasn’t kept up.
This particular scooter is excellent, but it is on the heavier side. If you’re going to need to carry it anywhere it’s not the lightest option available.
I would also consider something like the Caroma P7 or the Caroma P2. The P7 is more suited to riding up and down hills compared to the P2. Here’s a video I did on this scooter th-cam.com/video/hoyjxlPv6y0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QGH7IuDzbdz8_O_W.
There’s also the GoTrax Flex scooter which is similar to Caroma. These options all have seats and weigh less.
The Ausom Leopard is the most comfortable and capable of the three, it just weighs more.
Great Video.Would you get that same 35 miles or more on the new DT1 Pro.if you road single motor at the same settings and speeds?
Hi Tom. Great content! Thank you. Can the Leopard DTI Pro be fitted with the same seat that comes with the Leopard DTI?
Tom, can the Leopard DTI Pro be fitted with the same seat as the Leopard DTI?
Thank you! So the new Leopard DT1 pro doesn’t have a seat accessory unfortunately. The one that comes with the original Leopard bolts into the deck and the new DT1/Pro doesn’t have the deck bolt holes.
Hi Tom. Can the DTI Pro be fitted with the same seat as the DTI?
@@tomsgadgetgarage
Thanks for getting back to me. If I buy the Leopard DTI, I’ll be sure to go through your TH-cam page.
It’s the same as the kukirin g2 max
Yup yup! Great to have multiple options out there 😊.
Put peddles on it, too
And a tow hitch
seated scooter....LOL....no thanks....rather have a folding E bike
That's cool. But to me scooters are more fun to ride.
GTFO WITH SEAT ON SCOOTER...GTFO...BUY A BICYCLE ....
Not the same thing bud.