“Brilliant scooter - got it because I scrapped my car recently and thought about just how much that 500 USD car ended up costing me in the two years I managed to keep it running. This is, by far, the more economical option.
Great construction, compared against a 250 USD Gotrax "Rival" I tried out to be sure I'd like a scooter vs. walking -- the first thing I noticed was that this uses proper metals for the dang screws, which is not a given in most product markets so yay for details. But the whole thing is quite sturdy construction, bolts where one would want bolts, etc. If I had to guess at a weak spot it'd be the stem clamp screws (added some loctite to fix the wobble after a couple days) and possibly the bolt that holds the stem to the body, not the one that locks the fold but the fixed one, so keep an eye on that one would be my bet. Speaking of the bolt that locks the body into folded and unfolded, that thing is solid and so much better than lever methods, for my money.
I weigh right at 20 stone (280 lbs or so) and this thing doesn't even notice me. The fact the suspension holds up means it's probably pretty firm for a lighter rider. The "gears" for speed give you some "out of the box" flexibility, especially because they behave differently with eco mode or turbo mode selected, and slightly differently with single or dual motor selected. 2 in eco mode, single motor caps around 15mph or so, so that's a good place to practice riding. I feel really unsafe going over 20mph as of yet, so after some fiddling I found that setting the power % limiter (option P7 on the throttle, I think) to 65% I can put it in turbo, dual motor, and cap out at 18mph, while not losing speed on the grade coming home, and more traction in general. Also I vaguely worry about running in single-motor mode permanently, that might be entirely unfounded tho.
Commute effect: 30-45 minutes (basically 30 to work and 45 coming home for obvious reasons) is now about 10 each way, 15 actual trip time (from backroom of store to my front door). So I can be making dinner by 7:20-30 AM rather than 8 or 8:15. Also set my wake-up alarm 15 minutes later. Real world effect is disproportionate to actual trip-time saved, and very worth it, especially on those days I just really don't want to walk home. On the negative side: Rain is a bigger problem vs walking -- it's (relatively) safe to ride in some rain, albeit slowly, but I wear glasses so riding while it is *currently* raining isn't an option, can't see a thing. Umbrellas aren't an option for obvious reasons.
Sturdiness: I'd dropped it several times, hit a bump and just end up ditching it and so forth, and also once hit a patch of mud, skidded into grass, the wheel just got stuck and flipped me and the thing over. I had some cleaning to do, to get mud out of the brake handle, brakes, off the throttle, etc., but the only harm it did was to the "speedway" logo light on the right side, which also works again now because it was just water got in the lens, not a crack in the filter. There's not a mark on the thing after a fair bit of flinging it around, learning to ride. So that's a good sign.
Basically, the only complain I can think of is the brake disc makes noise because bits of dirt/sand get in it, which you can wipe off and they just get back in as soon as you ride it. I thought they were just too tight at first, I was wrong, and also had trouble getting them tight again, so try wiping the disc off before you loosen the brakes if its just an odd noise yer after.
Once, I started it and there was rather strong vibration, rattling the whole stem. Still not sure what that was, was around the front motor, the speed capped at 10mph on the speedometer and it felt like a "let go" when it went back to normal maybe 30 seconds later. If I had to guess, it was the electric brake - I turned that off for a ride and then back on and it hasn't happened since, but it may have been something else entirely, dunno.
For completion's sake, the fingerprint scanner was missing a screw that goes thru the two circles and holds it to the handlebars. I just used a machine screw I had lying around which fit. It's a small oversight and I've done plenty similar at my own job :P.
So yeah, really nothing to complain about here, get's me to points a and b without much fuss, only have to charge once a week, and that'll take no time at all when the fast charger gets here - as well as, unless I'm misunderstanding how kw hours are measured, it costs like 20-25c to charge this thing, vs. like 10+ a week in gas for a car even with the currently worryingly low price per gallon in the US. Moreover, it's enough I *could* go into town, take maybe half an hour at 20mph to hit the city limits, so maybe a 2 hour travel time for a trip to town, counting moving to the square and one or two other locations? Not bad.
Here's the absolute best perspective I can put on it tho. This was 3.5 paychecks, for me, and I'm not disappointed. Whether yer looking for a commute vehicle and the cost is dear to you, or a toy for the weekend and it's not, thing's worth the cost.”
“The Speedway 5 is a heavy, powerful, long range, hill crushing, street scooter. It's a legitimate commuting machine if you need to commute over moderately long distances, and/or over significant hills.
I'm 185lbs and live in a very hilly area. The road to my house has a steep half mile ascent that would make any single motor scooter give up and die. The Speedway 5 cruises up the hillside at 20-25mph no problem.
On flat ground I've managed to hit a top speed of 34mph before I chickened out (*I was wearing a full face helmet, motorcycle jacket w/ ce rated padding, jeans, knee pads, and high tops.), and range is extremely impressive. The longest ride I've taken is 20 miles, and I used approx. 50% battery with steep hills included. I think I can get a solid 35 miles, real world around my house, and at least 5 miles more if I just rode on flat ground.
One thing to note, out of the box you will want to give it a through once over, and apply loctite to the screws around the handlebar & stem, adjust the handlebar accessories to your liking, check the tires, etc.
Lastly, eWheels.com has great service, and the entire process was smooth and pain free. Thank you.”
“After doing my research, I went with the SpeedWay V vs a Dualtron. Size and weight was a major point. I drive a Fiat 500e and I needed to be able to pull the eScooter in and out of the small space I have to work with.
Was afraid the SpeedWay V was going to be underpowered compare to the Dualtron and thought maybe should have gotten the Dualtron after playing the order. But the SpeedWay V performance is amazing! Even with just having one wheel enabled, no turbo and all other settings set to default its fast enough. I’m about 150-160 lbs and was able to get up to 19mph. Enabling dual wheels was able to get up to 22-23mph and was pretty fast. Enabling Turbo made it even faster and didn’t really attempt to see how fast it would go I chickened out. This eScooter is quick and has plenty of torque. The suspension felt great. Brakes, I think the Rear could be stronger. The front brakes grips harder, I might need to adjust the rear.
Out of the box, there is some assembly. The Brake handles and controls need to be adjusted to rider preference. Bolts should be check to made sure tight. I had bolts in the stem that was loose. Headlight needs to be installed.
The pin the locks the stem of the Scooter was really tight. The user manual doesn’t say how far the Pin needs to go into the hole, but figured out it needs to fully go all the way in till It stops. After some use it should get easier.
No mention of charge out of the box… The Scooter came with about 50% charge. I test drove it around for a bit and then charged it with the 5A Fast Charger Which I set it to 80% and 5A. Took about 2 hours. When powered up to verify Scooter showed 90%. I rode it day after about 5 miles with only 1 wheel enabled. I was down to 88%. ReGen still on default setting worked great.
The Right controls kept the sleeve that locks the handle bar from fully pulling out to fold down and would rub. Left side was fine.
The Handle Bar enter being square stock limits what you can mount to the handle bar. Since most items like headlights and phone holder mount to round tube bars. So aftermarket handle bar extenders need to be sourced to mount additional lights or items.
The headlight that comes with the scooter is Okay. I added additional 1600 Lumens headlight up top for better night time riding.
Overall, the Scooter is a great performer and happy with it!”
“If you're looking for a high-powered and reliable scooter, the SW5 is what you're looking for. I've been using it as a commuter device and I've put over 200 miles on it so far. It's very powerful and handles hills with no problem. It can also hit almost 40mph. The only downside to this scooter is that its suspension is on the firmer end but I haven't had any issues even in rough NYC streets. Great purchase for anybody looking for a solid scooter.”
