Ausom - Leopard

You're correct. Your "money is no object.. as long as it's under $1000" was the catalyst for my reply. Apologies, I can see you're serious here so I'll give you my number one choice for escooters under $1000 that I've seen, touched and ridden. The Ausom Gallop or its little brother the Ausom Leopard. Both solid purchases that give the look and feel of hyperscooters yet for about $1000. Good luck in your search.

I've had a no-name, Amazon Xiaomi knock-off, an Ausom Leopard, and currently own a vsett 10+ and a kaabo warrior 11 pro +. The quality of the components as well as the fit, finish, and weatherproofing on the vsett and kaabo are far superior to the other two; however, the maintenance requirements are much more significant.

I second this! Lovely scooter I currently have 1100 miles on my leopard and it’s quite the zoomer for the price lol

Ausom is just Chinesium too as far as that goes. That being said. I'm impressed enough. Just picked up a ausom leopard with 124 miles on it for $350. Which is just a rebranded kukirin G2 max. Awesome scoot for the price

I agree with this or either the ausome Gallop. I have the Leopard and am very happy with it. Turn signals will do at 33 mph. It has good suspension and brakes. Mine has one motor. I could only imagine what it would be like with another. The two mentioned are dual motor(my post and this post ^)

Glad I got my Ausom Leopard before the tarrifs, ...$700 Not sure if it would matter, s Company is UK, Scooter made in China, and sent from warehouse in NJ....lol

I have the Ausom Leopard. its ok for my use...I say ok, because at first it would last a good while before needing charging, but now, a few months later, I have to charge it at least every other day...plus, it really slows down going up hills...from 22(top speed for 2nd gear, which is where I ride it in...1st gear is too slow, and third gear is too fast/scary for me) but going up hill, it goes down to 14mph when fully charged, a little less when low on power. Recently had a flat, and its not too hard to change tires/tubes...but I'm putting a solid tire on the back...split rim makes that easy, if you know what you're doing

Ausom's pretty big. Borderline not portable for anyone who actually needs to go into shops with it. L2 Single motor goes 30, but I don't feel the speed so much as I'm conscious of it as a data point when on roads. More of a cruiser than a nippy ride.

I too have a climber as my daily driver scoot. I Picked up an EUC, an Aero, mostly because it's significantly smaller while going the same speed and more, once you become confident enough at handling the fact that you only have one wheel and are reliant on your balance. It'll rip up hills before wind pressure and inclines force me to accelerate slower at 26 MPH, but before that it GOES. It satisfies the "Go faster" itch by virtue of feeling faster and getting more adrenaline going because of the inherent risk involved, it fits in a gym locker, and you can sit on it while it self balances when you go out and have to stop for pedestrian crossings, or are just sitting in line. You probably won't even enjoy going 30 on a scooter, TBH. Used to have an Ausom that could, and it felt more sterile than the climber without the fun factor.

I have the Ausom version of this scooter and it RIPS.

That's not a key factor, as Ausom is a good starter scoot that uses the same setup and doesn't have steering issues. There's actually a few brands that use that exact folding stem setup.

Ausom fudges their numbers more than most. Teverun for example is very close to reality. Really depends on brand, but take the specs from the scooter and run it through a calculator, probably more accurate than the average manufacturer claim