Kirin S1 Pro

For 400 get something better like a ninebot or save a lil more for a kukirin

Kukurin is a pretty good brand to alot of people (me included so there is bias to this response). Some people just want a pretty fast scooter with ok build quality for cheap. Kukurin fills this niche very well.

I think all brands suck including Segway. IMHO you should be at least handy at things like bike repair if you're planning to ride scooter. Basically get the best dog shit you can for your budget. I love my Kukirin for the $1,000 I paid for it.

Get a scooter it really depends on your budget you can start with like a M4 Pro S+ under $500 on aliexpress if you take care of it and do the maintenance you can get a couple years out of it i got my 14 year old a kukrin G2 Master for right around $1000 its definitely a step up in quality. I had quite a few aliexpress scooters all under $1000 over the years. I finally invested a little more and picked up a Teverun fighter mini pro its a $2k scooter but much better quality. Its like the difference between a Kia and a Cadillac. On top of that even the batteries in these generally last at least 4 years before a replacement is needed. Don't listen to people about seated scooters they all say get a bike i am a disabled vet and have to ride seated. Bikes are heavier batteries don't get close to the range as a scooter as most bike batteries are under 20ah because you pedal too. If you don't want to spend 2k there's also similar ones like the teverun blade mini ultra is exactly the same scooter without built in 4G GPS and a few little things there on sale for black Friday like $1200 way better quality then kukrin joyer arwibon I have pretty much had them all lol https://preview.redd.it/g8bqfxwd8a3g1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96614a9358fc218104916a9ea7784cd1802a21a4 The top left is an emanba x6 pro 48v 2400w $600 aliexpress top right is arwibon gt08 60v $600 aliexpress bottom left 2025 carbon fiber Teverun fighter mini pro. They all have seats available. I travel a lot on the train and bus the fighter pro and the blade mini ultra both weigh around 85lbs great for travel. The teverun comes with nfc key fobs a red and green one so till your son is old enough for a little more speed and power if you use the red key it will only do 20mph so you just give him the red key. Once he has more experience you give him the green unlock key and it will hit 43mph on a full battery and 41mph the rest of the time. Unfortunately the cheaper ones you can lock them down to 20mph but any kid with Google can figure out the button combo to turn it off. No button Combo on Teveruns you physically need the nfc ard

Kukurin usually looks better on paper because of higher specs, but the difference is in build quality, battery consistency, and overall reliability. For a 13km commute you don’t really need crazy specs, you need something stable that won’t give you random issues.If you want something in between, take a look at the isinwheel GT2. It’s not as overpriced as Segway but still feels solid, decent suspension, good range, and more of a real world commuter than a spec sheet scooter.Specs are easy to print.