RoadRunner Scooters - RS5 MAX

I’ve bought 2 used scooters. I keep eye on marketplace and found my first scooter niu pro 3 barely used then upgraded to an emove cruiser S with about 500 miles on it in excellent condition. I got both of them for about 1/3 of new retail price. Sold the NIU after about a year for 100 less than I paid for it. I’m looking to upgrade again if I see what I want. I’m really liking to Roadrunner Rs5 max currently.

I’ve owned 3 scooter upgrading every time. NIU KQI 3 pro , Emove cruiser S , Roadrunner Rs5. All bought off Facebook at minimum 50% off and all less than 300 miles on them. Barely broken in IMO.

I’ve had the RoadRunner RS5 max for over a year now and it’s been an amazing solid scoot! Good speed, dual motor, good range, and solid build. It has a top speed of around 45-50mph. Plus removable 52V LG battery. I bought it for 2500$ it’s going now for 1999$ really good deal! I recommend buying the steering damper too, makes it way more stable and safe. The motors can fit 11 inch PMT’s too. The stock 11.5 inch tires have held for me nicely, after about 900 miles of riding. Still a lot of tread. https://roadrunnerscooters.com/products/rs5-max-electric-scooter

You gotta drop at least 1k for a scoot that has range for local deliveries. Mine was 2k the Roadrunner RS5 max. You can finance it for 150$ monthly payments, but I use it for transportation too not just delivery so it’s worth it for me!

Lots of great models these days but your deciding factor will be range. That's 21miles. Not some small distance my friend. You want to get double the range you need to accomodate for riding conditions like wind, speed, temp, and rider weight I suggest a seat kit for such a great distance, and a steering damper if you're over 40mph. I like my rs5 max Not sure about market differences in Canada but basically you want to have dual suspension to absorb bumps, tubeless tires, regen braking, hydraulic brakes, sinewave controller preferred, wider handlebars for greater control, and remember every pound over 60lbs will be burdensome to lift. A decent scooter budget is $1500-2500 usd, however there are about 5 decent options for less that you might like Maybe the ausom dt2 pro? Viberide? Teverun? There are so many options so focus on the individual components you're getting to be fair

I didn't think the Gallop was being sold any more. I have the Roadrunner RS5 Max, which is basically a souped-up version of the same scooter, and I know Titan makes them. I know removable batteries add a certain creative possibility when it comes to range, but I really though Ausom had discontinued the model. Either way, that scooter isn't going to hold up to the abuse described by OP. FWIW the expensive 72v scooters probably won't either.

That 50lb weight requirement is really going to kill your options. You can afford a really nice scooter, though! My recommendation is that you buy one of those 80 lb scooters and treat the stair climb like the workout it is. I haul mine upstairs, and it sucks, but it's 15 seconds of hell and then it's over. Check out the Roadrunner RS5, as it's set up perfectly for bigger dudes.

We have six scooters and none of them are on the list - I'm not surprised because they never get talked about here. I ride my RoadRunner RS5 MAX all over kingdom come, and am very happy with it and with the ease of servicing it - especially tire swapouts. But it's not the scooter to schlepp onto public transportation or haul up six flights of stairs.

i have a kukirin g3 pro clone in a roadrunner rs5 max and it's so sturdy and road confidence boosting, plus i have 2 extra batteries so i have no range anxiety 🙂

you can do that with an rs5max and an extra battery for $2,700. i have one with 1 max battery and 2 pro batteries so i never get range anxiety. back pain from having a battery in my backpack...100% fun?...100% range anxiety zero baby 🤩

I really like my roadrunner RS5 and you can get some models for closer to 2k. Aside from the joy of riding my favorite part is how repairable it is. It’s easy to overlook repair stuff when shopping but with high performance scooters like this you will 100% eventually have to do brake maintenance and tire replacement. It doesn’t sound bad but there are plenty of scooters that use hard to find brakes and force you to buy a full new set of brakes ($300+) just to jet the one $40 part you actually needed. Also not rare at all to see motors which are impossible or near impossible to remove due to being permanently wired in, this obviously makes motor replacement hard but more practically it will make tire replacement about 10x harder and super likely to break something if it’s tubeless. Along the same line it is one of the only scooters with swappable battery which is great if you really want to push range but it also means that your scooter doesn’t become worthless if/when the battery degrades. Whatever you choose just make sure you buy from a brand that cares about repairabiliy and keeps parts in stock on their site

Roadrunner rs5 50mph 1400x2, Mukuta 1400x2 46mph. These are close, sure. And I'm sure I could build one faster. Motor wattage can be misleading. For instance, the Inmotion rs has 2000w motors.

You've had a lot of experience with scooters—starting with two Apollos that unfortunately didn’t hold up well. Then you moved on to the Kaabo Mantis King GT, but had issues with the stem snapping and ended up replacing it through Voro. You also swapped out the stock shocks because they didn’t meet your expectations. After that, you went for the Roadrunner RS5 (which cost $2,000 for the 52V battery version), but it had bearing issues right out of the box. Now you're even considering replacing the shocks on that one too, since they’re not performing well either. Given all that, it's a bit surprising that you'd recommend the NIU KQi3 for around $650—it has no suspension and only a 48V 5Ah battery. Meanwhile, something like the Arwibon GT08 can be found for under $600, and it offers a 60V 27Ah battery, dual motors, larger tires, and actual suspension. It just seems like a much better value.

Okay, my favorite from dualtron has been the Victor Luxury+ Rs5 from roadrunner, Wolf warrior, and klima from nami