X-Treme Scooters | XG-499 – Stand-up 49CC Gas Scooter – Chrome
Posted: June 24th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Scooter & Related Products | Tags: 49cc, Chrome, scooter, Scooters, Standup, XG499, Xtreme | 5 Comments »
- EPA Certified 2 Stroke 49cc Gasoline Engine with Electric Start & Back Up Pull Starter*** Cannot be shipped to California
- Dual Charging System 1. Magneto 2. External Charger – Battery Included (for electric starting)
- Speed = Up To 30 mph* Distance = 20+ miles per tank*
- Length 48″ Height 42″ – Max rider weight = 320 lbs.
- 30 Day X-Treme Warranty – 6 Month Battery Warranty
Product Description
This is one of the very few 50cc stand up gas scooters you will find on the net. Most stand up gas scooters are 36cc to 43cc but finding one with a 50cc priced at a 43cc price is going to be tough. This scooter is fast. This scooter comes in all chrome, it is a light weight pull start 50cc gas scooter that is easily foldable, compact and light. The seat kit is completely optional although it is included FREE. You decide if you want the seat kit installed or not. This item is in stock and arrives to your door in just a few days. Shipping is always FREE. The new 2007 models now come with aluminum racing dirt bike handle bars, both front & rear disk brakes, a smaller and double welded muffler, dual bar front shocks, EPA certified engines & an aluminum handle pole.
X-Treme Scooters | XG-499 – Stand-up 49CC Gas Scooter – Chrome
This product is manufactured by “x-treme scooters.” We ordered one and it arrived with numerous problems (poor packaging causing container damage during delivery, poorly worded and pictured assembly manual, loose parts in the bottom of the box, etc.). But the biggest problem was that it had at least two major manufacturing defects that rendered the scooter unusable and ultimately unsafe if operated. We immediately packaged it up and attempted to return it. The seller (Scooter Jones)disclaimed ANY responsibility. He referred us to the manufacturer. After repeated attempts to contact the manufacturer, they finally responded with their “warranty.” They “warrant” parts for 30 days after delivery. They do not warrant the engine at all (not our problem – we never got to the point to start it). The parts they do warrant will be sent to the purchaser at the cost to the manufacturer ONCE during the warranty period. If they don’t work or if you have further problems, the consumer has to pay for shipping. So far, we have waited 3 weeks and they have not even attempted to send us parts. It doesn’t matter anyway, the parts that we need to make the scooter work require technical ability beyond my capability to remove and replace. Thus, the warranty is totally useless. Don’t buy this scooter!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
Every on this unit is poorly made. Some of the allen screws are not capable of fitting with any allen screwdriver due to faulty screw sizes. The entire unit has to be completely re tightened. EVERYTHING IS LOOSE. After assembling the unit, the motor started very easily. When riding, you’ll notice that the front wheel is not aligned and not that sturdy.
After riding for 10 minutes, the chain fell off. The next week I realigned the chain, yet took quite a few pulls on the starter rope. Well you guessed it, the Starter rope broke off and coiled into the unit. Now I have to open up the starter.. sigh.
Don’t buy this thing. It doesn’t work.
Rating: 1 / 5
I purchased an x-treme product, it failed to deliver anything close to the advertised specifications and the company has refused to deal with the problems. I would never deal with them again.
Rating: 1 / 5
When the scooter arrived, it came loosely packed and with a jumble of stuff. The directions were for a similar model, and didn’t mention anything about installation of the gas tank, and other important things. After figuring out on my own how to mount the tank and fuel lines, 2, I couldn’t get the engine to start. After much trial and error, I realized the carburetor casing had been labeled wrong, with the choke “on” and “off” labels reversed. After many pulls, I got it started and running ok. When riding I realized the handlebars would slip when turning the front wheel, a serious problem. To fix this I put a hose clamp over the connection between the handlebar pipe and the top of the wheel fork. After this the slippage was minimal. Braking wasn’t tight but decent. After the adjustments everything ran smoothly and the scooter performed excellently. *Unfortunately one day when I was riding one of the fork pieces holding the rear wheel on cracked and caused the wheel to come clean off the scooter.* I lost control and skidded down the road to a complete stop. I was not going fast at the time and was not injured. After that the scooter was in non working condition, due to the cracked wheel fork. Please know that this scooter can be very hazardous, and if you do buy one check for any signs of stress or damage to prevent an accident.
Rating: 1 / 5
While my son (age 12) does very much enjoy this scooter, the low build quality means that every hour he spends on the street is offset by an hour that I spend working on it in the garage.
PROS
Our scooter has run for about twenty hours now (over the course of a month and a half), and the 50cc engine has not given us any problems, short of minor oil seepage at several gasket seals. The vendor we purchased our scooter from has been reasonably helpful with our two (so far) warranty issues, but we’ll see how long that will last.
CONS
Out of the box, the spark plug wire wasn’t put together correctly, and wouldn’t attach to the spark plug. When I tried to adjust it, the end cap fell off. After a few minutes of fiddling with it, I was able to put it together, but it has fallen off a couple of times.
You’ll notice lots and lots of chrome on this scooter. I suspect the gratuitous use of chrome is not just for looks, but is also a great way to cover some very poor welds and metal quality.
As another poster mentioned, you should go over the entire scooter to verify the tightness of each bolt, as many were loose. In general, the bolts are of very low quality metal (soft aluminum, I think), so they’re either easy to strip or to cross-thread. I’ve replaced several key bolts when it makes sense.
The handlebar assembly leaves the front wheel several degrees off center, with no way to correct. Worse, the handlebars do not solidly join the head bearings, and are left with a bit of wobble. I’ve slightly improved this with a washer that I shaped to fit the clamp, but it’s not a perfect fix.
The rear tire lasted about 10 miles before wearing down to the threads. The front tire went flat due to a manufacturing defect in the front inner tube (the valve skirt separated from the tube). We were sent warranty replacements for both. For what it’s worth, the replacement rear tire seems to be wearing much better now.
The front and rear brakes are both disc, but the rotors are constructed of cheap metal that bends & warps easily. This is further aggravated by very poor quality calipers, which don’t float very freely, and often hang up on the rotor, causing both loss of power due to brake drag, and rotor overheating and warpage. The calipers have an adjustment knob, but this frequently (very frequently) needs to be adjusted again so the wheels can rotate freely. In general, you have a choice between brakes that drag considerably, or brakes that are unable to lock either wheel. PLEASE don’t tell your kids they can go 30-40mph on this thing. I feel like I can trust my son to keep the speeds down, but frankly I am not happy with the overall safety of this scooter.
There are several wires and hoses that can either drag on the road or get pinched between other parts. I think they could have designed this a bit better, but it’s probably a good idea with any scooter to scrutinize these and zip-tie lines where possible. I don’t consider this a defect, but it’s one more thing to be aware of.
Others have complained about chains slipping off. I found out that our scooter was missing one of four motor-mount bolts. Since the motor is mounted to a formed piece of thick but soft sheet metal, it was easy to move the motor around a good centimeter or two. That was easily enough to move the front sprocket enough to cause the three or four different cases of throwing the chain we had. Before I found the motor mount problem, I naturally tried to adjust the chain tension. Of course, the eye bolts and associated hardware were made out of very cheap, very soft metal. I ended up constructing two folded washers to replace the useless ones that came with the scooter, but kept the existing eye bolts. I also had to add several washers since the bolt was already out of thread with the existing chain tension. The bolts are currently bent at about ten degrees trying to keep everything tensioned correctly (about 1cm of chain play).
The scooter is currently sitting in the garage, waiting for a warranty replacement of the muffler. The stock muffler broke at the weld joining the mounting flange to the main pipe. The service rep told me that they would send out a redesigned muffler for this scooter, as failure of this type were common, given the large/heavy nature of the stock muffler. I also just went and looked and discovered that there WAS a supporting piece of flat metal stock (about 1/16″ thick, 1/2″ wide), but that was broken in half at the bend (cheap metal again).
At this point, we’ve had the scooter for about two months. I started out giving it two stars because it’s fun while it’s running. On reflection, though, I’m nervous about the next failure, particularly if it happens while in motion, and can’t really recommend this scooter to anyone.
Rating: 1 / 5