I saw this on Reddit. I don’t know the details, but should Kaabo Wolf electric scooter owners be concerned?
This is the first time I’ve seen this type of failure with the Wolf King. I’ll need more details before jumping to conclusions. I’ve owned the Wolf Warrior for a year now and it has endured a lot of ruff roads. I see many riders doing jumps and wheelies with their scooters. I can see where something like this would happen in those types of riding styles.
We’re still digging for the details. This is what we’ve learned so far about some of the recent accidents:
Wow! This was quite a revelation. Since reading this article, I’ve inspected my Wolf Warrior thoroughly to see if there are any stress fractures that could result in a similar issue.
I’ve ridden the Wolf Warrior for a year now on a variety of terrains and so far so good when it comes structural failures. But this issue had made me a lot more cautious.
Anything mechanical can fail. The question is whether this was due to a defect that is more widespread or if this was just a freak occurrence.
Here’s another.
It’s a real worry… I’m talking to my dealer, but they are in the dark. That reddit thread mentions a new forged lower (instead of cast). Makes sense…
Downhill mountain bikes all have straight-thru axles, I’m guessing for similar reasons.
Technically, a fork in a front drive setup needs to be way strong in order to resist (accept) the motor torque trying to twist the axle. Bicycles don’t have this issue unless they have a hubmotor in the wheel.
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