Speedway Mini 4 Pro: What Real Riders Won't Tell You

When women get a breast augmentation, they tell them to go a bit bigger than what they imagine as being perfect. When you buy flooring, they tell you to buy 10% more than what you need to cover cuts and waste. So my suggestion is buy more than what you think you need now. If you can afford more than what you need now, you will grow into what you have.

This scooter is amazing. It can go 28 mph with a very long range, above 25 miles, depending how you ride.

I know this is an old comment, but I really love my mini 4 and wasn't paid to say that, so I felt compelled to respond. I have been riding it for over a year in NYC and it kicks ass. I'm looking for a similar scooter that's slightly faster and has a 2nd brake, and having a lot of trouble finding anything that is as nimble and with a similar geometry.

If someone is telling you their favorite scooter is a Speedway Mini 4 Pro they are getting paid to say this. I can't think of one person who has bought that scooter and posted about it here in the past year. Most entry level scooters have a weight limit of 220 pounds. And in general as you get closer to the limit you can expect significantly less performance (both speed and range).

Minimotors is a South Korean company. Speedway Mini 4 Pro uses Li-poly 48.1V 15Ah 721.5Wh. Max Power is 1360W compared to the Ruima clone which is 1200W. Max load is 100KG for the Speedway, while Ruima claims 120KG.

Me personally, would go for the M365 Pro. Sure the Speedway has slightly better specs but the M365 Pro has a great mod community and it's easier to find spare parts and accessories for it.

Sounds like I am looking like the exact same thing as you, as my Mini 4 is getting very old. It is a really fun scooter to ride!

The Speedway 4 is a pretty old design now, comparatively speaking. The scooter industry changes fast. A similar, more recent scooter is the Vsett 8.

From my friend's experience, Speedways have crappy batteries. They don't last and are expensive to replace. M365 Pro has good cells (MH1). If you don't operate them outside 10—50°C, they should serve you several years.

I think the speedway mini pro 4 will be a good buy in terms of overall quality aside from battery issues. (Which plague all the scooter manufacturers.) The design is pretty solid. My older model had screws come loose and the folding lock pin was crap but otherwise it held up very well.

Finally received my brand new Speedway Mini 4 Pro (unbranded) which I got a great deal to buy without a battery. I removed the controller, wiring and the mounting point for the folding mechanism to fit my 48V16ah LGmh1 from my old mini 4 pro. I also replaced the stock tire with the 10mm wider Dualtron Raptor Tire.

I have the real mini 4 pro. I had my brakes adjusted professionally at a bike shop, and I disassembled the handlebar assembly and put a LOT of thread locker all over it — never had an issue again.

Here's another tip. Set P0 to 7. The speedo and trip meters are very accurate with this setting (GPS verified).

I agree with your point on the brakes and solid rear tire.

Yes, you can use a U-Lock to secure the scooter. I'd recommend locking right where the front suspension is. Braking is fine as long as you have space. Always be aware of your surroundings and you will have no issues.

As far as the locking mechanism goes: mine gets stuck inside the stem sometimes. I haven't figured out how to fix this yet.

My friend has the 16 Ah, it's li-po, and it degraded 40% over the year. He's had another two Speedways, and one degraded 20%, and he returned the other because of breakdowns.

I do consider it viable. $540 is a fair deal but personally I would opt for the LG battery (which I did myself). Less battery sag and mine still charges to 54.6V after about 2500 km.

I would advise against buying it primarily because of its lack of stopping power. The drum brake in the rear wheel is not great and it lacks a front brake. The top speed of 55 kph in the video is fake. It does about 35-40 kph — people saying otherwise are referring to speedometer speed which is very inaccurate.

Just to add to the point, it is possible to add a front drum brake to a mini 4 pro but you'd need to DIY. I've been riding with an extra front wheel drum brake and it's a lot better and I feel more confident in the streets. It also has saved me from a couple of accidents.

Speedway Leger and mini 4 pro are awesome scooters. Anything from minimotors, weped, rion or inokim is a good choice. Think quality my friend.

My front brake is not that great but I like the added redundancy and it does decrease my braking distance. I hit 46 kph yesterday at a slight decline. With the peak of 2kw I am up to 40 kph very quickly.

Thanks for posting. I've been thinking of doing the same front brake mod as with just the rear braking can be dangerous.

I would not say it makes a lot of difference but it does decrease my braking distance by about 20-30%. A bit disappointed about the front brake force but maybe I got a bad drum or it's just of poor quality.

The main reason I'm choosing the Ruima over the Speedway is that it is £100 cheaper. Most reviews on AliExpress say it's the same scooter — some of the product photos are literally identical.

I've gotten around 18 miles round trip with lots of stop and go around Queens on mode 3 going 25 MPH a lot of the time.

After hundreds of miles, my EMOVE Touring is so worth it for me. I adjusted my brakes using themyst's advice and it worked. Locking the scooter with a bicycle lock works just fine — same as an expensive 4000+ dollar bike.

The drum brake is mechanical and cable-actuated, it'll work with the scooter off. I'm also thinking of starting off with the generic 13Ah battery, then building a better battery pack using 2.9Ah LG cells.

Time for a new 9bot, sorry.