YADEA KS5 Pro: What Real Users Say About Build Quality

Your previous potholes weaken the metal, and then it finally ruptures on the smallest bump.

It is sometimes not how big of a pothole you ride over, but how many potholes you ride over. Try hitting less potholes altogether, instead of just avoiding the big ones.

It's legal here in Victoria Australia - 25kph top speed. It's got big wheels and tough tires. It goes up hills - necessary here. It's got suspension front and rear, without springs which get dirty. It's got front and rear lights and indicators. It's got a solid, non-flimsy rear mudguard. It's a fine looking design, not kind of cobbled together.

Servicing and parts will be a problem. Fingers crossed that nothing goes wrong.

This scooter convinced me it was not a mistake to sell my g30 max. The build quality is on par with the max and the added power is definitely noticeable, haven't struggled with any hills.

The more I think about it the more suspicious I become. There's no way Yadea doesn't know that the US market expects and even demands more speed from such a scooter. I am beginning to think the issue may actually be that Yadea believes their scooter is somehow inherently unsafe at higher speeds.

If you want extremely high build quality and a front and rear suspension, I don't think you are going to find it for $1000.

Yadea is a legitimate brand but they are new to the kick scooter market. I can't recall one person here claiming to own one. The KS5 has solid rubber tires so even with a suspension it's not going to have a great ride.

Vsett and similar brands aim to give you the most performance for your dollar by using off-the-shelf components. They are in an opposite market segment from brands like Niu, Segway, Okai, and Yadea, which focus on giving you the highest quality product, not necessarily the highest performing.

I'd go for the Max; the original one, not the LP version. The Yadea looks like a decently made knockoff, but according to the review I rapidly skimmed through it still has the annoyances typical of knockoffs, such as a really crappy app. Also the Max is endlessly modifiable, whereas with the other one you'll only ever get the power and performance you get out of the box.

One of many reasons we're always telling people not to get scooters with solid tires. Suspension helps with comfort, but potholes will still cause it to bottom out and be ineffective, and when that happens the shock goes straight into the stem.

Yep, odds are that it was already damaged, and the last pothole you hit was the final straw.

Get on Amazon and order a pair of generic ebike (with the switch) brake levers. Or overpay for high end name brand bike stuff if you want to be really sure.

I did bomb a long enough hill that the Regen/braking let loose. I made it to 25 without issue. I find myself grabbing this one more than my kaabo which was the 1st pick usually.

After returning 2 new Apollo Air Pro with manufacturing defects and crappy packaging, this was VERY refreshing. The scooter came in 3 days from Amazon. Box came in very good condition. No Styrofoam in box. They used all cardboard as cushion and fill. Felt Very premium. Well built. Well designed. 6 screws to securely hold down the handlebars to the stem and are Flush-Mounted.

Max for it's known rep.

Search for aovo throttle. That's the easiest one or buy a xiaomi throttle and change the connector, in aliexpress can be found as mx2.0 connector 3p.

It is jst 2.0 i believe. It is very difficult to solder the male ends to the board sometimes. Also females are hard to crimp.

Does Yadea have any presence in the United States? I ask because while the five year warranty sounds great, I'm wondering who you would contact if you needed warranty support. Do they stock parts locally or is everything shipping from China?

As far as I can tell they are only physically established in China, French Polynesia (Tahiti), the UK, and Mexico. So support might be a risk. They do in fact use Besender for US support.

Given the more powerful motor, their response to a question over allowing higher speed options is not encouraging. Nothing wrong with keeping it legal in certain regions but leaving it at 30kph max is a little off-putting.

This is china, they could cut corners in stupid places to save a few cents.

And once again here we see a case where a steerer shaft was aluminum and broke in half between bearings. Why are aluminum steerers happening in the first place? Not gonna save any cost for sure and the mass difference will be completely negligible.

Congratulations! I'm glad things came full circle with you finding the right one!

Congratulations that thing is smooth.

This seems almost too good to be true, I was planning on buying a Ninebot G30 Max for commuting, would this be a better option for a first e-scooter?

The price is $100 higher today on Amazon than last week when I ordered it. Must be selling well!

The Suspension made it really smooth. And why are so many other scooter companies limited with the Color choice to Black, or Black, or maybe Grey!

That's my first scooter! I never had a problem with the stem, but in three years of regular use the rear fender cracked off, the clear cover for the screen on top broke off, and the plastic cover on the bottom was failing by the time I got rid of it. Not the greatest build quality.

The fender on mine already has play in it, and the rear light doesn't work 70% of the time. When I first bought it (supposedly new), the screen has play in it, turns out 2 prongs that held it down were broken, so I'm doubting if it was even new.

Pointed out by someone on discord, this looks like aluminium instead of steel, so it was planned to fail at some point. I will be going to the store I bought it from today.

It's still under warranty and I went to the store I bought it from, they emailed the company and we are waiting on a response.

Looks like a cheap scooter, most times you get what you pay.

Good luck getting it fixed unless you are planning a trip to China.

You'd be far better off and I mean light years better off to spend a bit more and buy the Ninebot max g2. Parts availability for it will be good so if something goes wrong down the road you have a way of fixing it. Spending $500 or less you'll be getting a scooter that will last you a summer a year at best.

Looks really nice. What size motor does it have, 350watts?

350/500 Watts. They have a "Pro" version that's 500/700 watts too and a larger Battery.

If the taillight blinks it may think the brakes are on. Can you unplug the brake lever sensor?

I tried unscrewing the stem and unplugging the cable then replugging it, didn't solve anything.

The Vsett 8 has a weaker motor but higher top speed. Same range. The specs seem weak compared to the performance.

It's 700$.

Looks like a Ninebot G30 with front suspension.