Finning while scootering

[midway]

... I think more trigger time and really riding the scooter rather than letting it control me is key. ...

What I found useful with my UV-26 is steering (literally) with 2-3 fingers. If everything is in trim, slight downward tug of the handle to left/right should make your body turn accordingly effortlessly. As you said, the trick is to let the DPV do all the work. Also, keeping the legs closer together will provide more feedback and present less drag. Keeping them apart is initially more stable but less conducive to efficient movement.

[tbone1004]

What I found useful with my UV-26 is steering (literally) with 2-3 fingers. If everything is in trim, slight downward tug of the handle to left/right should make your body turn accordingly effortlessly. As you said, the trick is to let the DPV do all the work. Also, keeping the legs closer together will provide more feedback and present less drag. Keeping them apart is initially more stable but less conducive to efficient movement.

I don't believe the XK1 is capable of that. Too much torque, not enough weight. My buddies and I all seriously struggled with that DPV in everything except straight lines. For whatever reason it doesn't turn well. I am used to horizontal tow cords, but I know Kevin Leonhardt struggled with the XK1 as well. Such a shame as I was really wanting to love that scooter. I was happy to get my UV26 back...

[LiteHedded]

I don't believe the XK1 is capable of that. Too much torque, not enough weight. My buddies and I all seriously struggled with that DPV in everything except straight lines. For whatever reason it doesn't turn well. I am used to horizontal tow cords, but I know Kevin Leonhardt struggled with the XK1 as well. Such a shame as I was really wanting to love that scooter. I was happy to get my UV26 back...

WUT?

scooter is fine.

[PfcAJ]

I don't believe the XK1 is capable of that. Too much torque, not enough weight. My buddies and I all seriously struggled with that DPV in everything except straight lines. For whatever reason it doesn't turn well. I am used to horizontal tow cords, but I know Kevin Leonhardt struggled with the XK1 as well. Such a shame as I was really wanting to love that scooter. I was happy to get my UV26 back...

That's a known feature of the Xk. It's designed for straight caves, no turning. To turn you're supposed to come off the trigger and helicopter turn to the next heading.

Read the manual.

[nakatomi]

WUT?

scooter is fine.

I second that. The XK1 is one of the smoothest and easiest to ride lithium scooters I ever tested, if not the the easiest. Granted I've not tried them all but the list includes the Viper, Magnus, Cuda and Bonex reference.
The model I used was the XK rescue and the torque was extremely minimal even at full throttle (320+ feet/s).

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[LiteHedded]

I second that. The XK1 is one of the smoothest and easiest to ride lithium scooters I ever tested, if not the the easiest. Granted I've not tried them all but the list includes the Viper, Magnus, Cuda and Bonex reference.
The model I used was the XK rescue and the torque was extremely minimal even at full throttle (320+ feet/s).

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it's a fantastic scooter. i've done upwards of four hours at a time on the trigger. it definitely turns....
problem is with the operator, not the scooter. scooter is fine.

[rddvet]

I agree it's operator error. It definitely does not turn as agilely as my wife's xj37, but it turns pretty well. And it holds a straight line like a cadillac. I'm sure I could light finger maneuver it. I just don't yet as I'm a noob.

I did find the bones you could throw around and make it do whatever you wanted, but it wasn't as smooth in the straight line and smooth turns. I associated it with a shorter hull.

[snakedoc]

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[OFG-1]

I have had problems with the XK1. While it is a fine piece of machinery, when I think of the price, my breathing becomes erratic, my sphincter seizes up, carnal verbs start coming out of my mouth, my palms get sweaty, and finally, when I think of having to tell my wife I want to spend $7500 on a scooter, fear almost causes me to loose bladder control. I just know I would wake up in the middle of the night with a pillow over my face and a pissed off 115 pound woman trying to kill me.

I will stick with my UV18/26.

[Scubaru]

Lmao...