InMotion V12HT Range Test - Did Not Go According To Plan 

Same here. I loved my HT, but it's dangerous. I have the HS now.

Just get my first wheel two weeks ago. I was considering this one thanks god I changed my mind.

I hear your frustration and agree that EUC manufactures often cut corners and don't fully disclose which battery your wheel might end up with. Unfortunately, the issues run deeper than just that: The first cut-out I had was from a bad motor - it was just a freak accident due to bad QC or manufacturing. The second cut-out seemed to be driver board related. A lot of IM cut-outs were also due to the fact that they were sent a bad batch of mosfets from their suppliers. It's a complicated issue because it's basically just the way China does business for the time being. I wish there was much better care throughout the entire process - from design, part sourcing, manufacturing and QC. For what it's worth, I do believe companies like IM ARE trying to improve safety and probably don't like it when their wheels randomly cut-out and hurt customers. Best we can do for now is vote with our wallet, voice our opinions online and post videos like this to publicize when there are serious issues. Thanks for the comment!

@@landocycle Thank you for your pozitive reply. I am sure that there are other issues that can cause a cutout, like you mentioned (motherboard/mosfets issue or motor issue). I think though, many of the cutouts are purposely attributed specifically to these parts of an EUC, to save the cells used of any blame. Why? Because fixing the motherboards, motors, BMS, etc. is easier and in Chinese EUC manufacturers control, unlike the battery cells, that are produced by third parties and are expensive (being a secondary energy source, by needing gas to be produced - so this “electric future” is in fact more expensive, maintaining, if not increasing the level of pollution). If battery cells have a minimal or no part in EUC cutouts or defects, in the first year, when we cannot speak yet of battery aging, why Chinese manufacturers don’t want to disclose the cells used in each EUC and their provenience? Because the clients would be able to associate the failure of their wheels with the respective cells and producer, and don’t buy wheels with those inferior cells or from EUC manufacturers who are sourcing their cells from that bad cells producer. Isn’t it striking that we know about motherboards, mosfets, motors, BMS, but we don’t know the name of the battery cells used? Until companies like Inmotion doesn’t disclose the battery cells used in their wheels and their provenience, I don’t think they care about the safety of their customers, about spreading this means of travel to the masses. All they care is their pockets. We want full transparency regarding what battery cells are being used, which are a significant part of the high price we pay for an EUC. They should be forced by law to disclose to their clients what they are selling (not only “dust in the eyes”: specs and looks).

yes 100km on the v12 ht is probably possible... but going downhills XD

Luckily I was fully geared up during both crashes and only suffered a couple of scratches. 18XL is a great wheel.

Similarly, I outright sold my V12HT at a loss after 1 week on it because I really disliked how it felt. Unfortunately for me I'm located in a city that doesn't have groups or vendors to test wheels. I ordered my 18XL with the funds leftover and it's been a way nicer experience for me, love it.

Any issues with your HT?

Yes. Battery voltage was not the same on both packs so it threw a warning and then shut down after my ride and wouldn’t turn back on. Local retailer replaced a board and Inmotion did a remote calibration for the packs. Then when I got it back it would lose track of what’s level, would slowly start dipping either forward or backwards. Super weird. Did it once when switching between commuting and off-road modes, you could literally see the pedals tilt about 10 degrees forward when it was without a rider. Board was replaced again. Seems ok at the moment. But I don’t trust it after seeing videos like yours and others earlier with boards sent back to China and still no answers from Inmotion in what cause the dumping rider problem. Bring on the Patton…

This is the first wheel in the 20 or so I've ridden that's done this, let alone twice in a row. Very strange

It was purchased last June. It was 300km on the odometer.

I have over 4000 miles on my v12 hs and 400 on my ht. No problems. But there are a few videos of problems. Every brand has some issues I notice.

Sorry to hear mate

I’m sorry to hear mate, get well soon.

Glad you’re ok!

The struggle is real.

This gave no warnings and dropped me instantly, it felt like the motor cut power. It 100% wasn't tilt-back.

I had 2 cutouts toast @ 2369 miles. That's insane how many miles you have on the HT.

I hope they don’t either!

During a range test I’m probably recording 5% of the time. Missed both crashes unfortunately.

@@landocycle you need a better setup then I'm a novice RU-vidr and I managed to capture all of my ride 200km ?

@@EUCRAZY_AU a dash cam might be nice for the crashes, other than that you’re going to want to cherry pick your clips to tell a story - filming an entire ride makes 0 sense as a filmmaker. And if you’ve ever tried to find 3 second clips in 5hrs of footage, you’ll never want to make a RU-vid video again lol.

@@landocycle true i hear you about the editing but I guess the point of a range test is to proof to the viewers that you went the distance I find people fine believe it's for some reason anyway sorry that it happened to you and hope you're ok mate. keep up the good work.

@@EUCRAZY_AU yea, that’s why I try to post the Re-live at the end, it gives viewers the option to see the entire journey in a couple minutes. I think most people on RU-vid are ADD, including myself, so I try to keep my videos short and to the point. Marty is the man for 1hr+ long videos, not me! Thanks for the comment

I want this to be my first wheel and I’m dying to ride already but I have the same issue. Seeing these issues arising for nearly every RU-vid reviewer and hearing about everyone else’s parts they gotten replaced by warranty already, I might just save up more for a Patton or wait for the Inmotion Adventure series. This is disheartening

I have the V12 HT and have had no reason to regret it so far. (Only ~800 miles though.) I did take a spill on it last month, but think I was over leaning it. If just getting into things now, it wouldn't be a bad buy, but I'd probably get the Patton or one of the Adventure wheels. (Probably the latter. We'll see.)

Inmotion does just that. I sent them the log but everything seems fine on my end which is disconcerting.

@@landocycle In future versions they probably should put more sensors on the wheel.

I did 60km/h almost every ride, I ride down to 20% and no issue... This is just bad luck and faulty unit 😢

Will do!

It's honestly insane how it failed twice in a row and each for different reasons. I uploaded the log to InMotion but the diagnostics say its fine. I suspect the last crash was an "acceleration glitch" Wrong Way! experienced. Shame cause it's a great wheel when it works.

Wrong Way's experience and his subsequent decision to reject the wheel was the first thing that came to mind. Any cutouts - barring stupid shit like us riding the beeps - on single wheeled vehicles are unacceptable. We're putting our physical health on the line and paying a small fortune too - we need to fully trust the equipment..

@@TroyArn I've owned a V8F, V10F, V11 so I fully understand the limitations of smaller IM wheels and adjust my riding accordingly as the battery gets lower. So I'm 100% confident in saying these are all hardware or software related crashes. The sad part is that this wheel only has 300km on the odometer - basically new and it looks beat now from it self-destructing.