Kaabo Mantis Midnight Ride & Crash :( 

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A relaxing ride? You are riding like a madman:$

You definitely need better/more lights for night rides, nice scooter btw

I’m really glad you’re okay. This is actually the exact one I’m buying soon. I can’t wait. Like I said. I’m glad you and the scooter are okay. Great video! Aside from the crash, this is the best video I’ve seen of the mantis

@5:00 that moment when u want that scratch to self heal by rubbing it!!!

Glad you're okay and no real damage done to your scooter. I live in NYC. After seeing and reading a lot of reviews, including yours, I'm looking at getting a Hiboy S2 for 6.3 mile commute. Enjoy your videos

Holy cow that thing goes fast. I knew the mantis was that fast but seeing POV makes it look insane. Haha. Glad you're ok!

I'm glad I came across this video; I was so embarrassed for days when I fell off my Uberscoot 1600. I had accelerated onto the sidewalk which had a curb drop off. Off the side of the dropoff was fast traffic. I simply freaked out cause i had gone on the sidewalk too fast and the risk was very high if i went off that curb onto the street so I just panicked and flew off into the grass on the right side. Your video made me feel better to know falls do happen lol... Man was I shame lol. Luckily in spite of the speed it was the safest crash I've had off of a motor scooter (including my hoverboards those falls were nasty! Lol)... I had no scrapes no out of place joints or anything like that but my scooter basically busted like legos ( both my lights came off and the handlebar twisted out of place so i had to ride back real slow) I fixed it and after the shame wore off I'm back on fresh just a lot more careful lol.

That's not that bad of a crash. Glad you're okay. You could have been going wwaaayy faster. I ride at night on my Mantis Pro and I memorize my route. I rarely go off course bc I know if I do I'll be hitting unknown bumps and cracks.

Waiting for my Kaabo Mantis Pro to come😎.You need better lighting if you’re going to ride at night bro. Stay safe and invest in the right equipment ,next time you might not be so lucky 🍀

Really like your videos. But please get a better light and some Moto X gloves. On eBay you can get a pretty good LED headlight with power pack and charger for $/£20. Gear up and ride safe brother👊

Jeez, just watching the footage got me on edge, the poor light and the insane speeds made my hands start sweating :O

I like how none of the cars stopped to make sure(or at least rolled down their windows to ask) you're ok

Just watching your video makes me want to put my seatbelt on. I just started getting into E-scooting and bought me a Dualtron Raptor 2 and a ninebot max for my son. Your a good driver but be extra careful next time, glad your ok. Thanks for the video ride. 👍🏽

I think I’m about to step into the world of high-speed dual motor scooters

Nice video, wish there were more like this. It's so relaxing going out the night with an e-scooter or a bike if u don't have a car. I'm still waiting for my scooter to be delivered but this video made me want to go out.

wow bro , you fly like a superman , you got luck you not hurt

I only ride on the road at dark. Pedestrian and cycleways can be treacherous at night because you cannot see any obstacles ahead at a braking distance and they aren't built for high speeds in mind.

Naturally, I am sorry about your crash, but it was helpful to and for me as a new rider as what “not” to do and also reminded me that safety gear is in order, probably more at night. Be safe and stay healthy… sadly no one yet makes an aluminum guard to bolt around the control panel and so forth. I have mounted a bar extension for this reason...

4:21 for those of you who wanted to see.

I thought it was going to be the wet painted street lines that took you out. You crashed and the cop sitting at the light didn't even check on you. Geez. You need a much better light. You were riding way too fast for the current conditions, you might want to slow down those night rides on damp streets LOL. I'm glad you're ok, you could've been seriously hurt or worse if you hit something while airborne.

good thing that you are safe. be more extra careful next time.

Late night riding is the best, Quiet streets, great riding time

Man.. you ride fast, especially at night.

Glad you didn't get hurt, I like your channel and reviews, once I get on my feet I will buy some of your merch

Nicer ride, I have a Mantis too and one light I added and works really well is the NiteRider Lumina 1100, it will give you way more night and you will be way more visible to other vehicles too, wearing some gloves would be a good idea :)

Wow, I'm glad that cop checked to make sure you were ok. 😮‍💨

4:11 the car tires scrape the crub and put a black line on the crub makeing you miss judge the ramp and the little gripper bumps are way too far to the left. Lesson learned slow down at night because if you hand a brighter light you'd probably still be going just as fast, or faster.

Light i would recommend is the nitecore br35 man great little light got 2 for when my scooter arrives . Should be here in a couple weeks (Dualtron Storm Limited) Glad you are ok from that crash you flew man. Keep up the great content. Stay safe .

I bought a 2017 yz250 rear shock spring and added far harder wearing bushes. I cut the spring in half and it fitter perfectly my mantis now handle the roughest terrain and id of probably hopped up that kirb but the shocks would have save me if not.

Ouch! That's why I got myself a big 40 watt light. It is as bright as a car's headlight and cost me less than $20 on Aliexpress.

Sorry about your crash, I'm glad you're ok. But you most definitely need better light for night riding. And you should invest in some gloves as well. I noticed you weren't wearing any. I just had a crash myself a few weeks ago, and I was only doing 15 MPH, but it was still enough to cause me a sprained wrist, and some serious road rash and the pain that goes along with it. I was lucky, I was wearing my motorcycle gloves. They save my hands from injury. I was also wearing my full-face helmet. But I neglected to put on my other safety gear. I won't make that same mistake again.

im thinking in buying one of these "powerful" escooters... and this video/channel about mantis gives a more realistic idea of what it really is... and from what i see... as bikes and motorcycles not everything are roses... however i do notice that as these scooters give some serious speed... they do lack light... even with a flashlight you can barelly see the floor... it needs even more, specially for night rides with no illumination... in fact thats the reason you crashed... with more light you would see it in time and avoid the crash easily...

Same thing happened to me on a bicycle. I could've sworn there was a ramp instead of a huge curb. Luckily all I got was a pinch flat.

Practice going up curbs by pulling up your front handlebars, pretty much like you'd do on a bike. I've saved myself a few times by last second jumping curbs I didn't see. Nice save though, damn. I've had to do the jog of shame after bailing off my shooter a few too many times for my liking, lol.

I'm glad you're okay but cmon bro you're riding on a public road on a scooter (what you think is gonna happen)😭🤣

3:56 for all the people that need do drive with light and can't see in the dark ;)

Sorry to see that You fell , riding at night Seems like lots of fun , maybe just slow it down 6 to 8 miles per hour slower .....Also , is your headlight bright enough ? In the video it doesnt seem to bright , but maybe thats just what shows in the video ....Ive been told you need at least 600 to 700 Lumens as a minimum to see enough in front of you and to be safe , but Ive yet to ride at night but planning to soon ....I just need a good quality headlight ...

Try to find and install Arctic v3 headlights. At will not blind person/vehicle in front of you, and will see whole street ahead of you. It lights as good as cars headlights. Search on youtube reviews.

I was just searching for Mantis scoot, found this channel, subscribed 😎👍👍👍

Riding at those speeds jope6 you wear gloves and full face helmet next time. Safe riding!

Falls happen. I fell and broke. Now everything is fine. Be healthy!

I just did that the night before last but in my case they put the yellow ramp marker on the curb

2x1000 lumens led headlights with high-end lens here. That's lighting gear used for mountain bike night rides. It is thumb remote controlled, and even by never going above 20 mph, I STILL find that's not quite enough for safely traveling unlit or dimly lit roads with an escooter. Might put two sets of front leds, one at handle bar height with long range narrow focus optics and one deck-height with extra-broad optics to highlight obstacles and nightly creatures. Can't imagine nightriding any sort of super escooter short of at least a 3000 lumen max brightiness front-light, I believe that's the staple brightness for bikes and mopeds.

Dammed and no gloves. I wiped out yesterday and sprained my wrist, is there any strategies you have for feeling to prevent wrist injuries ???

If it goes 40mph, and has a max top speed range of 25 miles, your gonna get less than 30min at top speed before it runs out of battery?

Riding in to curbs like that is probably why you've had troubles with this scooter, can't believe you don't wear more safety gear gloves etc

Damn u got flung far! I’m glad your ok and at first I thought that was the ramp too! Very deceptive there! They should paint them a bright color, easy cheap fix that’ll help people not get hurt!

The mistake is you made is going on and off road. At night, it’s always best to drive it where the cars drive. Going on and off sidewalk is not advisable without more light.

0:50 what it,s McDonald's 😂 2:06 and when u he car fast 😂

You need to add about 10,000 more lumens of light. I would just buy two 5,000 lumen lights. The problem is you could not see because the area was not well lit and you did not have enough light to see

That was not a crash. That was a bail! You definitely could have slowed and jumped that curb 😝

Didnt realize he flew 20ft away from scooter until he got back up

This is awesome Works great is it a store easy to clean

Kaboo mantis or dualtron mini long board version?

This is the video that made me learn to just follow the white crosswalk lines and I haven't crashed yet..."knock on wood" I had to put that there I have a feeling I'm going to eat shit now.

Good bail. you had enough time to see the curb and say “oh shit”and going around 18-24mph, you could’ve went for a jump and cleared easily.

Mantis motors seem relatively loud. Are you on hybrid tires too?

love how no1 asked if you were ok smh

That speed on tarmac and gravel with no gloves?

Nice hand protection

Riding too fast at night with crap headlights

I cannot wait to get my hover 1 alpha today in about 8 hours or so. I am so stoked to be able to get a very great scooter for entry level at a decent price on the same day. It's great not having to wait for shipping. Keep making the great informative videos. I actually think you should do vlog style videos maybe even just do a post ride audio recording and layer it over the footage and just talk about stuff. You have a knack for it.

Dunno, I mean mistakes happen all the time, but when using the crosswalk area, you can clearly see the two lines go up to where the ramp is and you're way past those two lines....aside from that, I can see the curb clearly since it has rash on it from cars that have curbed it before. Kinda hard to miss....but like I said...everyone can make mistakes. That's all it was.

Good you're fine. Did you ever damage your stuff (messenger bags etc) while crashing? Recommendations?

My instinct would have been to jump the curb ... here in Romania - Constanta you rarely have propper curb ramps and you often need to jump them, to avoid damage or crashing, after a while it gets in your blood, not owning any scooter at this moment and using the Bolt and the Uber lime scooters , but still.

Why don't you get like an additional headband headlight then another big one on the stem for the handlebars? 3 might be enough. Ya think?

Glad you are ok. Maybe more lights for your night rides?

switching from gutter driving to sidewalk driving at night was a valuable lesson but it could happen to anyone otherwise I enjoyed the open road with no pedestrian tour.

I couldn't see anything half of the time. How did you fare with the tumble?

Glad you are ok 👌

That must be hurt, I mean the scratches on the scooter...

10/10 bail, considering hitting that curb would of caused big dmg

Hey I noticed there's a clicking sound whenever you brake. Why is that? Because my Mantis doesn't do that. Is there something I should adjust?

Hey bud. With mantis and it’s faulty stem. Did it sustain any damage, cracks or brakes?

1. Why doesn't he have gloves on? 2. If your not 100% sure if that area. He's going at dangerous speeds.

Before you replayed it I thought "hey where'd the ramp go"...

Well at least u didn't get hurt and laughed it off lol

Hope you are okay mate be careful next time, just have little question are you using pro or lite version?

I hope your ok

Hey what camera do you use and what ISO and White Balance settings for night riding?

Sidewalk ramps always follow the crosswalk lines for a reason lol That reason is because they're called wheel chair ramps.

Hell yeah i be getting the urged to do the same at night lol

What mantis model is this bro?

No one stops to help?

I just bought this model and i would like to know wich number do you have on parameter P2 (motor magnetic pole setting). Thanks

Crashed right in front of that cop 😂😭

We know the scooter is okay but are you ? 🤣 I think you could’ve made it over that curve with a lil suspension jump dope scooter tho

this exact crash is how a fractured my elbow at 2am

Ouch man. That sucks so bad. You should just stay on the street

What tipe scooter is that?

Which mantis is this?

Is it mph or kmh?

No gloves? Glad you came out ok. Not too nice of your audience at the lights to drive off though.

You need a better light. Is the light that ships with the Mantis really this weak? Enjoyed the video.

Hello brother which external head light do you use for scooter????

x2 que tambien tube una caida en una curba con grava fina fue a 27km/h derrape uns metros raspandome la rodilla en cuanto al scooter rompi la agarradera del freno de atras, aprobecho en cambiarlo a uno hidraulico, modelo de scooter es Eagle Pro, por donde vivo hay mucha cuestas muy pronunciadas como tambien llanos, ahora tendre mas cuidado... saludos

and yet, that cop acted like nothing has happened

4:30 Another useless public servant (possibly police SUV) that couldn't take 5 minutes to make sure you were okay-I guess they got a donut emergency call and it couldn't wait. Oh well you survived and I think the scooter's biggest weakness is the headlight. Going 42 mph at night imo requires the brightness of at least one automobile headlight and it's a miracle you didn't hit a pothole before or after your spill with that wimpy light. Glad you're okay

Dude I live in Orem and I swear Provo has the worst curbs