The Most Anticipated Electric Scooter of 2024 - RoadRunner RX7 Review 

I had a 2nd gen Mazda RX7 myself! Loved it! -Paul

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I love the Mazda RX 7 I'm huge Mazda fan 👍👍👍

My friend had Rx7 and I had a Tr7 ​@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide

Thanks for the feedback. They are extremely passionate about their scooters. I can't wait to see what they do next! -Paul

This is such a big scooter. Great for long rides and cornering. -Paul

This is what can be expected unfortunately with companies making higher end scooters. I've heard similar from inmotion RS as well. So far my updated Nami Burn E 2 Max with PMTs is holding up almost 500 miles now. Hopefully your experience is better once roadrunner fixes everything 😢 it's a crappy feeling as I had similar issues with voromotors with the GTR. Out of the box it was a problem and luckily got a full refund and went somewhere else and got the Nami from Wyrd Ryds. 😎 Best decision

Your speed result lines up with our Eastbound run. Be sure to do a two direction run and average the results if you want to cancel out headwind/tailwind. Good luck with the repair. Sounds like they’re on it. -Paul

5k km on a 2nd hand Vsett10+, no issues so far except a lot of brake pad wear due to disabled e-brake, a blown EXA 291R hydraulic damper on the rear and 2 flats (on older street tires with actually barely profile left after 6k km in total) But i have to say… the previous owner did some awesome stuff to make the scooter more reliable and to strengthen it, including some stronger bolts, all screws replaced with better ones, SKF bearings on the motors etc.

I wouldn't mind having a faster more expensive scooter. The problem is the faster they go the heavier they are to carry around

@@AntNvrt that and to be honest before I bought my scooter I didn't realize how much wind plays a factor going 45mph and over. Not fun doing those speeds when there are gusts of wind being thrown at ya. Something many don't think about until ya have one and find out on open roads

That’s always the challenge. They’re working hard on taking feedback and turning it into action. Whenever I talk to them, they are hungry for feedback about how to improve. -Paul

I agree. Really speed is just an easy to understand proxy for output power. -Paul

I walk a pack daily for hours. I got the D4+. So far, so good. Hopefully, it can take a beating. It's not for speed in my case. It's for low-speed casual dog hiking so it had to have enough power to get me up those steep inclines on the bike trails. So far, I'm loving it. Hopefully no issues. I'll check my bolts periodically, since I'm going over curbs, 4'' roots beds, pot holes, downed limbs, etc.

I have the updated Nami Burn E 2 Max with PMTs. Better options on the rx7 and like the removable battery. I'm curious to see how the rx7 holds up long term. I still like the vrod tubular Street bike motorcycle style design of Nami better but I'm bias and it's subjective.

Yes, the NAMI is definitely due for an update. Looking forward to whatever Michael Sha comes up with next. I should interview him again. -Paul

​@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide Good initiative for me it is necessary to make a real good battery of real shock absorber and a New screen he is working Michael sha on the same screen as the rx7 precisely But I'm not satisfied with this screen so there's still work to do I'm going to copy the idea of the column and swing arm reflective stickers on my Nami . So do you do custom scooter presentations? I am preparing a Nami, all connected to the Inmotion RS and with Formula 1 parts. 😊

So glad you’re enjoying your scooter. I can’t stop staring at ours! -Paul

How is your LumiLor luminescent paint holding up? I've seen other RX7 owners show where their paint is chipping off of their scooters.

@@onceuponareset-ho7fg My Lumilor has the black dots all over it.

Have you had it up as fast as it will go? The D4 2.0 is what I have and it will do 40. If I get up to around 35, my butthole starts to pucker. I can't imagine doubling that up. Did you NEED a super fast scooter? Or did you WANT a top of the line scooter?

@@jlewis631 That is unacceptable, even on a scooter that is a quarter of the cost of the RX7. RoadRunner should step up and make this right.

Thanks for watching anyway! We appreciate your support! -Paul

It’s wild how long they’ve made the ones who’ve preordered this wait and they still havnt officially released this scooter yet 😅 then they want say of u cancel the order they will charge u 20% any ways 🤣🤣

Plus customers service is completely useless when u ask when will it be shipped I’m seriously starting to regret ordering this to many delays at this point I’m starting to feel scammed or maybe just something roadrunner couldn’t promise 😬

The hill climb? Yeah, we explain later that the scooters we test have completely outgrown the hill we use to test them. So we have a person direct traffic. We’d pick another hill, but want to keep things as scientific as possible and have tested well over 150 scooters on this hill already. I have to keep it pinned until about 15 feet before the stop sign in order to complete the 200ft test. -Paul

I adjusted the speedo, which is super easy to do, but I expect the units they’re shipping now will come with this adjustment already dialed in. -Paul

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I don't think my neck wants to do that one again. Did you see my head snap back? I should have worn a lighter helmet. -Paul

Yup. Makes blemishes and spots on those areas. That could look tacky after awhile and an eye sore

RoadRunner have a plan and will announce something soon. It was too early for us to announce it in the video. -Paul

Thank you so much! Shooting that night footage was so fun. Hopefully we'll make a short out of it, because I shot a ton! -Paul

Good advice about pretending you’re invisible! I’ve been riding my motorcycle that way for 3 decades! -Paul

You can expect rx7 with stock PMTs to be better torque and take off than the Xtr. Companies that use these cheap nylon type rubber tires need to do what roadrunner did and make PMTs Italian made race tires stock on these scooters

The XTR’s power is more immediate and a bit stronger, but the RX7 is much easier to control and the PMT’s feel worlds better than the knobbies on the XTR. -Paul

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide the tire change method on the mars XTR is it plug and play motor hub wires? Or worst case scenario the method of opening the deck to unplug motor wires? Paul! You wouldn't believe how ridiculous it is to do the tire change method on my LS7+ iv seen the tutorial and it's awful you should see how it is lol.

Plug and play on both the RX7 and Mars XTR. -Paul

​​​@@JulianRidesI had a Nanrobot D4+ 2.0 & RS7+ 72v. They were stolen this past Sunday 😢 I had to change the innertube on my ls7's rear wheel, what a pain. I loved my ls7, I felt like I could almost smoke all other scooters out there lol. a few things I didn't like, the screen was one. I just bought a Roadrunner RX7, I love all the plug and play! FB people said to get the Burn E2 Max, hopefully I made the right choice. 🤞

I agree. We need more rake and trail from all scooters. -Paul

True. We think 75 is a super hot day here. -Paul

Nice friend! -Paul

I adjusted it, but the ones from the factory should be pre-tuned now. -Paul

Thanks so much! 60ah! Dang, it isn't 72V is it, because that would be 4,320 ah which would be bigger than everything we've tested except for the Dualtron X limited. -Paul

@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide it is a 72V 60Ah I checked. It's called a TEVERUN FIGHTER SUPREME PLUS for $3,271 listed on superscoots website. So many Chunky ones coming out! I just want style, stability and range for now.

@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide it is indeed 72V 60ah I checked again. It's less than $3500 as well. So many choices right now it's nuts. I want style, range and stability. If only Apollo made the PRO with 50MPH top speed and a 40ah battery, I will get it period. It's perfect in my eyes as well.

I’m lucky I have three freeway capable riding suits on hand from three decades of riding motorcycles daily -Paul

Seems well made for sure!

This display is only temporary. The first 100 units or so will get this one and then also get a free updated display that will ship later. The later-production scooters will come with the final display installed. -Paul

Great question. I don't think we'll do a head to head video, but off the top of my head here are the major differences (I just spent 2 hours riding the Roadster on Tuesday so I'm fresh on them both). They have nearly identical tested weights, but the RX7 gets 32.7 pounds lighter when you take the battery out. We got 10 more miles of real world range from the Roadster (54 vs 44miles) but that makes sense because the Roadster has a bigger battery. (theoretically you could double the range of the RX7 with a second battery of course). The Roadster is a lot more expensive, of course at $5800 vs $4k. Performance wise they're both so ridiculously fast that it's hard to ask for more, but technically the Roadster has a higher top speed and is a bit quicker (than everything in the world) to 30mph. The RX7 has sine wave controllers and a smoother throttle. Portability wise they're both heavy, but the Roadster is extra tricky because it doesn't fold. You need tools to take the stem down. The RX7 again has the advantage because you can lift the battery and scooter separately. Both have huge comfy decks, but we stuck our own grip tape on the Roadster because ours didnt' come with anything grippy on it, but that may have changed. The Roadster comes with split rims and tubeless tires because the wheels have o-rings in the middle to seal them. The first couple batches of RX7's have split rims with tubes in the tires and the later ones will have tubeless tires with non-split rims. Both are really great scooters. If nothing else is pulling you in one direction or the other you could let the looks decide for you: all-business and carbon fiber, or high-tech and space age glow. There you go! Your own personal review! :-) -Paul

We haven't got it yet :-O and I'm starting to worry. We've had one lined up a couple times before and it didn't come, but this source has been reliable in the past, so fingers crossed! -Paul

​@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide maybe they're making sure you guys get the latest version of the ultra 👀 gonna wait to buy it until I sell my wolf king gt pro or you guys make a video on it, whichever comes first!

Ha ha! Nice! Your RS is still fairly new isn't it? :-) -Paul

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide yep.

Thank you so much! -Paul

They should reach out to us. I've heard of their brand but not that particular scooter. I'll look it up. -Paul

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide I seriously can’t not keep my eyes on that scooter , its brakes are crazy! Only of each calliper was a 4 piston magura (I think that’s how you spell the brand name)

@EIectricScooterGuide what do you mean???

I make the same observations in the video. The top speed run is basically a proxy for output power, but over time we’ll be moving to using 0 to 30 for that. The range test number is super important though, provided that the scooters are all tested on the same test course. -Paul

Thank you so much! -Paul

Me too! I was hoping to have it in time for the review, but I think it was delayed by some last minute improvements. -Paul

There is news coming regarding the luminescent panels. We learned that they're working on something right before publishing. It’s always tricky when we’re posting a video that’s going to live forever, to make sure our video is still accurate 6 months later. Ours didn’t have any rock chip problems. The only defect we had was caused by me stacking another scooter on top of it, but I didn’t think it was fair to call that out because all scooters get scratched if you stack another scooter on top. -Paul

It’s coming, as soon as I can get my hands on it! -Paul

I don't at the moment. -Paul

We have one in the schedule in the next month or two, but the scooter isn’t here yet. Fingers crossed that we get it. -Paul

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide you guys have an imposter telling people they won a giveaway

Strangely almost none of the really big, expensive, scooters have apps: Rion, Weped, EMOVE Roadster, RoadRunner RX7, NAMI BURN-E (or any NAMI), Kaabo Wolf King GTR. Honestly, if it's a choice between having full control through the dash without an app, or full app control but not being able to hit all the functions through the dash, I'll take full control through the dash, though having full control both ways would be nice! -Paul

Glad you enjoyed it

looks pretty solid, and stable, even at the higher speeds. very nice.

That's a good question. We haven't tested that one. My rule of thumb is that if it's not stated in the manual, then I usually go with the maximum that's stated on the side of the tires. If that feels too stiff, then I'll drop it 10% (i.e. from 50 psi to 45 psi. The minimum I would run on a 50psi-max tire is 40 psi). -Paul

But you have to fold the seats down right? -Paul

I couldn’t get it into my trunk without setting it on the lip and risking scratching the bumper. -Paul

Thanks for the feedback!

We do too!

Yes that should be very soon!

Not sure about that one! We have not had any issues with our review unit.

We keep them for a long time to use in other comparison videos, but eventually we need to start selling them. Locally only though. We're in the SF Bay Area. -Paul

Both are rock solid to be honest! Can’t go wrong with either.

Maybe one of them will upgrade and sell you their old one! -Paul

Both are very solid options to be honest. RX7 is faster and has bigger battery. Pro has a dedicated regen brake and lighter.

It depends! Stay alert and avoid potholes

We do not have issues with ours! Every batch gets better and better when any product.

Arai Corsair X. I started wearing Arai when I raced motorcycles and never stopped. I get double use out of them for my motorcycle freeway commute. -Paul

I'm working on a 3 scooter Dualtron review right now, but it's all of the smallest ones. More to come after that, but it may be a while. I'm not sure when they'll send us the bigger ones. -Paul

Ha ha! Thanks! -Paul

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YES! As soon as we can get our hands on it! -Paul

Interesting idea!!

Real world range depends on riders weight and driving conditions.

For many people portability is the main advantage of kick scooters, but that starts to fade a bit as you get into the 100lb and up scooters. They’re still pretty easy to load into an SUV solo though. -Paul

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide ah gotcha the portability over other pevs makes sense i actually never considered that. You get similar power similar speeds and capabilities but in a much tighter and easier to pack up and toss in the back package. I mean you could throw one in a Honda Civic trunk that's a really good point.

I want a scooter for my girlfriend so she can keep up with me on my EUC. Her OneWheel is too slow, and she doesn’t like EUC’s. And a scooter can fit in the back of my car.

Stay tuned! Some are coming.

I haven’t. These tires aren’t the best for off-road, but the suspension is very good. I tend to like lighter scooters off-road in case I put it in a ditch, but until then it would be a good ride! -Paul

I definitely wouldn’t, myself. I’d recommend reaching out to the manufacturer about that one though! If you do, shoot video, because it would be awesome! -Paul

Thank you for your support! -Paul

Both are solid! RX7 has more features

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That's a great question. Anything with split rims (like the early batches of the RX7) will be easier. Also there are a few out there with split (o-ring) rims and tubeless tires that would be easy. There are some great videos out there for easy ways to get the tires on and off the rims. But the really hard part can be getting the tires seated to the rim after install. You pretty much always need an air compressor to re-install tubeless tires (to get them seated on the bead). Other than that, it's a question of getting the wheels unmounted from the scooter and whether they have quick disconnects for the motor wires. Most new big scooters have quick disconnects now, so you aren't wrestling with the whole scooter being tethered to the wheel while removing the tire (or digging into the deck to unplug the motor wire). -Paul

About the same

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide ty for answering

Both are both solid options!

Great ride! -Paul

What's your main ride now? Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate your support! -Paul

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide I have the Apollo Phantom v3. I love it, but it never hurts to see the competition and what is new. Thanks for all the work you guys put into these tests. This channel helped me to decide on Apollo. Your work is very much appreciated.

Thanks for watching and for your support! -Paul

They make smaller scooters, but they don't have the luminescent lights or quite this much power. -Paul

I’ve done it before (Inokim OXO review), but it starts to feel more like a how to video. In this case, it would be misleading because this scooter (all of the first 50 or 100) have split rims, so the experience would be very different from a tire change on the production units. -Paul

That’s quite a bit!

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I haven’t heard. It could be they are doing some extra quality control before they go out. I’m surprised they haven’t announced what’s going on somewhere. -Paul

Very good

Thanks Teddy! -Paul

Ha ha! Finger it just doesn’t seem right (or thumb it). -Paul

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide We should definitely think of another term . Full squeeze, all the beans is good maybe all the finger ?

@@ianreed4636 Just say "squeeze it". Or more generally whether for cars or scooters "punch it"

oooh, full squeeze! I like that. -Paul

Oh man, I miss my rotary! Even at high rpm it was so smooth! -Paul

@EIectricScooterGuide what do I win? ;)

We like the RX7! Very solid scooter. Check the link in description for latest pricing and use code RG50 for max discount. Prices on tariffs going up on 8/15 so if you want grab it now before prices go up across the board.

Me too! We still haven’t got our hands on one. I’m not sure why. -Paul

Most high speed scooters need a dampener! GT2 is not close to as fast as this

The Roadrunner did 0 to 40 in 5.6 seconds to the Nami’s 5.7 The numbers I can grab quickly only go up to 40mph. After that I have to dig into raw data. -Paul

@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide thank you for getting back to me! Appreciate all the work you guys do

Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! -Paul

It’s the same battery size, and the same performance. I feel like I need to re-test the NAMI. -Paul

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Always appreciated Eric! Ladies and Gentlemen, Eric is the fastest electric scooter rider I’ve ever met. Faster than me for sure. -Paul

Top speed is just the easiest way to reliably measure the sustained output power the scooter is capable of in an easy to understand way. Hill climb times would also work, but require so much more context to know what a good hill climb time is. I agree though, I almost never ride above 40mph on any scooter. But it's fun being able to answer the question: "how fast does it go?" with a really big number. :-) -Paul

Roadrunner makes some smaller models, but I’m not sure if they have seats yet. Probably not because it would get in the way of the removable battery and all of their scooters have removable batteries. -Paul

ha ha! -Paul

Illegal here as well, but unenforced. I agree about anything above 60km/h being scary on any scooter. -Paul

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I had one of those too and loved it. 1989 RX7 GTUs (they only made about 1200 of this ultra-light version). -Paul

Unfortunately a seat on this one would block the removable battery from coming out. But you’re right, range would go up because of the lower wind resistance! -Paul

@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide You can mount the seat on the angled piece by drilling the holes and with m6 BOLTS and nuts . I did so on Joyor. You will get plenty of room for your hands that way and pretty comfortable and stable position

Always have to be safe and wear gear.