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Claudio Vosco
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PostPosted: 17:44 - 17 Apr 2023    Post subject: Watch out when buying an Urbet Gadiro, mine broke in half an Reply with quote

(First of all, I’d like to apologize for my English; I’m Spanish, so it isn’t my native language)
In August 2022 I bought a used Urbet Gadiro electric motorcycle, when it was two years old and had 1,500 kilometers. After a month of riding it, the chassis broke in half and almost killed me. As I suspected that my accident had been due to a manufacturing defect, I posted a video on YouTube explaining my case.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YLFuoI-kV4whFycROvui6CldKmCYn3IVLnC4BTwkv1Bq6T2qMdNKxPjG_TnqlsLaKu6Goh1_6FqBZbmoM0rTWZaY3D6hPOJhHC05YhvX2nmDH3j80fgNv5ItnFQzGrbOzp84HKst0D4FL8x9Pxvth2-oCKrtagzTrcki4PN43dDQVbPHpAtM_FqBVQQmFwP5wbBo5HosjlWta1Ge-5qK7lVv_e4JFVOydnGI6s9vNL-e665NE8mR5hfnmUR-2oaO7cAjUAJ2htU9nDsHEz9TkS1xWX3WonN7QdVum-_1PzX1LWGMilJB0y35C0oAIuvMDaQDhzQoS1m4ci6vjcyGBmgnLCdA4AgceVKZoOhV5IUVYcKsrt_ejsZN-ekQmR6SmB4B1UWZx63NXLvWWGr2LpbTkoUPRhHUHAnmNXlivro9pV9Tg_QEtZ0eJRcvPEeclqrN3dfLzRZ65LjRsvxUDNArcro85_0S67qMmga06mBg-ni5USp-mXInFh3iFca9hI6RrrZ1YnoTHHcAUd1BXW1ZkXpLiSMDAfeK2wBoWK3bD7wKI7_9G2QfaAr-Ml9NuyZylUJafYJpsbpT9NTKZndCJ3KDnpP1Ms8xvr_ZqZRj5K-HbSgG12-dl0_17_T4d3jtpImZpf0mUr9TPQCVrR5a55TJWGujesOdprpWzbAyrx_xEgq9rmxasjerWIVVtuvB60pn0Q6Wv8X98RN-arDf2xQt-aDPMmu3kWLtny7JA6kTbxrD-VN6zZ1Wsi_JLt5sWFaPhA9Y3YrfZZPXUPxe3VHIvc-F2Zvusu9VPlUgZQu6kQ9CyanPrc32wcBp6_0Woy8U97x_4CN3KTlQ4G0vT3gK6vu3khc8cVU-B50O_sCcACgvo6B2p9u8sj5xO5vCDWT8ggXW8DAg9uoQUG8wOqtJOrJaujCHjIK5NoH9aTS3afiJWs7kJmafwZgxeAlfkN-ujfvtWfZ-00RTSUePAU25k0uv5B7RbNX4Eof-KAEOhQZDxg=w640-h480-no?authuser=0

In the comments on said video, Urbet acknowledged that 32 of their first motorcycles came out with chassis "suspected of having some weakness", and that they have been aware of this situation since one of those motorcycles broke in half in December 2020, causing another accident. They have even confirmed that several of these models have been exported outside of Spain, so be extremely careful.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5JORHZyVLA676IXKPXLmfpnjfXw0mpZ9rASf8u7hnnWpFeQAscld1ibn23U19UtO6JGvV9VZk4PlpLPDRUNo48q1Z0gY6-9gKkOltj-7wOKzyn5f8OXGJXew0ttSTQ9miunI5ubLf8ytqXxsApdDjZjWCaS64i_3OL83iNOBNcUZI9z78ppEpcigRhn30G7uIwAPnSz2cwVhsGUPwPFADd9-xKCSc9NK7KaQtAjrF8vbTFtKuHCszCVxPqHIKnNjBimwPS9Rn0VSrtcwcFC3RczB2uuerZkaSEdKYyY7IMk3hBfucpZKo351YobFreI-aKbHhnim5ZaYxewR_vJMZ3lJCV5AHL6GupV3u6d25dfX6mYMgnJojh7n87lliEF2_8hK0_2EpViMxwKp3zRbrm29N1Nhmmz2S4S6QtpA4bqCsjaqhgKzXpnMUOzpt9Kw2Ukzb0z5qdAY9BqzaPnLEeQUWr4oU1Ft_SE6c5Z2IPRDCAWE3hzT99Cughhd6s3DNbCRAQa1AnpwF8-tfPSdH0D3255gxHAiim059qRFqX-wQIXDWKy52kEzdfxDksRw832qxwku7YWBj_w_HAfnPMeEGn8L2LvuCnEzYU4lCtRdu_3FI9DSbqUFH2Lj6TAhONg1K0DRQ3aNwXFaYhgiiLUg2TdsafvJUoGD9lADCMnGb02zyZps0JPxDy0Fq_vrNCDM5rwuUcOG101cvKkL_26i7sZLFtCVUGzQ65F0iUgP1CJqpQNtj-iaDMEp0g25SJbV8jM5xy55glElZTf8e3NepJjLznG-YN6HvWpwG7gxr4Dj6ZlozoTNHqfLIeU4MGptpgPjrr5_n2gxD0WHRTgq07l-Q3nBXMoXswEcCZAYFqNvNk5Ev_9FcLobwbwFhapf2tSJlYUecSsv4Ck-qlWRb24295QB349hkRoT7FbmDDx-lOs4KS2QX-YBC-FYNpKcewfS6aZp3QZduQ2gBRNibvUIO9TCqK2RvYhGNqwhMuw_fPGZ4Q=w640-h479-no?authuser=0

If anyone wants more details, here you can find the videos I made on the subject (Spanish audio with English subtitles):

https://youtu.be/Bb4cWPVu1zc

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slowasyoulike
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PostPosted: 18:53 - 17 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm curious; apparently this is a Spanish company, but part of me can't help wondering if their manufacturing takes place in, oooh... China maybe?
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PostPosted: 19:03 - 17 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should count yourself lucky it didn't burn down your house while you were charging it.

https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/12/london-safety-warning-for-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-after-house-fires-18599674/?ico=tag-post-strip_item_3_news
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Claudio Vosco
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PostPosted: 15:17 - 18 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

slowasyoulike wrote:
I'm curious; apparently this is a Spanish company, but part of me can't help wondering if their manufacturing takes place in, oooh... China maybe?


Indeed, Urbet is a Spanish company that sells rebranded Rotom (Chinese e-bikes), the problem is that they are also selling those bikes abroad, but I don't know in which countries. It doesn't hurt to be careful.
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PostPosted: 15:24 - 18 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hardly in topic for a motorbike forum is it?
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PostPosted: 17:26 - 18 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's an electric motorcycle.
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PostPosted: 10:35 - 19 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jeez - the forks/yokes/headstock sheared completely from the frame.. Shocked

Abysmal quality of steel* by the looks of it.

* Monkey metal we used to call that.
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PostPosted: 11:39 - 19 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

A100man wrote:
Abysmal quality of steel* by the looks of it.

* Monkey metal we used to call that.

Chinesium. Razz
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PostPosted: 08:56 - 20 Apr 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste wrote:
A100man wrote:
Abysmal quality of steel* by the looks of it.

* Monkey metal we used to call that.

Chinesium. Razz


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