Niu NQi GTS review | Drag race vs Grom & PCX

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Күн бұрын

The Niu NQi GTS is an electric scooter built for city riding. And that’s key. We’ve ridden a lot of electric motorcycles, and while we’ve really enjoyed them, the range can prove restrictive.
We want a motorcycle to do anything we want, whenever we want, and if we decide we want to go to Scotland tomorrow, we can only really currently do that with petrol power.
But a small scooter has a very different purpose; it’s for scything through city streets. It’s for nipping to work for yet another meeting. It’s for grabbing some shopping or a takeout. And that means range isn’t a problem.
The only way to properly review something like this is to live with it, so we borrowed the Niu NQi GTS ‘Standard Range’ model for a couple of weeks to see how it slots into our lives…
Here's the full review, which includes full cost comparisons with petrol, as well as the price (and life) of the batteries: www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial...
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00:00 How is Niu pronounced?
00:58 Niu NQI GTS range & speed
05:55 What's an electric scooter for?
08:03 What it costs
11:10 Grom vs Niu vs PCX125
12:46 Nui NQi GTS convenience & storage space
16:00 Would we buy one?
18:45 Motorcycle instructor's opinion

Пікірлер: 50

@bennettsbikesocial 2 жыл бұрын

Here's the full review, which includes full cost comparisons with petrol, as well as the price (and life) of the batteries: www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/reviews/bikes/niu/niu-nqi-gts-review-honest-electric-scooter-test

@perodenero 2 жыл бұрын

The battery does not die after 1000 charges as you've written in your review. The manufacturer of the battery cells has given the following values: 0 - 600 charging cycles: 90% - 100% of the original capacity 600 - 1,000 charging cycles: 80% - 90% of original capacity 1.000 - 2.000 charging cycles: 70% - 80% of the original capacity

@roystonevans2223 Жыл бұрын

I have the nui mqi gt evo...had it for 3 months now..good for 64 mph.. . Amazing bit of kit... No more petrol or road tax for me & insurance £136 for the year fully comp... No problems & no hassles.... Currently working on a solar panel battery bank so I can charge for free also... There the future for local commuting for sure.

@andylines5586 Жыл бұрын

Can I ask who that's insured with? Cheapest I can find is £350 fully comp - more expensive than my CBF500! (I'm first year with full licence, no bike NCB, garage storage, work as a bus driver).

@2001MBKBooster 2 жыл бұрын

NIU is actually pronounced "new". You had it right at first! I really like this scooter. It's perfect for urban riding and for most people the range is acceptable. If you have off street parking, then charging it will not be an issue.

@svenlabots1869 Жыл бұрын

Good review guys. I own my Niu NQI GTS Sport for over one year now, and i'm really really satisfied with it. It shows that it's trustworthy and guarantees longevity. Oh yeah, and the storage? The store i bought it from installed a 60£/80€ 34liter topcase for free. I only had to pay the 100£/119€ topcase-holder, which is of course from Niu itselves. That, in combination with the shoppingbaghook, gets you the groceries done. Goin' to the job from home takes me 13 minutes by car (on a rainy day), and only 4.5 min. with the Niu. 20% batterycapacity used for the double trip. Not bad👍🍻

@aceofspades5786 2 жыл бұрын

Great Review. On the range, despite your longer commute, average Uk journey is 8.4 miles. £1/100 miles to run, free if you have solar.

@GodspeedChris 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely the pcx125 for me. I’ve just ridden mine 3400 miles from Bristol UK to Hungary and back. Cost me £173 total in petrol with a tank range of 240 miles. Can’t really beat that :)

@alcubz2622 2 жыл бұрын

Pcx has 125?

@GodspeedChris 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, in the UK we only get 125cc PCX’s.

@azfa_ra 2 жыл бұрын

@@GodspeedChris Damn, here in South East Asia we have the 150 and 160 version

@jessejuliano8056 Жыл бұрын

I mean you can beat that lol.. it would cost less than 20$ in electricity if you did it on an electric.

@adriandja-plusteague1401 Жыл бұрын

I love my PCX, tbh it's just the perfect bike. 😊😊

@ronaldfaber9443 2 жыл бұрын

I just got one here in Seychelles. No highways to speak of, lots of going up and down (recuperation!), topspeed of 50mph totally sufficient. Real world range here of some 55 miles is perfect for my daily needs on a 155 sq km island. Using it for going into town, supermarket and marina⛱😎 for lunch. Versatile and next to no maintenance, no more crawling around on the floor changing oil and setting valves.

@Dr23rippa Жыл бұрын

If they could make these do around 120 miles per day and have compartments for Uber delivery riders they would make a killing!

@lukaszperun3079 Ай бұрын

Hi I do recommend watching the Londoneats KZfaq channel.He does delivery on this scooter

@the_freedom_quest Жыл бұрын

Definitely the Niu for me! I have mine for 2 years and it's amazing, I love it so much ! ❤️

@andygreyriderGRN Жыл бұрын

Another honest review without all the flannel and bovine(sic) secretions.

@jarosawskrzypek1373 2 жыл бұрын

Good review, thanks! If you guys want to have wider audiance I think putting other units of measure as a text would help. Miles-kilometers, Foot pounds of torque-Nm, etc. Thanks for considering.

@bennettsbikesocial 2 жыл бұрын

Good point. I didn't edit this one, but I'll keep it in mind as I usually do my own. Cheers, John

@colinwiseman 9 ай бұрын

Love my Niu GTS :)

@SandStormPower 27 күн бұрын

I've went for a honda 125 mini bike instead (dax) Insurance for me is only 65 euro yearly. My range is between 170 to 210 per tank (1,47 to 1,82L/100km) And you know, the fuel I put in it is basically free fuel. Why? Because I get back cashback from the market I do my shopping's and that cashback goes to the tank 🤣 About speed, converting to mph, I've managed 73mph and then it cuts injection. But it manages to sit at 62mph all day long. Albeit I usually ride at around 50, 55mph I use it to commute or to have some bigger escapades

@The_Arby 2 жыл бұрын

Iam all for electric scooters/bikes...But id rather have the PCX anyday 🙂

@The_Arby 2 жыл бұрын

@TheDesmoDude Not here in UK

@cloggsy1971 2 жыл бұрын

It’s just not fast enough for me. Here in rural North Yorkshire where I am surrounded by single carriageway roads, if you can’t do at least the speed limit, it is potential suicide with some of the nutcases of the road. A bit more speed & a bit more range would make this a game-changer!

@adriandja-plusteague1401 Жыл бұрын

I find my PCX 125cc is just the perfect bike. For me,.

@fastfreddy19641 Жыл бұрын

Top box?

@jeffestrada6857 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. With such a short range whats the point? To me it’s useless and after your story - dangerous No I think I will stick with conventional bikes 👍

@stumpusMaximus 11 ай бұрын

I’ll tell you a laugh with the NIU. Because it’s electric i live in a ground floor flat with lift and ramp access for disabled tenants, I just run my bike up the ramp into the (wide wheelchair accessible) one external door and my own wide front door and into my house! No worries about theft/security,charging or winter!! It’s in my hallway, heated and dried out all the time. Because it’s electric there’s no combustible petrol and invalidated house insurance or endangerment to anyone else. Same as an electric bike. Do that with an ICE 🤪

@user-zk1zv5yy2z 9 ай бұрын

Looks like a Sinclair C5

@Steve-motorcycles 2 жыл бұрын

Why’s this an honest review, are your reviews not normally honest?

@bennettsbikesocial 2 жыл бұрын

Ours are. I can't speak for everything you find on KZfaq though.

@henrikforsberg683 2 жыл бұрын

@@bennettsbikesocial good point! 👍

@douglasgreen437 Жыл бұрын

Stop trying to match wits clown...🤔

@kmb957 2 жыл бұрын

I'll stick with my Burgy 200.

@mikadavies660 2 жыл бұрын

I purchased an electric motorcycle for my wife for local journeys. But this scooter is simply useless as a "scooter"... I commute daily on a scooter and do over 30,000 miles per year. Under seat storage is VITAL. Range is also important and 40 miles is just not enough for real commutes.

@abdishakzsomar Жыл бұрын

What electric motorcycle

@jeffgravitt3732 2 жыл бұрын

No.

@stuartkraven 2 жыл бұрын

The NIU looks awful. It reminds me of the Sinclaire C5.

@LoveHandlesss 2 жыл бұрын

Expensive + useless 🤬🤬🤬

@jeeves6490 2 жыл бұрын

So it's like a Harley Davidson?

@davetaylor4741 2 жыл бұрын

Two batteries still no range. With the two batteries no storage. Pretty useless really. Would I get fed up very quickly with lugging batteries in and out and that charger. Absolutely. The motors in most electric vehicles now not too bad. The batteries in most electric vehicles still not worth having. Even high end fast charging versions. You keep fast charging them see how long they last. Replacement cost astronomical. The battery technology is still miles away from being an every day solution.

@devonbikefilms Жыл бұрын

Ah Dave Taylor. You need to see the review of a chaps Tesla model three with 500,000 kilometres on it with only 4% degradation of the battery. The times they are a’changing😎

@davetaylor4741 Жыл бұрын

@@devonbikefilms And it still does 50 miles and their flat. Yet to be convinced. Was talking to a guy the other day owns top of the line BMW. He can just about get to work on a charge. Re charges to get home at work and repeat. The car is mint. The batteries are crap.

@dtz8325 Жыл бұрын

Did you read the owners manual? Only charge battery to 90% Only discharge to 20% Brakes only under warranty for 3months Battery warranty 22k miles Motor warranty 22k miles Owners manual like a horror story Cheap Chinese scooter Overpriced Decent battery and Bosch motor Everything else cheap Chinese crap