
Before you buy take note that this does not come with a seat, if you want a seat it will cost you another $40. I had bought this simply because for the seat and price. But when it was delivered to my house there was no seat, and some vital screws were missing. After emailing this seller they made me aware that of course there is a seat..at an extra $40 and another week or two for delivery but they had said nothing about the screws and nuts missing from the tire and brakes, so luckily I have a fully running 45cc GroundHog (Tops off at 42MPH) from 2002 and managed to use extra parts from it.
The XG-550 is at the top of their line which isn't much to be said. I followed the manual for set-up and use instructions before going on a ride. At 1/4th throttle the engine makes noise but goes no where, at 1/2 throttle it makes more noise and you might get a couple MPH if your light enough but at full throttle I got a whole 10MPH I will continue breaking this in but more than likely it will be used to scare cats away in the neighborhood.
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I've been using this for a few months now off and on, and so far, the welds holding the frame together broke while going down the street. The Frame broke in half. The bolts mounting the parts to the frame, the gas tank, brakes, chrome trim, twist hand throttle, deck, and exhaust have either just fallen off, flew off, or broke. Honestly I must say this is the worst purchase of my life.
Every day or two I would make sure everything was tightened down due to all the pieces falling off the Ped, and onto the neighbors' yard, but they still found away to fall. Also the bolts, screws, and metal they use for this are weak, and have a habit to break on there own. It should be a crime to sell a product that rapidly falls apart while riding, and for the price, you can buy a used one, and a can of WD-40, and you have have a better product. \
I've had a 2002 Blue Bird Engine 45cc (Stock GroundHog) for 9years, still running strong, nothing has broken off, and it cost me half the price I paid for this inferior product by " X-Treme Scooters)I Would absolutley not reccomend this for children due to the spotty "craftsmanship"

I purchased the X-Treme XG-550 scooter as a x-mas gift for my son. I have to agree with the other review that this is a very cheaply made product. Their website hypes it up as the best scooter out on the market and a good quality scooter. Take my advise and do not purchase this scooter. I have always taken very good care of it. We have only used this scooter for maybe two hours and it is falling apart. The rear break fell apart. The carburator cover fell off. We don't even know when or where it fell off, it was just missing after my son rode it to his friends house. The frame has bent which is crazy as they say it is basically indestructable. I am going to order replacement parts and put it back together and sell it. This was the biggest waste of money and the biggest piece of junk that I have ever purchased.
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when i got it the frames had scrathes all over the body...when i hit a few bumps( nothing big ) the screws popped out of the plate that you stand on. THe electric starter did not work, the back wheel would rub aganist the brake pad. The worse thing is the company did NOTHING TO FIX ANY OF MY ISSUES...AND HAD TO CALL BACK WAY TO MANY TIMES TO GET ANYTHING..... LIKE I SAID "NEVER AGAIN"!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm trying to figure out how to sent this piece of junk back. The instructions it came with were completely unapplicable to setting this item up and had to hire a friend who's a mechanic to put it together. After it was pieced together, the engine provided me with one ride and that's it. Now it starts but shuts off 10-20 seconds worth of a ride later. How do I get my money back!!
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this gas scooter is lots of fun for me i got it as a birthday gift and is lots of fun putting it together was not to bad but i did have to use my own tools because the tools it came with would not cut the job. the gas cam came un done and i tried very hard to get it back into place but only one screw would stay the electric start works every time but does have a pull star just in case. when you first start it make sure to let it idle and worm up before you go or else it will just make lots of noise. but all in all it is a good scooter
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