Our family recently bought an electric scooter - Hero Vida V2.
This is my first impressions and short review of the vehicle.
Shopping and taking delivery.
Strange experience from hero staff. Its been more than one year since hero launched electric scooters. But i felt sales people were not experienced or knowledgeable about selling electric scooters. I felt like they have never sold an electric scooter before.
They were not able to answer basic questions such as - can i install a leg rest for pillion rider? Answer was no, but i later realised there is an option to install. And bought it online.
Can i get a spare key for this scooter? Answer was no, and i am still searching for answer.
Other things i did not like about shopping experience.
- Did not receive a manual book for this vehicle(I realised only later).
- They were clueless about some basic questions - Even when they answered, those were not confident answers. Since i did not receive a manual book, i still don’t know what each button is for in vida v2( i figured out almost everything except, how to turn on bright light).
Test drive experience.
When i first test drove this scooter i noticed 2 main cos.
- Suspension compared to non electric scooters(eg Activa) this is very poor quality. I cannot compare it to other electric scooters because, this one is the only E-Scooter i have ever driven(i am justs regular cutomer not reviewer).
- Horn sound is bad.
- Build quality not on par with similar non electric scooters.
- There is no leg rest for those who prefer to sit side.
Good things.
- Feels heavy & not flimsy even when i increase the speed(I own a Royal Enfield Himalayan, which is a heavy bike, so i was expecting flimsy).
- Design looks good - i hate the design of both Ola and Ather, both looks horrible (if i was the king of the world, i would kick an Ola scooter whenever i see an Ola - yes i hate the design of that scooter).
Hero Vida 2 scooter - buttons explained.
Since i struggled to understand what each buttons in the handlebar do. Here i will share a photo and explain each parts.
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