hello , new owner of an Horwin EK1

[Yves]

hello everybody 
I live in France and i am 56.
I 'm living now since March far from Paris where i was living before. i 'm living in beautifull green region called "The Plateau of thousand cows" , indeed there many farmers here . there are two great big lakes , and a lot of english people are also living here. 
i've met some , mostly retired people but only, some are planning to live in France as houses seem less expensive here than in England ? 

So, because i can't anymore use my minimotor dualtron limited edition (60 km/h speed) outside towns, The french government has decided to no not allow us outside towns, otherwise we could have a 1500 € fine and the dualtron scooter confiscated) ,  i 've just bought an horwin EK1 electric scooter wich is allowed on the countryside.

It s the first time i ride a such heavy scooter, then because i m not trained to such heavy engine , the second time i used it i lost my balance when i was parking it and the brake lever left is now broken. 
i can still use the right one but it s not secure to ride with only one and i m trying to find an horwin spare one, wich seems not available anywhere ... 
That's a pitty to sell scooters without providing enough spare parts ... 

So i come here to get infomations , advices to find a solution to repair this even i have to change both by compatible ones , but i do not know compatible part. 

have a nice evening and i will read you later
regards 
Yves  

 

[Guest]

Welcome Yves!

[Old-codger]

Hi Yves welcome to the forum If you cant find a dealer/parts supplier in France ive just had a search here and this dealer in London and the south/east claim to be a dealer and parts supplier. You could try them for your lever. Electric Bikes, eBikes, Mopeds and eScooters in London – Urban eBikes

[Yves]

Thanks

Goat

for your welcome

and

old-codger also for your fast reply and suggested dealer 

indeed I found it few days ago.

i ll ask them.

I found also some spares from AliExpress one that could fit but I prefer European suppliers even if I will have to spent more money because of the brexit ,

I’ve often used to buy from UK dealers in the past when I had to buy car radio controled spare parts as they had usually more spare parts than in France.

 

have a nice evening all

Kind regards 

Yves

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeHorton]

3 minutes ago, Yves said:

Thanks

Goat

for your welcome

and

old-codger also for your fast reply and suggested dealer 

indeed I found it few days ago.

i ll ask them.

I found also some spares from AliExpress one that could fit but I prefer European suppliers even if I will have to spent more money because of the brexit ,

I’ve often used to buy from UK dealers in the past when I had to buy car radio controled spare parts as they had usually more spare parts than in France.

 

have a nice evening all

Kind regards 

Yves

 

 

 

 

 

 

We all love pictures put some up of the countryside and your horwin. Good luck with the parts search! 

[bonio]

Hi Yves. 

All the best with your search for the brake lever. How frustrating that it's so hard to get!

[Bender]

Welcome aboard  

[Yves]

16 hours ago, MikeHorton said:

We all love pictures put some up of the countryside and your horwin. Good luck with the parts search! 

Sure , i ll do it later in the afternoon.

[Yves]

16 hours ago, bonio said:

Hi Yves. 

All the best with your search for the brake lever. How frustrating that it's so hard to get!

Thanks Bonio,

yes i should have checked first the brand that provide a good amount of spare parts, but anyway I was seduced by EK1 look .

 

 

 

[Throttled]

I test rode an EK1 from here;

 

https://westcoastmoto-ev.com/horwin-ek1

 

They are a huge dealership that is primarily Harley Davidson. I asked about service, etc and they insisted they had everything needed and there were no supply issues.