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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. Introduction Table of Contents Page 1 2. Scooter Components Page 5 3. Charging & Assembly Page 6 4. Operator Fit Page 10 5. Riding Instructions Page 13 6. Safety Equipment & Safe Riding Page 14 7. Mechanical Safety Check Page 19 8.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    With the feel of a skateboard and the convenience of motor-driven/rechargeable power, the Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang Scooter Electric will give you hours of riding enjoyment at a very low cost. By following the simple instructions in this manual, you will find that you can prepare your scooter within minutes.
  • Page 4 By reading this manual before you go out on your first scooter ride, you’ll know how to get the most from your new electric scooter. This Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang Scooter Electric owner’s manual contains important safety warnings, as well as helpful performance, operation and maintenance information.
  • Page 5 1c. GENERAL WARNING Like any sport, scootering involves risk of injury and damage. By choosing to ride a scooter, you assume the responsibility for that risk, so you need to know — and to practice — the rules of safe and responsible scootering and of proper use and maintenance. Proper use and maintenance of your scooter reduce risk of injury.
  • Page 6 Even if you’ve been riding a scooter all your life, you may need an updating of your scooter riding habits, knowledge and assumptions. Why? Because scooters and the rules of safe scooter riding may have changed since the last time you thought about it.

  • Page 7: Scooter Components

    2. Scooter Components Riser Handlebar PAGE 5...

  • Page 8: Charging & Assembly

    3. Charging & Assembly Proper assembly, folding and unfolding of the scooter are essential. Always fold and unfold your scooter on a level, stable surface, in an area which allows you plenty of room to work. Your new scooter MUST be fully charged before its first use and after each successive use.
  • Page 9 WARNING: Using your Charging Transformer on other types of batteries may cause a fire or explosion.Charge only Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang batteries with the supplied transformer. CAUTION: Do not attempt to charge Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang batteries in temperatures below 32º...
  • Page 10 READY-HINGE ™ OPERATION INSTRUCTION Reference the following instructions. PAGE 8...
  • Page 11 See Section 7,“MECHANICAL SAFETY CHECK.” Parking the Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang Scooter Electric is easy and quick with its full-kickstand design, allowing the rider easy access from either side.The full-kickstand also allows a more stable footing on difficult and uneven surfaces.

  • Page 12: Operator Fit

    HEIGHT ADJUST QUICK RELEASE Your Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang Scooter Electric is equipped with a convenient Height Adjust Quick Release mechanism. Loosen the Quick Release lever to adjust the handlebar height, and then tighten as described on the following page. While a quick release looks like a long bolt with a lever on one end and a nut on the other, the quick release uses a cam-action to firmly clamp the height adjustable stem in position.
  • Page 13 WARNING: Riding with an improperly tightened handlebar or stem can allow the handlebar to turn or move and cause you to lose control and fall. THEREFORE: 1. Before you ride the scooter, check that the handlebar and stem are securely clamped. 2.
  • Page 14 CHANGING THE HANDLEBAR POSITION You can change the height of the handlebar by opening the Quick Release lever and pushing down or pulling up on the handlebar. Once the handlebar is at the desired height, simply tighten the lever as described above. You can change the angle of the handlebar by loosening the handlebar stem binder bolt(s), rotating the bar to the desired angle, re-centering it and re-tightening the binder bolt(s) tight enough so that the handlebar can't rotate inside the stem clamp.

  • Page 15: Riding Instructions

    5. Riding Instructions IMPORTANT NOTICE: Your scooter is designed with a safety push-to-start feature.To prevent false starts, you must manually push-off to a speed of about 3 mph before the throttle will power the scooter.The Thumb-Action Speed Control activates the motor only when the scooter is in motion.

  • Page 16: Safety Equipment & Safe Riding

    6. Safety Equipment & Safe Riding A. SAFETY EQUIPMENT WARNING: Many states and localities require specific safety features and devices. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the laws where you ride and to comply with all applicable laws, including properly equipping yourself and your scooter as the law requires. WARNING: Make sure that your child or any rider always wears a CPSC approved helmet when scootering;...
  • Page 17 C. WET WEATHER RIDING CAUTION:Wet weather impairs traction, braking and visibility, both for the scooter rider and for other vehicles sharing the road.The risk of accident is dramatically increased in wet conditions. AVOID RID- ING IN WET WEATHER WHENEVER POSSIBLE. Under wet conditions, the stopping power of your brakes (as well as the brakes of other vehicles sharing the road) is dramatically reduced and your tires don't grip nearly as well.This makes it harder to control speed and easier to lose control.To make sure that you can slow down and stop safely in wet conditions, ride more slowly and apply your brakes earlier and more gradually...
  • Page 18 D. RIDING SAFELY & RESPONSIBLY 1. Always perform a Mechanical Safety Check before you get on any scooter. 2. Be thoroughly familiar with the controls of the scooter you are going to ride. 3. Be careful to keep body parts and other objects away from wheels and other moving parts. 4.
  • Page 19 4. Look ahead to where you’re going, and be ready to avoid • Vehicles slowing or turning in front of you, entering the road or your lane ahead of you, or coming up behind. • Parked car doors opening in front of you. •...
  • Page 20 9. Never hitch a ride by holding onto another vehicle. 10. Do not tow or pull the scooter behind any vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian. 11. Do not use this scooter to pull or tow anything. 12. Do not do stunts, wheelies or jumps.They can cause you injury and damage your scooter. 13.

  • Page 21: Mechanical Safety Check

    7. Mechanical Safety Check Here is a simple, mechanical safety check that you should get in the habit of doing every time you’re about to get on your scooter. NUTS, BOLTS & STRAPS: • Lift the front wheel off the ground by two or three inches, and then let it bounce on the ground. Does anything sound, feel or look loose? •...
  • Page 22 HANDLEBAR: To allow for a maximum safe turning radius, make sure that the cables are installed and secured correctly. Allow sufficient lengths between the handlebar and the connection points at the brakes and the deck. Make sure that the cables are secured close- ly to the frame by using the supplied cable clamps/ties.The cables must not droop or remain under tension.They must not impede you while riding, or touch any moving parts of the scooter.
  • Page 23 WARNING: Improperly adjusted headsets and headsets with loose locknuts can cause a loss of control and you may fall. Do not adjust the headset yourself. Immediately take your scooter to your dealer or a bicycle store for service. WARNING: Riding with an improperly tightened handlebar or stem can allow the handlebar to turn or move and cause you to lose control and fall.

  • Page 24: Use & Mechanical Adjustment

    8. Use & Mechanical Adjustment A. FOLDING HANDLEBAR STEM SLEEVE Your scooter is equipped with a folding handlebar stem for easy storage and transportation. Be sure that you understand how to secure your scooter’s folding handlebar stem. Review the instructions and drawings which follow: TO FOLD THE HANDLEBAR DOWN: 1.
  • Page 25 B. HANDLEBAR HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT Adjustable Fit – Handlebar height adjusts from 34" – 40" to fit most riders over 4 feet tall. Most riders will find the fit comfortable with the handlebar height in the range of the rider’s hips when standing on the scooter deck. HEIGHT ADJUST QUICK RELEASE Your scooter is equipped with a Height Adjust Quick Release that allows you to quickly change the height of your handlebar.
  • Page 26 The technique is called progressive brake modulation. Instead of jerking the brake lever to the position where you think you'll generate appropriate braking force, squeeze the lever, smoothly increasing the braking force. If you feel the wheel begin to lock up, release brake lever pressure just a little to keep the wheel rotating just short of lock-up. It's important to develop a feel for the amount of brake lever pressure required for each wheel at different speeds and on different surfaces.To better understand this, experiment a little by walking your scooter and applying different amounts of pressure to each brake lever, until the wheel locks.
  • Page 27 CAUTION: Before each ride, make sure that the brakes are working properly. If they are not working properly, have the scooter checked by your Dealer before you ride it. 2. ADJUSTING YOUR BRAKES BRAKE CABLE FREE PLAY ADJUSTMENT (REAR BAND BRAKE) If the right brake lever fails the mechanical safety check, restore brake lever travel by adjusting the brake lever free play as described below.
  • Page 28 BRAKE CABLE FREE PLAY ADJUSTMENT (FRONT V-BRAKE) Warning: If the lever still fails your If the left brake lever fails the mechanical safety check, restore Mechanical Safety Check, have your brake lever travel by adjusting the brake lever free play as described below. Dealer check the brakes.
  • Page 29 Figure 8-D Front Fork Index Hole Retension Washer Axle Nut D. FRONT WHEEL 1. FRONT WHEEL RETENTION DEVICE The front fork of your scooter utilizes a wheel retention washer that indexes into the fork.This keeps the wheel from disengaging if the axle nuts are insufficiently tightened. See Torque Specifications, Section 11, “Specifications.”...
  • Page 30 2. REMOVING THE BOLT-ON FRONT WHEEL A. Open the front brake:The brake pads of the V-style brakes can be quickly opened so the pads can clear the tire when the wheel is removed or installed. To open the front brake pads, squeeze Figure 8-E the caliper arms together (Figure 8-E), and remove the cable guide from the bracket on the left caliper arm.
  • Page 31 E. REAR WHEEL,TIRE,TUBE & DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT Drive belts, tires and tubes may fail after time. Replacement parts may be available from your Dealer, Figure 8-G Figure 8-F or can be ordered from EWI at 1-408-270-3724 or www.eletricwheelsintl.com. In the USA, you may call toll-free 1-888-808-4382.
  • Page 32 9. Install the Rear Brake Mount Screw. (Figure 8-H) Figure 8-H Figure 8-I 10. Slide the motor forward by placing a flat blade screwdriver into the Belt Adjustment Slot. Pull the screwdriver towards the rear tire. The belt should be tight with +/-1/8" play. While holding the belt in tension, secure the 4 Motor Mount Bolts.
  • Page 33 Figure 8-J A Scooter Tire Pump is supplied – The best way to inflate a scooter tire to the correct pressure is with the scooter tire pump supplied with your scooter. For the best performance, set tire pressure at or near the maximum recommended pressure indicated on the tire sidewall.

  • Page 34: Battery Maintenance

    9. Battery Maintenance Generally, the batteries can be recharged up to 300–350 times with a life of approximately two years. Proper care of your batteries will help you maximize battery life and capacity. IMPORTANT: To maximize the life and performance of your scooter batteries, fully charge them immediately after each use. If your scooter is not used for prolonged periods of time, charge them at least every 90 days.
  • Page 35 WARNING: Use only the manufacturer supplied Transformer. Use of different chargers may cause serious injury to you and may damage the batteries. Charge only Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang Batteries with the supplied Transformer. Using your transformer on other types of batteries may cause fire or explosion.
  • Page 36 D. BATTERY REPLACEMENT To replace the batteries, unscrew the Deck Lid D-Ring Fastener located on top of the deck lid by turning it counterclockwise until the fastener becomes disengaged from the Deck. Pull the D-Ring up and the Lid towards the rear of the scooter.This will disengage the Lid from the Indexing Slot in the Deck.To reinstall the Lid, reverse the process.

  • Page 37: Service & Maintenance

    10. Service And Maintenance NOTE: In order to minimize the chances of an accident and possible injury, it is critical that you have any repair or maintenance which is not specifically described in this manual performed by your Dealer. Equally important is that your individual maintenance requirements will be determined by everything from your riding style to geographic location and the weather.
  • Page 38 A. SERVICE & MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE The scooter owner can and should perform some service and maintenance, which require no special tools or knowledge beyond what is presented in this Manual.The following are examples of the types of service you should perform yourself. All other service, maintenance and repair should be performed in a properly equipped facility by a qualified scooter mechanic using the correct tools and procedures specified by the manufacturer.

  • Page 39: Specifications

    11. Specifications Model: Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang Drive: Belt Brakes: V-style front, 80 mm band brake rear. Levers have safety power cutoff switches Batteries: Dual 12 volt, 10 amp hr sealed lead acid Electronic Control: Current response power manager to optimize performance and battery life...

  • Page 40: Warranty & Contacting

    WHAT IS COVERED AND FOR HOW LONG? Your Cap’n Billy’s Whiz Bang Scooter Electric, manufactured by the Electric Transportation Company, LLC (“ETC”), is warranted to be free from manufacturing and material defects. All warranties are extended to the original owner from the date of purchase.
  • Page 41 Electric Wheels International, LLC (“EWI”), the distributor of ETC electric scooters, will have sole discretion to determine whether the damage, failure or loss is due to defect or otherwise. WHAT WILL WE DO IF YOUR ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY SCOOTER FAILS? EWI will, at our sole option and expense, repair or replace any defective ETC electric scooter part, subject to the stated warranty periods.

  • Page 42: About Your Dealer

    13 .About Your Dealer Your Dealer is there to help you get the scooter, components and accessories that are most appropriate for the kind of riding that you intend to do and to help you maintain your equipment so that you can get the maximum enjoyment.Your scooter dealer’s staff has the knowledge, tools and experience to give you reliable advice and competent service.
  • Page 43 THE INFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL IS CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. CAP’N BILLY’S WHIZ BANG, READY-HINGE,THE ETC LOGO & THE FUTURE IS ELECTRIC ARE TRADEMARKS OF THE ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, LLC. PATENTED PATENTS PENDING.

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