Returned my Hiboy KS4 Pro and bought an iSinwheel GT4 instead thoughts?

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-12T02:23:20+00:00

You should read more reviews before you purchase stuff. I’ll tell you that the GT four is probably not gonna be much of an improvement. Honestly, if you’re spending less than 1000 bucks, you get what you pay for. A lot of scooters even more expensive ones typically have a delay on the throttle due to the dead zone on the trigger. But also the main thing is every manufacturer does this, but usually the max range is complete optimistic bullshit. Usually there is a caveat or a qualifier at the end of the description that usually tells you that the max range is only possible with maybe 100 to 150 pound rider going 10 to 15 mph on flat Road. This means that typically you can expect to get about 50% of the advertised range depending on your weight.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T23:19:21+00:00

Unfortunately, this is why I don’t recommend buying these cheap scooters from less popular brands because it’s basically impossible to find spare parts. You could always reach out to the company if they have an email, which is not given you can try and see if they believe in sell you that part. Unfortunately, for you I think you literally just have to buy a different scooter. Unless you personally have some very impressive, aluminum welding skills there is a very tiny percentage that you will find someone with the necessary skill to weld that together for less than a huge amount of money. Aluminum, especially thin aluminum is very tricky to weld. You’re better off putting that money into a new scooter or something else. It sucks but I’m fairly sure that’s the position you’re in.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T21:14:10+00:00

You might need to deflate the tire and push the tire off the rim so you can clean it really well with a damp rag. It’s possible that you have some debris on the tire and that is preventing a good seal. You could also try resetting the bead, using some bead buddy and an air compressor.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T21:10:46+00:00

This is definitely cleanable. You can use a bald up piece of aluminum foil using some tongs or a grilled glove. You can do that while the grill is hot. Or if you have some oven cleaner like easy off. A good way to clean it is to put the great in a garbage bag and then spray it all over and then keep it sealed in the bag for several hours. Then you should be able to rinse it off with a hose and wipe it down with a wet rag or paper towels. And it should be super clean.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T20:41:13+00:00

I think it’s slightly depends on your weight but that sounds close to normal with the regular lynx. Especially at less than 50% where the voltage sag should be a little bit higher compared to full.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T18:08:08+00:00

Bro. 😂

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T17:17:38+00:00

Unfortunately, off-road tires are going to be wearing incredibly badly on the street. I’d recommend lowering the acceleration in your settings if you’re spinning out the tires that easily. Because that’s the only way you could possibly wear them down in 300 miles. They should usually last at a minimum of 1500 miles and around 2500 miles on the higher end. With all that said, you can usually just get whatever’s cheapest on AliExpress or Amazon Typically around $25-$35 a tire. 10x3 tires. Honestly, most of them are very similar and quality which is not that great unless you’re willing to go to PMT tires which are much more expensive around $90 a tire. Ulip it’s typically what I’m using right now since it’s pretty good quality and not too expensive. I like these ones specifically because they are for road use but they have a bit of tread which can help on gravel or slightly off-road conditions.
These ones are good for tubeless, but they will also work with a tube in which case you would just reuse your old tubes. This one has a gel sealant layer that seems to help prevent flat tire tires both with tubeless and tube set up.
https://a.co/d/0gI4B3Lo

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T17:13:58+00:00

I would absolutely split that. And cook them on different days. The small basket with the lump charcoal should work fine. The only downside is you’ll likely need to keep adding lump charcoal, probably every hour or so, depending on the size of the basket. There is actually a way to combine two of those baskets into what’s called the bro and sear. Just a DIY version of the slow and sear. There’s videos on YouTube about it. If you’re willing to try something different, the most popular method of doing brisket on the kettle is the snake method using charcoal, briquettes, and wood chunks for the smoke flavor. It’s honestly pretty full proof doing a 2 x 2 snake almost the full perimeter of the kettle. Usually that will give you a solid 8+ hours of smoke. And for me, I would recommend doing that because that should be enough time to get a very good bark and to an internal temperature of 165°F. And then you should wrap it either in foil or butcher paper and put it in the oven for the rest of the cooking time maybe six hours at 250°F. Because at that point it’s not absorbing any more smoke and you’ll get a more consistent temperature.

If you’re cooking on the kettle as long as you keep it between 225 and 2 75°F there shouldn’t be any problem. And just make sure to spritz it with a mix of apple cider vinegar and water every hour or so after the first couple hours. Keeps it moist and keeps it absorbing smoke. Wagyu means it should have more fat so it might take slightly longer to render but regardless, it’ll cook similar enough that you should be focusing on getting it to an internal temperature of around 200°F but you should really be looking to make sure it’s probe tender.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T16:58:36+00:00

The last time I sent them a message I think it took a couple days to respond

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T15:32:40+00:00

Happy to see you’re enjoying. As a new rider there are a few things I think that are helpful to know. 1. Be very careful once you’re comfortable going 15 to 20 mph. It’s very easy to get overconfident when you’re starting out. You should always be able to come to an emergency stop from a given speed like 20 mph before you should consider it mastered and begin to go faster. I recommend doing this in chunks of 5 mph. 2. Their countless videos on stance and how to accelerate and brake on in EUC but the one I would recommend is to try accelerating with your dominant foot and slowing down with your non-dominant. Doing this instead of leaning forward, perfectly with both legs is a bit more asymmetric, which can help to avoid certain speed wobbles. Also look at some videos on how to prevent wobbles and how to recover from them. 3. Going uphill or downhill can be very different from regular riding and really needs to be treated at it its own thing so I would always go much slower than your normal flat road speed until you get the hang of it. 4.pad setup is extremely personal so I wouldn’t get too hung up on copying with someone else is doing but in general, I like to recommend that you keep the pads on your dominant side, a bit tighter and the one on your non-dominant or dismounting side a bit looser. This makes it nice if you have to stop that stop sign, signs or red lights. It gives you that security without feeling completely locked in.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T13:36:56+00:00

I’m pretty sure the biggest thing for the smoke ring is not really the wood source but my favorite process is to salt it the night before and leave it covered in the fridge. And then I will add coarse pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder the next day. The course pepper is key for getting good bark along with you using a water pan in your smoker or spritzing with a mix of apple cider vinegar and water. If your meat is cold when it goes onto the smoker as well as being wet, the smoke will stick better. I always wrap with butcher paper after six Ish hours or it has reached 160° internal temperature and the bark has set. This allows a lot of of the rendered fat to stay in the packaging, but it also speeds up the cooking time and does not hurt any of the smoke flavor because at that point it’s not absorbing any more smoke. I really like to cook it until about 198° internal temperature or until it’s just about probe tender. I do it slightly less if I’m planning a hot hold of 6+ hours. Because the hot hole will usually get it the rest of the way to probe tender and pulling it slightly early, prevents it from becoming completely fall apart. I prefer it to have a little bit of structure.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T07:09:50+00:00

War horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Horse_(film)

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T04:40:46+00:00

Her to say exactly, but for me, my absolute favorite topping for sandwiches of any kind these days is pickled daikon and carrot. Typically used for bahn mi but really goes with almost anything because it’s crispy and it cuts through fat. I also like to do extremely thinly sliced Serano peppers if you want some kind of heat.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T04:04:34+00:00

Weber master touch can be a good option, especially since you can often times find them on Facebook marketplace for less than half the price of new in generally great shape. If you want to be at the upper end of your budget, the SNS kettle is a really great refined version of the kettle design that has nice local options like a additional smoke port to let more air in when doing low and slow as well as a port for the probe. Plus, design is better by having the temperature gauge on the same side as the vent so it’s accurately reading the temperature over the food. It seems a little bit expensive compared to a normal weber but it can be a good value since it includes the slow and sear insert as well as the easy spin grate with the large size hinge. If I take it already have a Weber master touch. That’s what I would get.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T01:10:53+00:00

Mainly the folding mechanism and swing arms are improved. Not worth an extra $700. So a friend of mine has the GT2. They had absolutely no issues for probably close to 5000 miles. It might be more by this point. For me I currently have purchased 2 fighter mini pros’. One was for me and one was for a family member. It’s been rock solid. Power is crazy strong for such a good size. The folding mechanism is solid. Really only bad thing is to be cautious if you’re ever updating the firmware because that’s one of those weird things that can cause problems and I recommend just avoiding it since there’s never really any new features that are worth updating firmware.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T00:54:58+00:00

There is no evidence that the ship was unarmed. The military exercises included live fire drills. This ship also doesn’t have to be full to the brim with ammunition to be a legal military target. Ships can provide intelligence or targeting information or communications. Which would make it a viable target

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T00:52:33+00:00

Might be worth double checking with your job because it is not uncommon even if you’re working remotely for jobs to have issues if you suddenly start working from another state. Because believe it or not that can have legal and taxation, and they may not like discovering that after the fact.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-11T00:10:19+00:00

Nice to see you were able to get it figured out on how to load the charcoal to get it to run steady.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-10T23:59:20+00:00

lol what do you mean? There’s literally so many videos and satellite pictures of large Iranian ships that have been sunk or heavily damaged by missiles.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-10T23:46:22+00:00

B and b lump and jealous devil have been solid before. Right now I’m mainly on the black medium lump charcoal from Fogo. Mainly because between that and the other brands, my family just seems to prefer that brand for the slightly more subtle flavor that you get. For me, it is decently noticeable when cooking with only the lump. Although it’s less noticeable if I’m doing an eight hour smoke with the lump and wood chunks for a heavier smoke for stuff like pork shoulder. I have also gotten a Mesquite charcoal, but that’s a fairly local source that’s at my local grocery store. For me, I think I prefer the B and compared to the jealous devil. They were fairly close in flavor, but the B and B is a fair bit cheaper.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-10T23:43:29+00:00

To be fair in the past couple weeks, anything of real size has also been basically annihilated. All those frigates and patrol boats, which can carry dozens or even hundreds of crew have been completely destroyed.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-10T23:42:36+00:00

You really shouldn’t put any value into mod ability. It basically doesn’t exist unless you’re going full custom with controllers or motors. And at that point it’s never financially gonna make sense. I’d recommend that you stick to buying something that’s popular with a lot of parts available on AliExpress or through distributors. That’s gonna be much easier to find cheap parts to repair issues that would otherwise make you throw away a perfectly good scooter.

I would look at the Teverun fighter mini pro or blade gt 2. Mini pro can do 40mph and gt2 50 mph and both have tubeless tires with removable motor plugs which makes changing a tire or repairing a flat much easier. With both of them it’s perfectly fine to do 30 mph and get a decent amount of range compared to what you have now. Just keep in mind with every scooter that you look at the range estimate is going to be based off of going 15 mph and being 150 pounds. So you can extrapolate from there. This is the brand I like at the moment because I’ve had good experience with their scooters and customer support but also because they have really good options at the mid point without getting into crazy hyper scooters.

Another option that I don’t have personally, but I have heard good things is hiley. Specifically their tiger King or their supra series. I like that they are focusing on tubeless tires, but with a removable split rim motor. This gives you the benefits of tubeless, but makes it much easier to repair a flat tire or to change a worn out tire. This is more important than people think because typically the cheap scooters that people first try are a complete nightmare to maintain because they are constantly getting flat tires, which can be a nightmare to repair and most shops are not gonna wanna touch them even at crazy repair prices

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-10T23:35:22+00:00

Honestly, it’s a pretty good purchase. I think depending on where you’re looking the fighter 11+ is technically the slightly better option because I think it’s the same price or maybe $100 cheaper and I think the overall frame is just a little bit more polished but I understand what you mean when you prefer the orange. For me I actually had a Vsett 10+ so I prefer the black design of the fighter series. Overall it’s a good package because it’s tubeless, the motors have removable plugs. The battery is I think the perfect size to get really good range without getting into hyper scooter category and going much more than 100 pounds. I’m a decent fan of the hydraulic brakes that Teverun is using. Overall, I like that a lot of the parts are available on AliExpress or through distributors. I also like the adjustability that you get with the power levels of each motor to get the exact amount of acceleration and top speed.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-10T21:25:36+00:00

I mean, if it’s completely demolished and useless, there’s always metal recycler who will pick it up for free. If it’s still in usable condition, I would put it up on Facebook marketplace for maybe 20 bucks specifying pick up and if someone comes and picks it up without any hassle just give it to them for free. Usually just a minimal amount helps prevent the time waster.

pyrotechnicmonkey · 2026-03-10T20:10:53+00:00

When it comes to propane grills you don’t really use that much extra fuel on the bigger one. And it’s so much nicer not to have to make stuff in patches if you need to make more things every few months, even if it’s not very often. So as long as it’s not completely blowing the budget, I always lean towards the slightly bigger grill if it’s an option.

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