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August 2010
New Go Motorboard is being offered from Jiangsu Go-Board Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. Click here for details. The major differences are 8" tires (as opposed to 5" tires on the 200XR). It is claimed that it is "Chain Drive" instead of the 2000XR's "Direct Drive". However the tires are airless, it says "motors" (chain drive only needs one motor), and the unit still claims "ALWAYS ON free wheeling system" which could means that the claim for "Chain drive" may really mean some form of direct drive. The "integrated kneeling kickstand" dropped after the 1500X seems to have returned.
Lets hope for the best! Bigger wheels is a plus and hopefully a better battery / smarter controller (like the SRX system), and an improved drive system would be GREAT NEWS!!!
Discuss this item on our forum
July 2010
BOSSBI.com reports "Next generation GO is US-made, higher capacity battery plus many other improvements. It should be available in a month or so! So far the test unit is awesome!" Stay tuned.[1]
BOSSBI.com is still offering Go Motorboards on their website. Concerning wheels they say "AVAILABILITY: Sept 2010 for Black Wheels & mid-Aug 2010 for Orange Wheels. [Orange wheels] will be discontinued for good after this upcoming batch."
A NEW MOTORBOARD DISCUSSION FORUM has been created at this website dedicated to the Go Motorboard's 1500X, 2000X and 2000XR motorboards. Also an archive of the old motorboardmods.com forum has been posted here.
MotorBoardMods.com has gone offline last month.
European Motorboard Club is now offline.
May 2010
The SRX motorboard is now being offered at http://www.mymotorboard.com!!!
Ordering the Motorboard SRX
Scooters purchased at mymotorboard.com are built to order*. Customers are invited to choose from a number of features that allows each motorboard to be something personal and unique. The features include^:
- Charger imports installed in the base or handle bars
- LED lights and headlights
- Cell phone charging port
- Assorted deck designs
- Spare battery pack (for extended range)
Please note that delivery time will vary based on availability of parts necessary to complete your customized package. Our motorboards currently retail at $699.00.
We also will rebuild your old GoMotorboard to our most recent specifications. The customer will be responsible for the shipping, parts and labor.
If you are interested, just send a note to mymotorboard@gmail.com. We look forward to crafting a motorboard that will bring you enjoyment for years to come.
- Gomotorboards are no longer being manufactured. There is a limited supply available. New and more advanced models are in the design phase. We hope supplies last until new models arrive.
We invite your opinion and feedback at mymotorboard.com. Be sure to check the site often and vote for features that may appear in future designs. Your input just may help resolve debates among our design team.
See also http://www.mymotorboard.com/about.php
April 2010
8Ah, 9.3Ah and 11Ah 2000X Batteries are showing up in Japan
For almost a year months now, thequadgroup has been selling Motoboards and Motorboard spare parts on ebay. They offer 2000X Motoboards for about $300, as well as wheels, motors, batteries, throttles, etc. (I haven't seen them offer a controller board) Its almost as good as having Roth Motors back in business. :-)
European Motorboard Club is now on facebook here
September 2009
BOSSBI.com reports "Go Sporting Goods/Roth Motors are on the verge of coming out with a new model, that incorporates the latest LiFe safe-lithium batteries, with amazing power, and have completely redesigned the motor controller electronics to be able to handle the increased power. After several years of making the motorboard, they have taken all the lessons learned and put them into this new model. The physical design, styling, and construction have always been top of the line, and the GO is still without equal in the scooter market. Now, we finally have a battery and electronics combination that completes the picture and makes this the most incredible personal transporter on the market anywhere in the world."[2]
BOSSBI.com is still offering Go Motorboards on their website.
August 2009
The European Motorboard Club is now online! More than a scooter or electric scooter, the Go Motorboard is defined as ... "Transporter" !
Urban, aesthetic, fast, lightweight vehicle both high tech and ecological, without equal, was created by David Roth in 2002 and produced at the unit until early 2009. The Go Motorboard electric scooter has since closed its doors in California! Can it be reborn, perhaps its name changed as it has been done before, so they can offer a revolutionary device once again?
Meanwhile thousands of Motorboard owners feel a little bit like orphans ... The objective of Motorboard Club (whose membership is completely free and takes only a few seconds) and its site is to promote exchanges of information, tips, addresses, parts, ... so that our fabulous Motorboard can continue to give pleasure as long as possible.
May 2009
- BOSSBI.com is offering Go Motorboards and parts "in limited quantities"
- a community member received a message from an ebay user called "thequadgroup" saying
- go/roth motors will be a new company and name with better products there are some legal issues being worked out and the current state of the economy is not helping. there should be parts for some time to come. - thequadgroup
April 2009
- An ebay user called "thequadgroup" located in Palm Desert, CA, (near the Roth warehouse) starts selling replacement wheels, batteries, and other spare parts. They advertise that they service Go/Roth Motorboards
March 2009
- RothMotors.com website goes offline, leaving a single page.
January 2009
- The Blowout Boutique sells motorboards one at a time on ebay.
- As a response to the apparent meltdown of Go Sporting Goods aka Roth Motors, a community of motorboard users has set up this wiki. Here at Motorboards.org we will do our best to find spare parts, alternative solutions and come up with innovative ideas to boldly go where no motorboard has gone before.
- RothMotors.org is no longer taking orders from their website.
- Javora LLC, who had been selling 2000XR motorboards and parts for a long time on ebay, has pulled all their ads from ebay.
