“Lay-Forward” Handlebar installation for scooters

Link to tech document: generic-scooter-handlebar-assembly-lay-forward-rev2

Electro-Drive™ scooters are equipped with an folding stem hinge. Take care not to pinch your hands or fingers in the hinge when you are folding and locking the handlebar in place. Additionally be careful not to pinch or crimp the brake and throttle cables in the hinge whenever you fold the stem hinge. 

1. Be sure the brake and throttle cables are not twisted around the handlebars, then insert the bars into the head tube as shown.

2. Make sure the bar is fully inserted (the “minimum insertion line” must be hidden inside the steerer tube), then partially tighten the 13mm stem bolt (until you feel resistance). 

3. Raise the handlebars fully, closing the hinge.

Holding the front wheel in place, rotate the handlebars to be perpendicular to the wheel. 

Fold the handlebars back down at the hinge, and tighten the stem bolt completely. 

Raise the handlebars until the hinge is closed completely. Slide the quick release pin over to engage it then rotate the quick release lever up into the slot as shown.

Move the quick release lever into the locked position. There needs to be a fair amount of resistance for the quick release to be tightened properly.

If you don’t feel resistance while closing the quick release lever, you will need to adjust the preload nut. With a 10mm wrench, tighten as shown approximately one half turn at a time until the quick release closes securely.