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Maintenance & Basic Care

Maintenance guides and tips to keep your scooter on the road and out of the repair shop!

Apollo General Maintenance Service Packages

We are now offering General Maintenance Packages at a discounted rate! You can take advantage of these offerings by making an appointment at one of our Apollo Hub Repair Centres. Our A-Crew can perform the services for you and make sure your scooter

How to Perform Basic Maintenance on Your Apollo Scooter

This video guides you through how to perform basic maintenance on your scooter! It is divided into the following sections: 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - What You Need 1:10 - Tire Pressure Check 1:56 - Lubricating the Bearings 2:37 - Lubricating the Suspensio

How do I charge my scooter?

The process is similar across models - we recommend always plugging the wall-plug into the AC outlet first, then connecting the charging port to your scooter. While all scooters sold at Apollo come with advanced battery management features (such as o

Tire Inflation and Deflation

This guide will show you how to inflate/deflate tires on any Apollo scooter.    The recommended PSI for your tires is written on the sidewalls of every Apollo scooter tire. The recommended PSI for the Light and City is 50 PSI, and is 45 PSI for the E

Checking Your Tires

With pneumatic tires like the ones on our scooters, it is important that you make sure your tires have sufficient pressure before riding. Deflated, flat, or punctured tires provide an uncomfortable ride and pose a serious safety risk as well a lead t

How do I store my scooter in the wintertime/off-season?

There are a few easy steps that will ensure your scooter is in top shape come spring time: Keep it dry and warm - just like you, electric scooter batteries don't like cold and humidity. Store yours in a dry and heated location, ideally between 15°C

Spring Tune-Up On Your Apollo Scooter

This live repair video demonstrates how to prep your scooter for riding after being in storage for an extended period of time. The video shows how to perform a quick brake adjustment, how to clean the brakes, and how to lubricate the suspension, amo

How to Clean an Electric Scooter

This video demonstrates how to clean an electric scooter. If you have any difficulty in this process, please submit a request right away!

How to adjust a drum brake

The beauty of a drum brake is that it almost never loses it's braking strength, and rarely ever needs to be adjusted. If or when the time comes that you do need to adjust your drum brake though, rest assured it's very simple!    How do you know if yo

Flattening Grip Tape

Grip tape is designed to take a beating, but due to factors like humidity and misapplication, it may arrive in non-ideal condition. This guide will walk you through ways to flatten your grip tape.   CASE 1: Ridges This is what a ridge looks like!

How to adjust the drum brakes on the Apollo Air Pro 2021/Air 2022

This guide will go over how to perform adjustments on your Apollo Air Pro 2021/Air 2022 drum brakes. This is part of general maintenance that you will have to perform occasionally.If your brand-new unit's brakes are rubbing/scraping out of the box, t

I have a flat tire but the tire isn't damaged - what do I do?

Note: The guide only applies to scooters that have tires with inner tubes. If you have developed a flat tire with no visible damage to the outer tire shell, it is likely that your inner tube needs to be replaced! Rest assured that this is no cause fo

Apollo City 2022 Maintenance Guide

The following maintenance table should be used to determine when to inspect certain parts of the scooter, when to change certain components, and when to re-torque specific bolts and fasteners. This maintenance table is specific to the Apollo City 202

Apollo Air 2022 Maintenance Guide

The following maintenance table should be used to determine when to inspect certain parts of the scooter, when to change certain components, and when to re-torque specific bolts and fasteners. This maintenance table is specific to the Apollo Air scoo

Apollo Phantom V3 Maintenance Guide

The following maintenance table should be used to determine when to inspect certain parts of the scooter, when to change certain components, and when to re-torque specific bolts and fasteners. This maintenance table is specific to the Apollo Phantom

Apollo Ghost & Apollo Ghost 2022 Maintenance Guide

The following maintenance table should be used to determine when to inspect certain parts of the scooter, when to change certain components, and when to re-torque specific bolts and fasteners. This maintenance table is specific to the Apollo Ghost 21