Meepo Hurricane Performance Review - Smooth, Fast, and Powerful 🔥
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- The Meepo Hurricane is Meepo's first 2-1 all terrain board with outrageous performance. The AT wheels eat bumps and are a dream to ride. Capable of speeds north of 30 mph, this board is race ready, but will it be the fastest board on the Gut? Big power, big wheels, and a huge battery all give it a chance to take the top spot. But, it will have the beat the best of the best including the Meepo AWD, Backfire Zealot, and others in order to become the King of the Gut.
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John Paul, I never thought that there'd be a niche for commentating a time-run in a niche market for esk8, but my god you had me interested the whole time. LOL. Anything is possible, I guess. Can't wai to get this board.
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Thanks for having us here, John. Great Review BTW.
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This course seems like the perfect setup for the Ownboard Zeus with its big battery and stability at high speeds.
I think you are right!
U know it's gonna be a quick one when he talks about safety gear for 2mins
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Meepo continues to impress, as do your spot on reviews!
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thX for this video, i ordered one. so happy ...
now i have done my first ride and i love this board.
Just got back from taking my Hurricane off-road up a trail people go mountain biking with my buddy and his Onewheel and this thing was pulling me up some steep dirt roads and trails that I was so surprised about cause I’m a BIG guy, I’m 285lbs and it was having no trouble. It did slow down to about 8mph on one particular super steep spot that I completely expected it to fail at pulling me up but it stayed at 8 the whole time for about 250ft of constant grade. I’m absolutely pumped I bought this board.
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That's awesome! We're so excited you like the board!
I ride around shirtless on turbo and this guys ready for war. He’s a smarter cookie.
mines coming tuesday.. meepo tells me
its only 30a of current on the motors.. not too great… ill def give it a proper testing.. good stuff!
30 amps / motor
how long did shipping take you?
Thanks JP for another great review. I really thought it would have been slightly more than two seconds considering the battery size and pneumatic tires. Still, that board is awesome! That GUT is an awesome place to test the
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Hopefully V4 ride this weekend.
C’mon D - Get out there and ride! 👍
Will do Bro! 👍
I rode the V4 this past Sunday and your review was spot on. The acceleration in 4th was pretty nice, smooth, and decently powerful. It’s not really a GUT board but it’ll work.
All in all a great ride and many more to come. Short vid soon!
Thanks to Meepo and you!
This is the video I was looking for! Thankyou, your videos are great
Thx 👍!
Man this Hurricane is a beast ! Great video 💪🏼
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Would love to see a Propel Endeavor on the Gut. The Gut performance of the Backfire Zealot was the reason I bought my Zealot S
The gut was the reason I bought my zealot as well. Actually had a meepo v3 in and canceled to get the zealot.
@@eliteman125 smart move I love my Zealot just wish winter wasn’t here so I had more battery life
@@robm425 yeah I'm not happy about the winter. I actually got a hammer that got delivered an hour ago. Ant wait to get home and test that out.
I'd be interested to see that on the gut too. I bet it would prob have battery sag before the end though based on what I've been reading
I think the Endeavor pro will be slower then this board and offcourse the S version much slower. It are the high discharge cells that gives your board the necessary power and those cells on the Endeavor have only 10amps (on 5P Total 50amps so 2*25amps to the motors), the molicel does easily 35 Amps discharge (so on 4P, 135 Amps) bottleneck is esc set at 2*35amps to the motors.
The Hurricane is compareable at a lower output Vesc setup but still much higher then the competition! Verreal Rs/wowgo at is set at 2*15amps on 10s battery, so around 2.8times less power then the Hurricane!
(For comparison with a high end Vesc setup --> My Trampa eMTB is set at 2*75amps so 2 times the power of the Hurricane)
If I choose a non diy board the Hurricane is my top favorite and now at 1300 dollar a real steal 💪 (carbon deck/6.5amps fast charger/great molicel batterypack). A much better allround board then the Endeavor pro. But offcourse if your daily use are bad roads in forests then offcourse the Endeavor is the better option.
@@mayeurkim thanks for the lesson I like the Endeavor Pro due to suspension and 30mile range. Saving my Pennie’s for kaly xl40
As always, a verry interristing video to have a solid idea of the performance of boards. This one seems to be a really good performer… moreover with AT wheels. Sure with urethane, it would perform even better !
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Love the real world comparison you have with "The List" for the gut run. Please, please, please get an Ecomobl ET and or ET2!!! I need to know where my ET would be on The List!!! Nobody has done a head to head with these boards!!!
If I can get one I will!
@@JohnPaulYT propel endeavor pro?
Yess! Been waiting for this!
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NICE. Meepo makes a quality product.
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Dude awesome video love the gut list!! Pumped for more boards see what takes it!!
Hey Paul great video.
Please do the gut again with the
street wheels.
Wow super fast, but part of me thought it would be 15-20 seconds faster on the gut. After looking at the the speeds and time, not sure the gut can be conquered at much less than 4:30 safely. You would have to be 30+ the whole way. What was the battery level after the run? As always another great review. Thanks!!
I guess it’s possible with 8“+ wheels and better trucks.
My rule of thumb on the Gut is 6-7 miles range equivalent for the 2 miles. The remote had 4 out of 5 bars after the run, which is about right. The battery is a beast…
It would be really interesting to see a diy board maybe trampa.
There’s no doubt there are faster boards out there like Lacroix and others. The issue becomes setup vs rider safety. To average 30 mph means you’re probably going Mid 20s uphill and mid 30s on the flats. For a skateboard on that road, it’s getting close to the limit.
@@JohnPaulYT yes I definitely agree. Stability and traction are now becoming the limiting factors. There are some pretty stable mountain board trucks now and longer decks for higher top speed. Love the channel, keep up the good work.
Man, that things HAUL'S!!!
I think you really need to take the Zeus up there. I think it would totally smash the list.
I think you got the prototype/review boards vs the retail board that's supposedly be capped at 30mph vs 35+mph and different torque profile.
Hi. Love the Gut test and the channel's content in general. So which speed mode were you on for this ride? Thanks for compiling the list for us! Stay safe!
Mode 4
@@JohnPaulYT Sweet! Thank you for letting me know. We got some hills around where I'm at and you are the only one pushing the board to its limits on hills and explaining how that stacks up against other boards. I"m stoked to see future comparisons!
Great result! Are you going to test out the range, or is it already pointless with a monster battery like this?
It’s not pointless, but it’s just going to take all day! 😀
@@JohnPaulYT make sure to inflate that front right tire if you do it 8:25
great video btw!
well this board seems like an awesome purchase
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We think so too! ;-)
What happened to you? We want to know why you just deleted all your videos then stopped uploading? You were by far the best eskate channel.
I've got mine coming next week! Can't wait! Just wondering if you (or anyone) has tried the 190mm wheels Meepo offers. Bet thats really smooth. Might have to get some.
I have not ridden the 190s
I ordered mine last week
For how much did you buy it? Also what’s your miles range?
please get your hands on a lacroix, i wanna see the level of difference between their boards and the rest of the market
By the way @JohnPaulYT the meepo awd pro you had and tested had old esc, they updated to a new esc in 2020 to give out 15-20% more torque lmao, try the gun again! Tighten the trucks btw.
Great video. Would you be interested in doing the Verreal RS? I think it would do pretty well in the match-up on the channel. I have had mine about 6 months and it is pretty torquey.
have you ever built your own board? after buying all these prebuilt boards and having to fix them up myself when they break, I decided to just built my own. The specs on my homebrew board is insane, it would blow any meepo out of the water. I threw a 60v battery on it (72v when fully charged) with some 6378 motors, 8" pneumatic tires, and a spintend ESC. my top speed is 51mph, granted, the highest I've gotten it to is 40mph because it tends to get a little wobbly after that! I think my total cost is around $1200, oh and I forgot to mention my range is 64 miles.
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Hmm. This smells Like.... Sniff Sniff! Bullshit? YUP
@@jimzplace I'll put up a video later if you'd like, which part do you think is bullshit? I'd be willing to show you that it's not bullshit. the only thing that I'm still unsure about is the range I stated, because I have the voltage cutoff too high right now on vesc, but the app clearly shows 64 mile range.
@@garrettallain9343 I dont think you understand. Even if your deck could go 50... would you really want to? Could you? I doubt it. your legs would be JELLY after 30.
@@garrettallain9343 I'm thinking about getting the meepo or going the DIY route. Do you think the meepo is actually 7kw as advertised? How can it only go up hills at 25 if it's pushing 7kw?
Nice job 👍
You need to check the time on 90mm wheels 😉
Looks like your PSI was a little low in the video.. Have you checked your tire pressure and done the tests again?
What a great video
Hope you checked and fixed the tire pressure before hitting the gut. Thay look too low on the Broll, that will cause alot of rolling resistance.
would love to see you review the Miles Panther
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Im about to buy two of these. what kind of real world range are you getting? on my at2 we get around 11 miles before reaching 1 battery bar and have to turn around.
I haven’t done a proper range test, but I think you’ll get 25-35 real world, depending on how aggressive you are riding. It has a huge battery, but that also makes it heavy
@@JohnPaulYT just ordered two. They have a black friday deal right now! saved $400
Looks like a great board over all and I am really considering buying it, although there site claims the board can get up to 37 mph and it seems its only capable of reaching 30mph.
Hi Maxwell - Usually the street wheel setups are faster, so if I put those wheels on I think the top speed would increase. The problem is that 90mm street wheels at 35 mph are pretty dangerous, even if you are on butter smooth pavement. Bad things can happen at those speeds.
@@JohnPaulYT hi. First nice vidz! Why do you say that the 90mm street at 35 mph are pretty dangerous? (good vibes from France)
I was referring to all the bumps and cracks on the Gut.The 90s would bounce around all over the place at high speeds. Also, everything is dangerous at 35 mph 👍
What street is the Gut? I live on Main Street in Westport and I'm trying to place it. I've had a Meepo V2 which I bought after watching your pre-release review. I use it to commute to NYC but NYC streets are getting terrible -- particularly Park Ave in the 40s. I haven't wanted to replace it because I love the handle carved into the board and Meepo seems to have eliminated that.
How did you get the speed in the window of your camera? Where have you been bro are you alright? 😒
test out the beast board viper. i was gonna upgrade to this hurricane but looks like range is the only thing im gonna improve on. i can do full speed up most normal hills or accelerate to full speed unless my battery is low
I'd love to see this one head to head up against the Eovan GTS carbon pro. I have one and it is a beast, but sadly after about 900 miles I am starting to have issues. I want this Meepo, but just can't justify the $1300 right now...
Sorry Daniel, I just realized I hit the wrong emoji. Didn’t mean for that. I meant to add this 👍
@@JohnPaulYT np 🤣
look at Ownboard zues
@@robm425 At that price, I'd rather buy the Propel Endeavor Pro to be honest.
Had issues with mine as well but only 200 miles and they would not honor the warranty. Shitty company and it’s only getting worse. Sorry to hear you are having problems with yours.
Can you do a maintenance video??
Nice video bro. I’m trying to choose between the meepo hurricane and the ownboard zeus. Which should I get?
Haven’t ridden the Zeus, so I can’t say. But the Hurricane is solid all the way around 👍
I want one.
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That's crazy how you get to do these videos all over again with the upgraded ESC. Do you have a safe place to do top speed tests? FYI nobody has video of 35 mph on stock wheels/gears.
I wanna see this board with 105mm or 120mm cloud wheels
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I would love to see how Propel Endeavor S or Pro compete on the gut!
I don’t know if this has been addressed yet being that this video is from about 6 months ago, but isn’t the board advertised for a top speed of 35 mph?
Love to see the ownboard zeus on the gut.
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What happened to all your old video's?
I was expecting to see higher speeds on non-incline sections. Surprised I didn't see anything over 30mph when it has a 35mph top speed. Am I missing something?
Not with the pneumatic wheels. They will top out at 30. I dont think he was in speed mode 4 tho seems like he was in 3.
Early batch hurricanes are capped to 30mph they've had to send out replacement ESC for those boards so they can get to 35 properly.
How long did your original pneumatics last you? I am planning on getting both but keep reading about how they blow or fail consistently. If they did blow, how did you end up addressing the issue?
Question: Doesn't wrecking with a huge visor like on that black helmet tend to break your neck if you land wrong? I'd like to get such a visor, but I am concerned about wiping out with it.
Hi Samuel - I think if that were a problem these helmets would never be rated/approved by the DOT. Also, any helmet is better than no helmet, gotta protect the noggin!
the material its made from is usually far too brittle to pose a danger. it would just flex and smash into pieces the second you hit a road
@@pixel6173 Thank you! Got it - visor as more brittle attachment - cool - that only rules out the stupid ones that make the visor part of the structure of the whole thing.
I’d say your NLS pro had a defect because there’s no way that it’d be 2nd to last out of all those names. Especially beating their v2&v3. Doesn’t even make sense lol
I tested the original NLS, not the Pro. The NLS Pro is MUCH more capable than the original NLS. That’s why they don’t make it anymore
@@JohnPaulYT ahhhh okay that makes much more sense! Thanks for taking the time to get back to me!
I've heard this thing is supposed to go 35-37mph and they claim 35mph on their website, why does it seem limited to 30 under no load and under powered in general?
Not super impressed with my hurricane. I'm 80kg and can slide/ 180 pretty consistently on skate wheels on the evolve GTR and like to full speed carve on ATs. The hurricane has now thrown me off a couple of times, luckily I wear FULL armour jacket and wrist guards. pretty annoying that NONE of the early reviews mention that the remote is basically on/ off in Level 4. and really doesn't work with gloves on. The evolve GTR remote has twice the travel and is way smoother/ more progressive. This may not be a problem for racing around a go kart track if you're lucky enough to do that, but for commuting/ cruising level 4 is sketchy! (for pure off road you'd want bigger wheels/ grippier tyres- and then the power may not feel as jerky). When doing 25-30mph on wet roads, the brakes in level 3 just lock up the AT wheels, very little modulation (but to be fair they are safer in the dry than GTR brakes that are just too weak!). Yes this tank is powerful and but it is not very useable. The GTR is to weak power for AT wheels in my opinion (unless you are a lightweight beginner) but it is way safer for commuting. Real world range: In level 3+a bit of 4 average 20+mph, i have been getting 15 miles (85kg geared up) with a couple of small hills. I should have bought the Hadean, 2kg lighter, bamboo flexi deck is better for carving and remote is way smoother plus integrated brake lights. Meepo if you are reading this: please make some remote compatible ergonomic wrist guards, many of your customers will be breaking bones.
Have you gotten used to the board yet?
Does it max out at 30mph? Their advertisement and your previous video say 35 mph top speed
30 seems like max for the AT wheels. My guess is the gearing for the street wheels allow for a higher top speed, but I’ve been riding the ATs for now.
@@JohnPaulYT Hm. That's a bit disappointing. I've seen other reviews that seem to show street wheels maxing out at 30mph as well.
I'm starting to think 35 is only achievable with the larger 7 inch AT wheels because I imagine they use the same gearing as the standard 6 inch wheels
That's a big speed gap between mode 2 and 3. To me mode 3 top speed should be 25mph and 4 30+mph.
I totally agree. But mode 3 is very manageable and you can completely control your speed
So... you are going to do this again with the street wheels right?
Possibly, the issue is the road quality is trash right now. Bouncing around at 30+ mph on 90s and DK trucks isn’t ideal…
@@JohnPaulYT Yeah dude. That would be super sketch. Great video BTW. If they resurface the gut would you go back and retest all of your boards?
IDK, but I know I would be happy if they did!
Hey man tryna decide between the hurricane vs the atlas 2wd real hard decision, what do you guys think?
is the backfire zealot s worth it over the original zealot for the extra 150?
I know the zealot is really good, but I've never ridden the zealot S.
They go to all that work. Could they not print something cool onto the belts?
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Instead of riding! The only i can do is watch video of the hurricane!!! I wish they have a better customer service
please put hadean on this test
If I can get one I will!
hadean?
Explained greatly thanks
Do you think it would be possible to put those wheels on a V3?
It won’t work with hub motors
Sorry I should have been more clear. Cloud wheels just came out with a wheel that works with hub motors called cloud wheel doughnuts. They don’t specifically say that they work on Meepos and I was wondering if you knew. Sorry for the earlier confusion!
Are you able to carve good on this board?
Thinking about getting one
what happened to John?
I really want to see the Exway atlas against this thing!
It claim 30 miles pretty sure like 20 miles range after pushing it hard after
If you are going uphill non-stop at full throttle in mode 4 you will prob get ~15 maybe 20. But nobody is going to do that realistically. This board has a monster battery
@@JohnPaulYT great review but I think it's a stretch to call a 12s4p a "monster battery." It's actually pretty average nowadays compared to most of the boards coming out. The boards with the "monster batteries" have than double or triple the capacity of the Hurricane.
Does anyone else hear ‘meatball hurricane’ whenever someone says Meepo Hurricane a little fast?
Yeah but can it pull a jeep?
Now THAT is a good question…🤔
The limiting factor of the new powerful boards is not power but stability / rider skill.
The stupid double kingpin trucks make absolutely no sense on any of them.
This is correct. I generally dislike DK trucks, but this setup tightened down is one of the best I’ve ridden.
TLDR- DKPs and RKPs are different styles of riding, it takes time to get used to them.
My current daily is the onsra black carve which has DKPs and I absolutely love them. I think the style of riding with DKPs are very different compared to regular Reverse King pins. I was terrified of the DKPs at speed, but 350 miles later I am very comfortable at speeds of 28-29 Mph and things dont feel sketchy until 30-32 (which no one needs to be going any way).
How is that Black Carve treating you Hayden? 😉
@@JohnPaulYT When It is not down for maintince it is treating me very well. Hands down one of the best I have ridden! Right now I have having issues with the threaded inserts holding the battery case in breaking. I just replaced them but they are backing out so I am going to have to do something else, still not 100% sure what I am going to do though. And I also need to buy new tires, but being a college student with a bunch of hobbies 140 bucks is a lot of money :). But other than that the board has been my go to for transportation around campus and a great ride for around my neighborhood. I am about to attempt to design independent suspension based on the propel boards and hopefully take the onsra from a semi at to a fully AT board. Once that is done Im gonna upgrade my OG meepo NLS with NLS pro parts and that will become my daily with the onsra being the board I take to my state parks to ride some trails.
P.S. I have not dealt with ONSRA Miami, but Onsra California's customer service was something to be desired (this was about 4 or 5 months ago so it could have changed). The only thing that keeps me able to keep recommending Onsra is the fact the main branch had very good customer service!
Hope you get that stuff sorted. Glad it’s been a good experience for you 👍.
Zeus or this.???
To me this doesn't make sense when you're using bigger sized wheels you have less torque so if you were to try do an accurate review you'd need the same sized wheels on each board...
Try this with the street wheels?...
Inflate your tires before doing these tests. This is an obvious mistake.