For anyone else that doesn’t want to replace their grip just because it is gooey, I made a video. We purchased heat shrink tubing for grips and cut sections at about 4 1/8 inches using an adjustable square and utility knife. Then used a heat gun (set to high) to install it. It has some sort of heat activated glue that may not activate if you use a hair dryer. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FSJKPXG
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How to Organize an ARCIMOTO Rally
- Create a Facebook survey for your city and state one to two month ahead giving date or time (if you know the date) options. The survey will give you an idea of how many might come.
- 2-3 weeks ahead, put out the rally info with city/state, date, meet up place, staging time, leave time, and route.
- The route should be no more than 20-25 miles, preferably with speeds that don’t go over 45 for any sustained period, and be about 30-50 minutes long of driving. Google or Apple maps can give you that information if you make a route.
- Try to figure out pull over areas to gather lost sheep from stop lights.
- Have 1-3 stops that are big enough to hold the number of vehicles with easy in and out. Scenic stops are always nice (lake side, parks, etc).
- Advertise your rally. Ensure you put the name of the city and state. Canva can make a Facebook post picture very easily.
- At the end, advertise an endpoint where people will meet up to socialize like a restaurant, bar, or coffee house.
- Sometimes give aways can help (screw driver, bags, gift cards).
Does Oregon Require a Motorcycle Endorsement or Helmet to Drive an Arcimoto? No!
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The Arcimoto has FMVSS roof crush testing as evidenced by the sticker by the driver’s foot. Oregon has a carve out in the laws that states if the vehicle has FMVSS roof crush testing, seat belts, 3 wheels, and doesn’t straddle the seat (as the seats are bucket seats), you are not required to wear a helmet or have a motorcycle endorsement.
ORS 801.133
Autocycle means a motorcycle that:
(1) Is manufactured to travel on three wheels; (2) Has nonstraddle seating; and
(3) Is equipped with a manufacturer-installed three-point safety belt or safety harness. [2017 c.296 §2; 2021 c.630 §125]
ORS 807.020 (13) does authorize exceptions for the motorcycle endorsement requirement when an operator of a motorcycle is: (a) within an enclosed cab; (b) Operating a vehicle designed to travel with three-wheels in contact with the ground at speeds of less than 15 miles per hour; or (c ) operating an autocycle.
ORS 814.290 Exemptions from motorcycle helmet requirements
A person is not in violation (of ORS 814.269, 814.275, 814.280) if the person is any of the following:- (1) Within an enclosed cab. (2) Operating or riding a vehicle designed to travel with three wheels in contact with the ground at speeds of less than 15 miles per hour. [1983 c.338 §693; 1987 c.910 §6; 1995 c.492 §7]
OAR 737-010-0005 Enclosed Cab for Three-Wheeled Vehicle Defined
“Enclosed Cab” for the purposes of ORS 814.290 (Exemptions from motorcycle helmet requirements)(1), is a three-wheeled vehicle, such as a motorcycle or moped, with a structural upper frame and roof defining the compartment for driver and passenger(s) that is certified by the vehicle manufacturer as meeting the standards for the structural upper frame and roof prescribed under 49 CFR 571.216a.
NOTE: 49 CFR 571.216a is the same as the FMVSS 216a roof crush test per sticker on the Arcimoto near the driver’s foot.
Why Are Throttles Constantly Going Bad?
Windshield and Wiper Fluid Maintenance
How to Charge Your Dead 12v Battery
Problem Areas on an Arcimoto
Some items on your Arcimoto to know about:
1. The parking brake needs adjustment about every 500-4000 miles (depending on how much you use the brake pedal and how well aligned the brake calipers and pads are)
2. You’ll want to read up on how to do a hard and soft reset. It is your first go-to if there is a problem and requires a philips screw driver.
3. Charge daily if possible. Otherwise read up on 12v batteries going bad and how to replace them with a LiFePO4 12v battery
4. What a broken fender brackets sounds like and that knowing a competent welder will save your bacon.
5. How to identify when your $1500 on board charger is no longer working
6. How to identify when your throttle is no longer working.
7. How to replace grips when they start melting
Cooling Pump
Service Centers
How to Use Arcimoto’s Support Email
- Your full name
- Address
- Phone number
- VIN number
- Detailed description of the problem