Flyscooters

Flyscooters, formerly known under the name Znen, was an American company that marketed gas-powered motor scooters manufactured in China and Taiwan. The company was founded in 2006 in Florida[1] by scooter enthusiasts Leon Li and Daniel Pak, and ceased operations in 2010. During the operating life of the company, Flyscooters' basic business model was to import low-cost scooters from abroad (mostly the Chinese firm Zhongneng Industry Group (Znen)) and distribute them under the Fly brand name to a network of retail scooter dealerships across the United State, providing dealers with warranty and spare parts support. Although Chinese-made scooters did not have a very good reputation for quality at the time, by working directly with the manufacturers Flyscooters improved the quality of their scooters to a level that was at least minimally satisfactory to the American consumer. Flyscooters' main marketing focus was the Internet, although the company attended many industry events and trade shows and promoted their brand through such PR initiatives as providing scooters to TV shows and celebrities. The severe economic downturn of 2008-2009 slowed sales of scooters to the point where, despite having an established brand name, a nationwide dealer network, competitively-low retail prices, and a reputation for providing good product support, the founders announced in October, 2010 that they were closing the company down.[2]

Flyscooters
Private corporation
IndustryPowersports
Founded2006
Defunct2010
Headquarters
Oakland, California
,
United States
Key people
Leon Li, Daniel Pak
ProductsScooters
Websiteflyscooters.com
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Models

Scooters
  • El Capitan 250
  • X808 150
  • Seba 150
  • Swift 150
  • Cadenza 150 cc
  • Il Bello 50  & 150 cc
  • La Vie 150 cc
  • Swift 50 cc
  • Rio 50cc & 150cc
  • Trek 50cc & 150cc
  • Pico 50cc
  • E-250 250cc
  • Fly Scout 110cc[3]

Accessory
  • Scooter Bug trailer

References
  1. "FLY MOTOR SCOOTERS - SCOOTERS". romub.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  2. "Fly Closing Down". justgottascoot.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  3. "Fly scooters All Models 2017 Price Mileage | Bikes Price in Pakistan". Price of Cars Bikes Auto Mobile Cell Phone Companies Telecom Specs Features Packages Pakistan USA UK Canada. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  • Li, Leon, "Flyscooters Signs With CPI (press release)", Dealer News
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  • Asia Media, Journal of Culture and Commerce, 2 (5), March 7, 2008 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • Just Gotta Scoot, May 2008
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  • Vallejo Times Herald, September 26, 2008 Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  • Rachel Ray Show
  • Discovery Science Channel, Scooter Shooter Episode July 2009
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