QLINK MOTOR BLOG

Cool Gift For Mother's Day

Sons and daughters, husbands and fathers, Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. Have you thought about what to get the deserving mother in your life?  By this time I’m sure she has more jewelry than she can wear and too much makeup for her already gorgeous face, and gift cards become a chore, while chocolates and flowers are gone before she knows it! Why not get this special woman in your life something exciting, something different, something that can offer her a whole new world of fun, excitement, and freedom?

 

QLINK MOTOR is offering to pay your shipping for any unit purchased in the month of May 2009 in honor of Mother’s Day and the wonderful women it represents! The scooter and motorcycle world is the perfect place for a new and exciting chapter in your mom’s life.  Many agree that the excitement of riding with the open air against your skin not only releases endorphins and stress during the ride, but also can have wonderful effect on one’s sense of freedom, relaxation, and as a result, well-being. 

It’s never too late to start riding for anyone, because the joy that it can bring should be experienced by everyone!  QLINK offers great automatic motorcycles and scooters with low seat heights that don’t weigh much; perfect for allowing your mom to learn to ride comfortably and safely. The automatic Legacy 250 is the ultimate beginner’s motorcycle (See Review) and the automatic Siena 150can get your mom scootin’ all around town in true vintage style. All street legal QLINK motorcycles and scooters come with a 2 year limited warranty, 1 year FREE roadside assistance for peace of mind, and unbeatable price tags.  QLINK MOTOR believes in living your dreams today!  Isn’t it time that your mom lives hers?

Stop Buying Bikes Without Roadside Assistance

What do you do when you get flat tire, run out of gas, or need a tow for your bike?  While you are looking for a motorcycle or a scooter, why not take adding safety and security to your purchase into consideration, especially when it is FREE for you?!  QLINK provides one year of free roadside assistance to customers who purchase its street legal vehicles.  Enjoy peace of mind with fast and easy, 24/7 emergency roadside assistance from QLINK Motor.  Help is always just a phone call away, simply dial the QLINK Roadside Assistance toll-free number 866-602-6881 and someone will come straight to your aide!  As a member of the privileged QLINK Roadside Assistance, you receive towing, flat tire assistance, battery service, fluid delivery, lock-out assistance, and extrication assistance.

 

When towing is necessary, a Covered QLINK Vehicle will be towed to the nearest qualified service facility or to another location if requested by the Member (you) for up to 35 miles (for all purchase on or after March 1, 2009) at no expense to you.  This service should more than guarantee you getting out of any dangerous or unfavorable situation if you find you are on the side of the road with your QLINK. We recommend you use this service to get your unit to your Authorized QLINK Dealer so that any issues or concerns may be taken care of promptly. Towing services may be suggested in the event of a flat tire, un-chargeable battery, or other circumstances that cannot be addressed on the side of the road.  Any costs for towing service in excess of 35 miles (for all purchase on or after March 1, 2009) must be paid by the Member directly to the independent service provider at the time services are rendered.  Of course, in the case of an emergency, towing won’t always be the answer, and QLINK will have you covered in other situations as well!

 

QLINK Roadside Assistance is activated when you purchase the bike. However, the only way we can know the bike has been purchased is when your dealer registers the warranty for you. QLINK will then send your information to our Roadside partners, who will, in turn, contact you with an informational packet through the mail.  If you do not receive this packet containing your Roadside Card within three to four weeks of your purchase, you should contact your Authorized QLINK Dealer to verify that they have registered your purchase with QLINK Motor. If they have done so and you still have not received your card, please ask them to contact their QLINK Warranty Registration representative to verify your information.

 

FrontRunner 700 Ranked No.1

QLINK FrontRunner 700 is ranked as No. 1 customer's choice on ATV.com for 2008 utility vehicle. Michael Sherzan, recently just ordered a FrontRunner 700 from QLINK Online Store, mentioned to us that the reason he bought QLINK is because he found QLINK side by side is ranked as No. 1 on ATV.com. We are so honored by this title and do appreciate whoever voted for QLINK. Jon Capps, a owner of FrontRunner 700, left comment on ATV.com saying "I have owned my QLink 700 Front Runner for about a month now. And so far, it has been awesome. I have driven a Rhino for over a year, and I don't see a difference between a Rhino and a QLink. I have taken it through the worst mud, and have not had to use the wench yet. I would have to recommendd a QLink for anyone who is interested in buying a side by side."

QLINK continues to provide quality products with more affordable price to consumers. Generally price is 20% to 30% below major brands', but warranty is longer. Our warranty for FrontRunner is 1 year v.s. 6 months on most major brands.

 

Getting Battery Ready

When asking around about what shops do in order to charge and prepare a battery for the initial set up of a vehicle, we received a large variety of answers. Like many other things in the technical world, different mechanics like to do things in different ways.  After sitting down with our QLINK service department and talking about this issue, we have come up with what QLINK feels the best way to get the maximum charge and performance out of our new batteries; which I outlined below!

1. Take the battery and fluid to a designated area that is stable and free of clutter.
   
2. Carefully pour the battery fluid into the battery.
    
3. Leave the cap off of the battery and let it sit for approximately 30 miutes. The acid will need this time to work out its bubbles and settle down.
   
4. Put the cap on the battery and hook it to a trickle charge. Let it charge up like this for at least 8-10 hours.
   
5. Check the charge of battery to be sure that it has reached its full potential. If it has not, it may need a little longer on the charger.
   

After following this procedure, the battery should be good and ready to go! 

 

 

QLINK Online Store Getting More Hits

Since we launched our online store, the traffic and sales have picked up tremendously everyday. With QLINK Live Support tool, consumers can chat with our specialists online for any questions. This tool has helped many consumers while they are shopping at QLINK Online Store. When purchasing bikes from our online store, consumers can choose either store pick-up or ready-to-ride delivery to their houses. Good thing for store-pick is that consumers can get to know the QLINK dealer in the area because this dealer will be taking care of service and warranty. If consumers still want the bike to be delivered, we can contact local QLINK local to do it. However, if we do not have any nearby dealers in the area, we will setup and provide ready-to-ride delivery to you.

Below is the picture showing one of our technicians is setting up a bike for delivery.

Once the bike is ready to ship out, we will build a custom crate for door delivery.

A glance at one of our warehouses.

Parts availability is also one of major reasons you should choose QLINK.

 

Notice! Due to the size of vehicles, we can't offer door-delivery for UTV FrontRunner unless the destination has dock access. What we will do is ship to the closest terminal and consumers can go there to pick-up. 

 

Qlinker's Fun Video Contest

QLINK is hosting a fun video contest for all QLINK owners who own QLINK motorcycles or scooters. At QLINK MOTOR we know that we wouldn't be here without your enthusiasm and dedication. As a result, we want to reward 2 Qlinkers by giving out $600 and $300.

Below is instruction for you to participate the contest.

1. Shoot a homemade video for 2 minutes (video longer than 3 minutes will be disqualified).

2. Mention in video about who you are, where you are from, what QLINK bike you own, and fun riding experience you have with your QLINK bike.  

3. Upload to YouTube. (Please do not e-mail your video to us)

4. E-mail to QLINK at consumer@qlinkmotor.com including your name, address, phone number, QLINK model you own, and YouTube video URL. In the subject, please put 'Qlinker's Fun Video Contest'.
     
5. After sending e-mail to us, you shall receive a confirmation e-mail back from us.

By July 31, 2009 12:00 PM CST, we will check all qualified videos on YouTube. The video with the most viewers will be award with $600 check from QLINK MOTOR. The video with the second most viewers will be award with $300 check from QLINK MOTOR. 

The participated video must be added to YouTube on or after April 16, 2009.

Reset Oil Light On Commuter 250

Many Commuter 250 riders find themselves bringing in their Commuter to get the oil in the engine checked out due to a little oil light on the dashboard that comes on.  The first thing you need to know is that this does NOT mean that there is a problem, this is just the Commuter’s way of letting you know that it is about time for a routine oil change.  When you have completed this routine oil change you can get the light to turn off and reset itself by following the steps below.

1. Place the key in the ignition and turn it to the 'On' position.
    
2. Press and hold down the 'Hour', 'Minute', and 'Trip' buttons on the instrument panel all at the same time.
    
3. After several seconds, you should see the engine light turn off. Now you can release these buttons.
    

If, for some reason, the Engine Oil Light will not turn off, please repeat this procedure or contact your QLINK dealer for assistance.

California Distribution Center Open Now

QLINK MOTOR has opened its distribution center in L.A. California now! In addition to Dallas, TX, and Edwardsville, PA those two distribution centers, QLINK continues improving its service to dealers and consumers in west coast by setting up another warehouse in California. In the past, it took at least 5 business days for dealers in west coast to receive bikes after we shipped from Dallas, TX. Now dealers can receive bikes within 3 business days if we ship out from L.A. distribution center, and shipping cost is much lower than before.

 

QLINK Consumer Financing Is Back

Thinking to own a motorcycle or scooter? Looking for financing? If your answers are 'Yes' for these two questions, QLINK is your destination! During this economic crisis, many banks or lenders have backed off consumer financing. Even financing is available, the required credit score to get approved is outrageous. 

Now QLINK MOTOR is providing consumer financing via Bill Me Later. Who is Bill Me Later? Is Bill Me Later reliable? Let's dig out from its company website (www.billmelater.com). Wow! It's just acquired by eBay in November 2008 with approximately $825 million in cash and around $125 million worth of outstanding options. Moreover, it is now combined with PayPal. Well, from information above it should be a very reliable financing company compared with other financial institutions because its core business is to provide payment solution for e-Commerce.

What is the required credit score to be approved? I know you are going to ask about this. Per what I was told by my account manager, the minimum credit score to be approved is 640. Awesome! 640 is common for most people. 

How does it work? Simply go to QLINK online store (http://store.qlinkmotor.com) and choose the bike you want to buy, and click Checkout button when you are ready. Choose 'Bill Me Later' as your payment method. It will ask you to enter your date of birth, and the last 4-digit of your SSN to run your application. Within 3 seconds you should see whether you are approved for financing or not. Once you are approved, you have at least 25-day with no charge. You will get a monthly statement from Bill Me Later. Either you decide to pay off this bike or you can choose to pay with terms. 

In May 2009, we will provide more flexible terms for consumer financing. Right now we are working on 90-day same as cash or 6-month no interest for consumer financing.   

Please click here to view a video demo regarding QLINK consumer financing.

Online Store Go Live

April 1, 2009, QLINK MOTOR launched its online store (http://store.qlinkmotor.com/). QLINK already has a site (http://www.qlinkmotor.com) where consumers could find out about our product and view contact information for QLINK Authorized Dealers, but we don’t think it was enough. We are already competing with brand name companies, but we haven’t yet responded to the multiple online sites selling low quality units to folks without even backing them up.

The main purpose for this online store is to provide a convenient and efficient way to customers looking for quality and affordable bikes. When an order is taken online, we will locate the closest authorized dealer to fulfill this order. Customer can either pick up from the dealership or request dealer to deliver the bike. If we do not have a dealer yet in the area, we will ship a bike directly to customer. This bike will be fully assembled and tested before delivery. If later there is any warranty issue, customer can contact us and we will arrange a service center to take care of this warranty case.

If you have any questions regarding our products or policy, we also offer live support Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM CST. Feel free to contact us and visit our local dealers or online store today!