Hello from Texas!  By  wingsltd (Read 1,461 times)

Wingsltd,

I wouldn't have any worries about the engine failing any time soon. While there must be a "lemon" once in a while, generally these Chinese GY6 motors are quite good. The main gripes riders have against Chinese scoots usually consist of the irritating "little things" like CDI's, vacuum-petcocks, carb-jetting, poor-quality switches, etc. All these issues while frustrating are easy fixes. The engines, bearings, clutches, variators, brakes and "important" stuff are usually just fine.

I rode my old Xingyue 150 for nearly seven years with no mechanical problems whatsoever... Never used a drop of oil, never got "loose" or gave any reason to worry about the engine wearing out. If the old scoot would have been able to keep up with 70 mph traffic, I'd still be riding it. I only "moved up" in displacement for safer riding in faster traffic.

If you follow the general advice of the guys and gals here, who have "de-bugged" their Chinese scooters, you will probably end up being very pleased with your new scooter. And, newer Chinese scoots are getting better and better. If you DO have to make a few upgrades to simple parts, it won't cost an arm and a leg, and you'll have good, affordable transportation.

Enjoy that ride, and don't worry!

Leo in Texas

PS: The MUFFLERS are pretty poor on these, and often DO begin to come apart inside. It doesn't necessarily hurt anything. I rode mine for five years after it began "rattling" inside... LOL! Just be sure to check the external mounting bolts, and the nuts that attach the header to the head, as these often come loose. So long as the exhaust system is solid on the engine and scooter, you're good... When you finally get TOO tired of the internal rattles, you can replace the muffler at your convenience... When you do, or any time you remove the header from the engine for any reason, you might want to either replace the header with a full-diameter one, OR, simply "chamfer" or bevel the inside edge of the header to ease the exhaust from the port in the head, into the small header. I have NO idea why Chinese makers use a header smaller than the exhaust port, but opening that header made my Chinese scooter run better, and easier to tune. Few riders do this, but it seems to be a worthwhile yet simple mod.

Sorry for taking a while to get back on but work work work.

The scooter seems to be running a lot "better" (save the cosmetic damage and slightly longer accel time) since I changed the oils, which makes me feel better. I've been running it around 6k rpm on the tac and I'm hoping that's in the right area (6-7).

I don't even judge my speed by the gauge because I know that once i hit 30 it's all looks and doesn't mean anything. In ~4 weeks I'm going to have a fair amount of money saved up to put on as upgrades so making the list of exactly what to buy will be nice.

Sorry for not understanding jetting..ect. I know headers, exhaust and a few of the other things, and I also see that some people have replaced the airbox, but where do they put the new one? I don't see hardly any room anywhere for it to go under the seat.

Just hit 1000km!