Thinking of buying a 150 scooter.  By  scooter12 (Read 1,220 times)

i would assume that the speed claims of 59 and 62 MPH are for level smooth road, WOT, new belt, and no wind.
if you plan on doing most of your riding on state roads then you need to stick with a 250.
keep in mind this is not an expert opinion, i've never rode a 150, but i do have a 250.
my 250 will easily cruise 2 up on state roads.

a 150 would probably do the job, but i would guess it would take some custom tuning to get the speeds you need.
rejetting the carb would probably the first place to start.

I have to agree with dollar25, stick with a 250. My 150 is a great little scoot, but it is not designed for, or capable of sustained highway speeds. It may do it for a while, but won't hold together long. Mod one all you want....it still won't be a 250. There is no replacement, for displacement.

Depends on the speed of traffic. If traffic is doing 65 mph, the difference of 68 and 60 is the difference of keeping up with traffic and the cagers trying to run you off the road.
I would hope so. I ride my LX150 120 miles in 2 hours on the Interstate. Lesser 150 scooters might not.
Better for what?
I bought my scoot at age 66, with medical problems (don't we all) and wanted the minimum weight capable on the freeways. Rented an LX150, found it was acceptable, so I bought it. The Vespa is 245 pounds, claimed. Whatever. Weight matters for acceleration. Weight does not matter with top speeds.

Gas mileage is about the same. On the Interstate my Vespa gets about 75 mpg doing 60+ mph. My 652cc motorcycle got 70 mpg doing 55-60 mph. The 150 is bare minimum and is marginal on the highway. Unless weight is a priority, go with the 250.

The rims concern me also. The rims on the 150t are 13 inch. Some scoots come with 12 inch and 10 inch rims. The smaller tire size, means less speed. I knew this elderly gentleman whom rode his 150 scooter with 10 inch rims, 15 miles to Walmart. Could only do 50 MPH max speed. He had about 10 cars behind him. This was the flat ground way also. It would do the mileage and had 21,000 miles on it. Another guy I met on Scootdawg said, it may be KM. But still it was impressive because 15,000 miles is good. So rim size, I did consider for higher speed.

Now there is something you are all forgetting. I am not going to ride it on a daily basis to work. I am disabled and ride for enjoyment. I choose times, when traffic is not as heavy on highways. Highways around me, are posted 55 MPH max. The lowest speed is 40 mph . One does not have to go 70 MPH on the interstate highway. But must do atleast 40 MPH. I am not going to ride a 150 on the interstate highway, just saying the speed laws are limited to 40 MPH. State highways are mainly 55 MPH highways and a person in Missouri on a 49cc scooter, has as much rights to ride on any highway as a trucker except for interstate federal highways. Just stating the laws. Is it crazy to ride a 49cc on a 55 MPH highway and make traffic angry? Yes it is. 40 MPH is the low speed for interstate highways and state highways there is no low speed. So people ride bicycles on state highways. Not sane but cars see it time to time.

I hate to slow traffic down. Why? It causes road rage. Causes unnessisary risks. So I want to be able to do 50 to 55 MPH. The speed limit. Now riding to Walmart every other week is fun but not daily. Riding 6 miles to the next town and riding through the twisting back highways, is not going to offend other drivers. Choosing times to go is important to me to avoid traffic. So like don't leave at 8 in the morning when kids are going to school, people going to work. Leave at 10 in the morning to avoid most traffic. Use common sense. Choose to leave at 1 pm and be back by 3 pm. Not during rush hour.

But that is always my motive whether on a 150 scoot or a 250 scoot.Safety first... I live in Belle MO. a town of mostly farmers. The 15 mile away town is Owensville a town of 7000. The towns in between are 1000 people with state routes. They are 55 MPH routes but traffic is hardly seen in these areas. Routes are like OO, E, EE, 55 MPH highways are like 28, 54, 63. Interstate highways are like I 44, I 70, where speed limits hit 70 MPH. Interstates are closed off to traffic lights and go straight across the State. Highways have cross traffic.

Well, got a new starter today, for my Bali 250. It did not start when I put it on. I recall the horn coming on and than nothing. Today the brake light came on and than nothing. I checked the fuse box and all was good. Recharged the battery, but only took about 20 minutes for the green light to come on. Put it back in the 250 and nothing. So cleaned on terminals with baking soda and water. Cleaned up cables that connected to battery. Than it ran good.

Now the starter was bad. It made a terrible grinding noise, the last time trying to start it. But it showed me that the wires need cleaning after 7 1/2 years. I could not hear the squeak in it, sitting at idle. Even reved it up and heard nothing. It am leaning to the problem with it, being either a bear or grease being added to the front axel. Can't really hear the squeak at under 30 MPH and must where a helmet at all times, which make it hard to tell where it is coming from.

But a guy has 27,000 miles on a 150T and even if kilometers, well that is about 19,000 miles. Still good for a Chinese scooter.

Ya...my 10s are really stable but I have a longcase with big 10s. At 130/ 10 and 120 10 theyre tall and fat. Although it only hit 52 stock an exhaust, uni, and rejet got it 58 gps 60 chinometer