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Post by payneib on Mar 3, 2013 19:27:12 GMT -5
14518 miles  that's far too many for a china scoot id pass on it, then they say it runs, but needs pushed It only needs to be trailered or pushed because its been declared off the road to the tax man. Treat it like a project and put some time and effort into and it'll be fine. I doubt you'll get any kind of service history with it, so be prepared for scary sights when you start stripping it down. Www.chinesescooterparts.com (or web site to that effect) have been fantastic for parts for my Pulse, they're based down in Exeter but their mail order is rapid. I dunno where this "I wouldn't buy a Chinese scoot with more than 1500 on the clock" attitude comes from, seeing as the initial service period on mine doesn't end until the first 7000km. You've just got to ask the right questions and know what to look for, exactly the same as buying anything used. If its been run out of the box with no service history by some idiot child, pay them all for it. Simples. Ian |
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Post by millsc on Mar 3, 2013 20:15:53 GMT -5
I've worked on tons of china scoots that had under 1500 miles and they have been destroyed, people buy them and ride them without any maintenance, and rough them up, but with that many miles some maintenance had to be done or it wouldn't be still running.
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Post by JR on Mar 3, 2013 20:18:48 GMT -5
Gee, back in 2006, when I first got a scooter, a Chinese 50cc, You would not believe the gloom and doom that was on the internet about Chinese scooters, I can not count the times some snooty Vespa owner would post, "A Chinese scooter will explode at 500 miles". They accused Chinese scooter of lying if the said, no I got 501 miles and it still seems to be running pretty good. The world ended when the Chinese scooters started going two, three, four times that 500 miles.
Sure 14,500 mile is a good distance and most people do not report going that far. You may find you have no troubles. I would do a compression test, check the oil, look at all the hoses, the brake fluid, the tyres, the brakes.
Then go have fun, do a rebuild of you want, put a cam in it, do a port and polish on the head, rejet the carb, put higher final drive gears in it, perhaps a big bore kit and a 60 over crank, a omni filter, a performance exhaust, then go blow some vespas off the road.
You bought it, Ride it.
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Post by spandi on Mar 3, 2013 20:46:31 GMT -5
He can do that! Didn'tcha know?, It's ILLEGAL for a Chinese scoot to beat a Vespa.  |
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Post by JR on Mar 3, 2013 21:49:45 GMT -5
He can do that! Didn'tcha know?, It's ILLEGAL for a Chinese scoot to beat a Vespa. What was I thinking, sorry. |
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Post by super9 on Mar 4, 2013 7:05:28 GMT -5
looks like a 2t mate and im %100 sure its air cooled and the price aint too bad sod how many miles it has on it for 112 you cant go wrong
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