Post by B. A. M. F. on Jun 6, 2013 18:25:33 GMT -5
So I ordered a complete motor for my scoot from scrappys 2 months ago and it finally showed up today. Supplier and custom delays they say but I'm not here to gripe about that. I ordered the "100cc" (83cc) 50mm long case. After opening it up and taking a close look at it I noticed that there is no way this thing would bolt up to my ride. The mounts were on top instead of the bottom, and the mounts for the center stand were not there.
So I called them and explained, they said they would look into it and call me back, which they did. A very nice lady named shelly (I think) then told me that their supplier made a mistake and sent them a whole bunch of the wrong engines. What they sent me is a 1p50qmg which I found out is a downgraded 125cc instead of an upgraded 50cc. They are working with me to fix the problem and gave me some options, but then told me that the engine they did send me was mine. "Do want you want with it, sell it, whatever..." They didn't even want it back.
So now I got this 83cc motor that will fit on a 150 or 125cc scoot. Is it even worth anything besides spare parts and scrap metal? Why would someone want to put this on a bike that can fit a 150? WHY DO THEY EVEN MAKE THESE??? I kinda realize why don't want it back. Maybe there's a few parents out there with an old broken scooter they might fix to give to their teenager but don't want it to go as fast as a 150... but that's the only scenario I can think of as a reason that this motor even exists.
So I guess my question is... What the should I do with this thing??? Try to sell it even though I doubt anyone will want it? Strip it down and scrap the aluminum? Maybe I'll build a little go-cart frame and make myself a new toy... im pretty handy with a welder...
I was thinking if I could maybe sell it to someone who really needed to get their scooter back on the road but didn't want to (or couldn't) pay full price for a new 150cc, a $200 asking price seems fair to me, even though its a huge downgrade. A lot of people here in NC run small frame 150s and try to pass them off as 50s so they don't have to tag or insure them, so a good selling point might be that a cop will never catch them doing 65mph, and get busted.
Dunno. What would you do?
So I called them and explained, they said they would look into it and call me back, which they did. A very nice lady named shelly (I think) then told me that their supplier made a mistake and sent them a whole bunch of the wrong engines. What they sent me is a 1p50qmg which I found out is a downgraded 125cc instead of an upgraded 50cc. They are working with me to fix the problem and gave me some options, but then told me that the engine they did send me was mine. "Do want you want with it, sell it, whatever..." They didn't even want it back.
So now I got this 83cc motor that will fit on a 150 or 125cc scoot. Is it even worth anything besides spare parts and scrap metal? Why would someone want to put this on a bike that can fit a 150? WHY DO THEY EVEN MAKE THESE??? I kinda realize why don't want it back. Maybe there's a few parents out there with an old broken scooter they might fix to give to their teenager but don't want it to go as fast as a 150... but that's the only scenario I can think of as a reason that this motor even exists.
So I guess my question is... What the should I do with this thing??? Try to sell it even though I doubt anyone will want it? Strip it down and scrap the aluminum? Maybe I'll build a little go-cart frame and make myself a new toy... im pretty handy with a welder...
I was thinking if I could maybe sell it to someone who really needed to get their scooter back on the road but didn't want to (or couldn't) pay full price for a new 150cc, a $200 asking price seems fair to me, even though its a huge downgrade. A lot of people here in NC run small frame 150s and try to pass them off as 50s so they don't have to tag or insure them, so a good selling point might be that a cop will never catch them doing 65mph, and get busted.
Dunno. What would you do?
