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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2013 18:45:15 GMT -5
I have not had to "repair" only mod.
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Post by scootnwinn on Jun 12, 2013 18:46:15 GMT -5
Awesome how many miles
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jun 13, 2013 2:28:10 GMT -5
Did you write that, Leo or is it something you found? I just finished 2 months of wrenching on my old Xingyue 150 and had all the bad, and the good times still running through my head. "Lil' Bubba" ran five seasons with only the usual problems, and in one week, it went totally "Chinese Postal" on me. Now the little wheezer is back on the road once again, running great and I'm back in love with it, after 60 days of REALLY learning that we China-scoot jockeys really ARE purists. Or masochists... LOL!No offense meant to anyone, just a poem to chuckle about the things so many of us have experienced while learning a LOT more than we EVER wanted to know about our rides... I do realize that about 20% of these scoots actually DO run trouble-free for years. But... it's the other 80% that most of us have that moved me to write this... All in fun... Heck, I'm still riding Chinese! Albeit with a sore back and dirty fingernails...Leo (done wrenching and back to riding) in Texas |
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Post by domindart on Jun 13, 2013 2:44:34 GMT -5
Great poem   |
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Post by spandi on Jun 13, 2013 2:58:10 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity (after reading your poem) I found Cushman Eagle prices from a dealer flyer in 1961.  BTW, the 9 hp Eagle (w/electric start) was $480.00  |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jun 13, 2013 13:11:54 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity (after reading your poem) I found Cushman Eagle prices from a dealer flyer in 1961. BTW, the 9 hp Eagle (w/electric start) was $480.00 I was thinking that when I was 14 (in 1960) the Eagle was going for around $700. I was DYING to get one, as Illinois law allowed 14-year-olds to ride without a license... Then, they changed the law a week before my 14th birthday. BUMMER!!!At any rate, it's easy to compare vehicle prices, since they have increased about an even 10 times since the sixties. Generally speaking, a $400 bike in 1960 would be about a $4,000 bike today. A $2,000 car then, would be about a $20,000 car today. Of course, a $10,000 HOUSE back then, is a $500,000 HOUSE today... Only problem is that a $12,000-a-year JOB back then is STILL a $12,000-a-year JOB today... If that job even still exists outside of India or China... DOUBLE-BUMMER!!! We can at least take comfort in the fact that the 1960's $25,000-salaried CEO now takes $50,000,000 or so, in pay and perks, as the company goes bye-bye. Way to go, boss!Oh well, at least I'm still ridin' an "Eagle"... LOL! Even if the birdie is just a tad "pink"... Leo (missin' those sixties' dollars, that actually BOUGHT something) in Texas |
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Post by spandi on Jun 13, 2013 13:33:56 GMT -5
Well Leo I like to think of riding my "Socialistic Scoot" as doing my part to ""Reverse Domino" Southeast Asia.
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 13, 2013 13:40:54 GMT -5
[replyingto=spandi]spandi[/replyingto]But, Spandi... Socialism is good!
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Post by spandi on Jun 13, 2013 13:54:03 GMT -5
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