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Post by docxen on Mar 10, 2013 8:23:02 GMT -5
Anyone else having problems finding people to work on an Eton beamer 2 scooter? My mechanic said they cost more to work on then they are worth.
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Post by JR on Mar 10, 2013 9:18:31 GMT -5
Typical response from one who either doesn't like to work on Chinese scooters or doesn't know how or both.  Can you tell us what is going on with the scooter? We don't mind helping. ;D JR |
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Post by docxen on Mar 10, 2013 9:25:20 GMT -5
Well nothing right now but he explained to me that i should ride it till it broke then just be done with it. I was wondering if this was a common mechanic situation and if other newbies should be aware of scooters that are hard to find people to work on.
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Post by terrilee on Mar 10, 2013 9:32:23 GMT -5
chinese scooters are easy to work on
parts are cheap & available ,
even if you dont have the know how
theres people here that will help you.
when my stator went out a few years ago ( didnt know it was that when we started)
i didnt even know how to use a multimeter,
i was taught on line, found the problem and fixed it.
sure it takes a bit longer when on line, but hey
i cant afford the $75/hour most shops charge.
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Post by payneib on Mar 10, 2013 10:22:12 GMT -5
When mine arrived I nipped into the local mechanic to see whether or not he'd be happy to work on it. He said "yes" to Chinese scooters, but "no" to one particular brand of Chinese scooters (can't remember which) as he'd had major problems with them before, working on them for the council "wheels2work" scheme. To the tune of, doing a service, putting the bike back into the council container, then the bike being a non-runner by morning.
Some mechanics have just had bad experiences with certain bikes, and it generally gets blamed on them. You may be able to convince him to work for you, if you can get him to believe you're going to look after it. I'm sure he'll get fed up being blamed for a bad job, if the problem is the owner. Which is where all the "Chinese scooters are a " comments stem from.
Maybe try another mechanic, and dazzle him by asking all the right questions.
Ian
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Post by jjjoseph on May 7, 2013 2:00:17 GMT -5
Chinese scooters don't have dealers like Japanese scooters. They're just different, with a different supply chain, and they're not a problem to work on if you take the time to understand them. The biggest bonus is that they're easy to fix and incredibly cheap to own and maintain. In this case, you're fortunate that Eton scooters have excellent support: www.go4itsales.ca/ |
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Post by hank on May 7, 2013 10:08:26 GMT -5
[quote author=jjjoseph board=2t thread=377 post=16911 time=1367910017 ]Chinese scooters don't have dealers like Japanese scooters. They're just different, with a different supply chain, and they're not a problem to work on if you take the time to understand them. The biggest bonus is that they're easy to fix and incredibly cheap to own and maintain. In this case, you're fortunate that Eton scooters have excellent support: www.go4itsales.ca/[/quote]Hi Welcome aboard Pleased to meet you Thats not entirely true, theirs a few chinese scoots that have B&M dealerships and dont do dropshipping or internet sales Puma and Bintelli are 2 that come to mind and the quality of them is excellent www.pumacycles.com/aboutus.htmlwww.bintelli.com/about-usTake care and ride safely Yours Hank |
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