newbie--taotao and where to buy  By  teatimecrumpet (Read 2,893 times)

i am 6 ft and the T3 is barely large enough...the ATM is dinky in comparison. The T3 is about the best size youll find.

Oh and those vespas up there are priced great, i say grab one up

I' 6'3" to 6'4" and the ATM is perfect for me! I'm sitting between drivers and passenger's seat, but when sitting on the passenger's seat, I still have about +1/2ft on knee space left!

I'd get it with superiorpowersports.com.

The ATM is problem free once you did a PDI.
Most people complain about hoseclips, and a single forgotten bolt/nut to tighten.
Also tighten exhaust studs, or double nut them.

Once that's done, you're in for a 5000+km problemfree ride, as long as you do the oil changes, and occasionally a fuel/carb cleaner treatment, and keep it out of the worst rain (as some people have mentioned that the blinker circuit stops functioning after a heavy downpour, and the exhaust chrome starts rusting pretty much right away).

The ATM50 is small, goes fast, in some cases you may not even need to do much of anything except get lighter weight sliders in the variator, to get a better acceleration.
Aside from that, the bike is a performer. It's small, and for that has little wind drag, and can go fast!
It's around 100MPG, and stock loves BP Premium fuel! The 10% higher price at the pump, definitely justifies the 10% better MPG, AND 10% better performance you get out of the fuel on these bikes!
Also make sure your tires are pumped up to at least 35PSI at all times! I put mine at 38PSI, my tires are rated for upto 40PSI.

The ATM50 comes pretty much tuned out of the factory.
You could put a BBK on it, but whatever good you gain out of it might work against you (reduced parts lifetime, reduced MPG, etc...).