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Post by millsc on Dec 22, 2013 16:15:19 GMT -5
I guarantee my modded tao will outrun by a huge margin a new brand name vespa bintelli, puma, honda or whatever. I went to a honda ride with my modded china galaxy with 18/46 gear set and all the extra's my 58 mph gps bike and they couldn't come close to keeping up with their hopped up ruckuses. They never told me again about future rides made them upset they paid over 4000 bucks for their rides after mods i paid a third of that and made theirs look slow.  |
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Post by millsc on Dec 22, 2013 16:17:53 GMT -5
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Post by maxscoot on Dec 22, 2013 18:48:02 GMT -5
I kinda like bintelli's pre-installed deni carburetor, ngk spark plug, gates belt, motobatt battery, halogen headlight, and stainless steel external hardware though... When i get more money i could just do those other upgrades you mentioned:D I would like this scoot to last for 10k miles. Then I would be satisfied with this purchase. Does anybody else have any experience with these scoots that they would like to share?
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Post by americanpsycho on Dec 22, 2013 20:11:25 GMT -5
I guarantee my modded tao will outrun by a huge margin a new brand name vespa bintelli, puma, honda or whatever. I went to a honda ride with my modded china galaxy with 18/46 gear set and all the extra's my 58 mph gps bike and they couldn't come close to keeping up with their hopped up ruckuses. They never told me again about future rides made them upset they paid over 4000 bucks for their rides after mods i paid a third of that and made theirs look slow. That's great until you realize your scooter won't be anywhere close to reliable as theirs are. Stock a Honda will outlast that Tao Tao scooter of yours too. |
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Post by millsc on Dec 22, 2013 20:46:16 GMT -5
We shall see all quality parts in my Tao pretty sure it has tons of life left
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Post by millsc on Dec 22, 2013 20:48:39 GMT -5
Another thing if anything breaks on my china bikes its way less money to repair , actually anything on these cheap scoots is repairable so potentially it can last a lifetime. If you have the skill a china bike can last a lifetime, my scoots will last as long as i want them to if anything breaks i'll replace it and i guarantee even with the repairs that my china bikes will need it will still cost less than a vespa or honda.
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Post by maxscoot on Dec 23, 2013 10:40:58 GMT -5
Americanpsycho, ever heard the saying built ford tough with chevy parts? Its basically the same thing here. It'll last just as long, but its cheaper. And people can still make fun of you for drivin a ford, but in this case for drivin a china.
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Post by americanpsycho on Dec 23, 2013 11:21:50 GMT -5
Americanpsycho, ever heard the saying built ford tough with chevy parts? Its basically the same thing here. It'll last just as long, but its cheaper. And people can still make fun of you for drivin a ford, but in this case for drivin a china. I'm not saying that all chicom scooters are bad. Bintelli and SYM have good reputations. In fact I was seriously considering the Tomos Twister which is made by SYM China. |
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Post by earlylight160 on Dec 23, 2013 13:59:09 GMT -5
I have a Tomos Twister 50 and love it. Those 16 inch wheels make for a great ride.
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Post by maxscoot on Dec 23, 2013 15:25:08 GMT -5
How many miles do you have on your tomos?
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Post by americanpsycho on Dec 23, 2013 15:38:03 GMT -5
How many miles do you have on your tomos? A little FYI. The Tomos Nitro-50 is $1,300 and both the Nitro-150 and Twister-50 are $1,700. If you're going to spend that much, just buy the Kymco Agility-50 for $1,600. |
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Post by earlylight160 on Dec 23, 2013 19:46:37 GMT -5
12,500 trouble free miles
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Post by mikestib1 on Jul 24, 2015 15:42:39 GMT -5
I see too many Tao Tao scooters on Craigslist for $350 to consider one. From what I've researched online Bintelli scooters have a warranty, better components, and luckily I have a local dealer. I'm willing to pay $949 plus frieight and set up for something made in China by Znen. Call me stupid but I will never buy anything gas powered over the internet. I also won't buy a scooter if when I can't fix it, no local shop will work on it. I've thrown money away before and finally learned my lesson. Should get a Prime 50 next week and will update my opinion.
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Post by jtron on Jul 24, 2015 16:04:45 GMT -5
The thing about most warranties is that a shop must do the work and labor cost isn't covered, I Dino what bintellis is like but I'd read the fine print. Better have a dealer close. If you are short on money the best option is to commit yourself to learning how to work on your bike. Toons of good help in these boards. There's no dealers around me so I ordered one online and love it, can do all the basic maintenance. I'd be kinda intimidated by actually rebuilding my engine but with all the help from this forum and some care I'm positive anything on these fairly simple gy6s is doable. Its nice to know at the worst case scenario I can just spend a little over 300 bucks and swap in a brand new engine. These little China scoots are a godsend as I can't afford to keep up with my car and gas. Plus its a new hobby for me working on it. Bintelli would be a good choice, good quality, good dealer, and toooons of stock and performance parts available. I think you'll be really happy with it.
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Post by mikestib1 on Jul 30, 2015 14:21:03 GMT -5
I figure if I change the oil and rear end lubricant every 1000 miles, keep a battery tender hooked up, use gas stabilizer, and do valve adjustments I should be OK. I don't mind doing this stuff myself as I've been riding and maintaining my motorcycles for about 40 years. I'll let the dealer do the initial 500 mile service and keep receipts and records for what I do. May change the lubricants at 250 miles as these little motors are running pretty hard all the time and are air cooled. I don't put a lot of stock in warranties but the fact Bintelli offers one shows they think they have a reliable scooter.
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