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Post by mopedjay on Feb 16, 2014 22:36:23 GMT -5
ad on craigslist said yamaha vino with blown engine $300 obo so i talked to the guy and he said yeah the scooter shop said the engine is blown ok let me check it out so i took one look at it and said hmm il give you $150 he said sweet and hands me the title   so i get it home then realize its 4 stroke i never even seen one all i ever had was 2 stroke vinos first thing i did was pull the cvt cover off and sure enough the belt was broken and wrapped around the variator yep theres nothing wrong with this engine other than some old gas cleaned the carb and it runs great it just amazes me that someone will just believe what a scooter shop says then just let it go that cheap instead of having another mechanic check it out but this dud obviously has money he lives in a gated golf community im sure he pays his landscaper more than my rent costs |
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Post by SylvreKat on Feb 17, 2014 7:20:44 GMT -5
Maybe he's got zero mechanical skills, and has gone to that shop a while and trusts them, so has no reason to think they mis-diagnosed the issue. I'm not sure I would have thought to have some other mechanic double-check it. I know now, though.  Congrats on your score! >'Kat |
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Post by PCBGY6 on Feb 17, 2014 17:23:30 GMT -5
Yea I think the switched to the 4 stoke in 07 or 08. Nice little scooter either way.
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Post by urbanmadness on Feb 17, 2014 18:05:47 GMT -5
sweet find.... is it a 125?
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Post by spandi on Feb 17, 2014 18:20:22 GMT -5
Jeez! A Vino with just a broken belt for $150!!!? SWEET! (What kind of "Mechanics" do they have at that shop?)  |
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Post by cyborg on Feb 17, 2014 21:04:42 GMT -5
MASSIVE SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! lucky you man !!! i love it when a plan comes together
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Post by spunn on Feb 17, 2014 23:37:02 GMT -5
Pow! Score
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Post by retrobrian on Feb 18, 2014 12:51:25 GMT -5
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Post by junkyarddog on Feb 19, 2014 0:40:41 GMT -5
Great deal. That shop is totally incompetent, or else they wanted to charge that guy for a new engine. The Vino switched to a 4 stroke in '06. I much preferred the 2 stroke. I've always loved 2 strokes.
How many miles on it? I wonder what caused the belt to break? I had a broken belt on my Vino 125 at only 4000 miles, and while looking into it, discovered that a lot of people have had broken belts on Yamaha scooters.
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Post by mopedjay on Feb 19, 2014 7:54:07 GMT -5
Yea I think the switched to the 4 stoke in 07 or 08. Nice little scooter either way. its an 05 and 4 stroke carburetored not EFI which is a good thing i through a gy6 50 belt just to try it and man does it run great goes like 30 but the gy6 belt is a bit too long also seems like the cdi box is rev limited i doubt its restricted cause in fl a 50cc scooter can go the speed limit of the road but its hard to play with it from this hospital room |
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Post by PCBGY6 on Feb 19, 2014 11:26:18 GMT -5
In Florida 50ccs are limited to a top speed of some where between 30-35. I can't recall the exact mph limit. If you're caught going faster they can ticket you if you don't have insurance and a motorcycle endorsment.
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Post by mopedjay on Feb 19, 2014 13:28:52 GMT -5
In Florida 50ccs are limited to a top speed of some where between 30-35. I can't recall the exact mph limit. If you're caught going faster they can ticket you if you don't have insurance and a motorcycle endorsment. not according to the dmv here mopeds and 50cc scooters have no restriction for speed but cant go on the interstate and no insurance required for and motorcycle or scooter like my scoot is registered i n NH cause its only $7 and i dont have a title and lost my vin tag well lost the plastic piece it was attached to so reg as a tgb 202 |
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Post by mopedjay on Feb 19, 2014 13:43:15 GMT -5
Great deal. That shop is totally incompetent, or else they wanted to charge that guy for a new engine. The Vino switched to a 4 stroke in '06. I much preferred the 2 stroke. I've always loved 2 strokes. How many miles on it? I wonder what caused the belt to break? I had a broken belt on my Vino 125 at only 4000 miles, and while looking into it, discovered that a lot of people have had broken belts on Yamaha scooters. it has 16000 miles on it yep a lot of broken belts on yamahas because people buy them and ride them they think they are completely maintenance free so they never check anything yes the 2 stroke vino had the good old minarelli E40 engine they ran forever and a lot more can be done with them but if someones looking for reliable quiet transportation around a city or island this 4 stroke vino would be great |
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Feb 20, 2014 13:43:41 GMT -5
Nice find mopedjay |
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