Retro Style Scooters  By  graywolf (Read 5,000 times)

My dealer has a Peace similar like in your link but it has white wall tires .

Are you looking for a 150 or 50 ?

I have always preferred a manual wet clutch or a semi auto or CVT myself . I got to ride a 1952 Piagio Vespa which was a 125 or 150cc 2T with a manual 4 speed . Instead of having a toeshifter like on motorcycles it has a twist grip shifter like on some bicycles . Clutch is the same but it took some getting used to like when a cager pulled out in front of me and no way did I want a wreck an almost museum quality scooter that was fully restored that my buddy paid 4 grand for .

Most scooters have body panels that cover up and protect the components where a cruiser style motorcycle its exposed as a crotch rocket has panels and fairings that would need to be removed when doing repairs . I do not have a picture or a link but my scooter dealer had an Elvis ( yes Elvis ) scooter and said it was a pain to remove all the body parts just to get to the engine . Many common scooters you can remove the whole seat bucket if you need more space to work than through the access panel . My Jonway Magnum has a handsome boy body style like a Peace VIP which has an additional access panel in the front to get to the sparkplug . Since mine is a 2T with a rear facing carb I can change out the jets without removing the carb . I just loosen the screw clamp on the intake and turn it without messing with the body at all .

I have always been a wrencher since I was 9 and everytime I looked for cars one of the important factors beside price was ease of being able to work on it like a Honda Civic which is a great car and easy to get to everything . Some of the V 6 cars you have to loosen up the engine mounts and use a engine lift to tilt it up to get to the cylinder bank next to the firewall , which is stupid design .

All scooters regardless of the brand will need servicing like oil changes , sparkplug , clean or replace the airfilter and adjust the valves on 4Ts . A cheap scooter often is upgraded by most like replacing the fuel and vacuum lines , larger main jet and a NGK sparkplug to have it better than stock . I learned that TaoTao is nothing like a Honda quality and after I fixed it up I sold it for 700 which is what I paid for it but had a better engine than the stock one . My CFMoto Echarm has only had a NGK iridium ( came with standard NGK ) , oil changes every 1,000 miles , with the first at 250 miles , again at 500 since it was breaking in , replaced the belt at 12,000 miles , upgraded to DR P sliders , valves adjusted at 2,200 miles and still is in much better shape than many others when new . I am almost at 15,000 miles and it still runs very strong . I did the research before buying it as I did not want another disposables . I am used to Honda , Suzuki and Italian rides and the TaoTao was my first China toy

That was one of the neat things about the Vespa (and I suppose the Stella), just pop off the engine side cowl and there was the engine, gearbox and every thing hanging on the side of the wheel. I sometimes wonder how the scooter that was designed to be the cheapest possible construction became the most expensive scooter to buy?

I dunno...they look bloated and slow to me ..at least mine looks fast!

Puma Elvis is just a Znen Boat Tailied Vintage similar to the Lance Vintage. 4 bolts removes the seat bucket to get at the engine. Rear body removal is like just about any other Vintage. Luggage rack off with 4 bolts, passenger grips off with the other 2, 1 bolt to remove each passenger foot peg, 2 bolts in the rear crome, 1 top center and 2 allen bolts on either side up front, 2 phillips a little further back, unhook it and it slides right off while disconnecting the tail light harness. Takes about 5 minutes or less even with simple hand tools.

I do not believe I have missed anything even after 2 years since trading the bike. Had that off so many times in the 5,000 miles I owned the Lance that I could almost do it in my sleep.

I have not had to do that even once in the 15,000 miles that I have owned my current bike.

I believe that Puma did not have license to use the name Elvis so they had to change the name to the Romeo and partnered it with the Juliet:

www.pumacycles.com/50cc---amp;--150cc----Romeo.html

www.pumacycles.com/50cc---amp;--150cc----Juliet.html

I like the looks of retro style scooters myself. They're often very classy looking and have nice chrome trim.

However, I do think that riding one could draw more attention on the rider. If I rode one, I'd probably have a lot more random people making comments to me about my scooter than I do now with my modern looking one.

The intent was kind of obvious. It was not called the Elvis Costello, Elvis Smith or Elvis Wu Fang ;> (after its designer possibly?).