My new scoot  By  maineiac1967 (Read 1,439 times)

Good buy! Have a bone from the Old Chopper Guy...  That style is one of THE absolutely best-looking of all the good old 150's.

I'm an old (REALLY old) school biker, now into scooters. My first scoot was a 2007 Xingyue 150, essentially the same bike as yours. It did exhibit most of the irritations common to Chinese scooters of that era, but after learning the ropes, and working out the bugs, it became a terrific and reliable ride for more than 6 years.  I only traded "Lil' Bubba" in on a used 250 to keep up with much faster traffic on newly redesigned local streets.

You may want to note; the fuel lines on these older scoots are infamous for acting up... The first season, mine dissolved from the inside out from American gasoline/gasahol containing corn-squeezings and whatever. I ended up having to replace the carb when I could not get all the dissolved goo out of the original... So I would suggest replacing them soon, with quality American fuel lines. It's an easy job, and costs little.

Other parts that did not hold up on mine included the vacuum petcock (replaced with a manual, in-line petcock when I replaced the fuel lines) the CDI (easily replaced with a better one for around $20) and the coil (same easy fix as the CDI).  Both these parts went bad "sporadically" causing me to spend countless hours trying to fix erratic running with carb-tuning, etc.

There are numerous little things you can do over time to make these scooters better, faster and more reliable, but you can figure those out along the way as you enjoy your new scoot...

My Wife was raised in Maine, and HER first ride to school 75 years ago was a HORSE!  Not sure how many cc's... LOL!

Enjoy your great "barn find" and ride safe! Do NOT hit a MOOSE, whatever you do... LOL!

Leo in Texas

PS:  Almost forgot... THIS IS A BIGGIE FOR YOUR SAFETY!!!  Please replace the tire VALVE STEMS with modern, quality American ones from your local auto-supply store IMMEDIATELY.  The brass & rubber originals are bad to begin with, and, after many years are downright DANGEROUS!  They are prone to simply blow the brass stem out without warning.  After only 2 seasons, mine were SO bad, the rubber was crumbling, and I was able to pull the brass part out of the rubber with my fingers.

Please, don't ride much at all without replacing them...  A sudden deflation can leave you stranded, and even cause you to crash.  Several riders have experienced that unpleasant phenomenon.

You can replace the stems WITHOUT removing the wheels or tires by deflating and clamping the sidewalls using a big C-clamp and wood to protect the sidewalls.  This allows you to squeeze the tire enough to remove/replace the stems with the scooter on the center-stand.  You will probably need high-pressure air to "pop" the beads and re-seat the tires on the rims.  I bought an inexpensive air-tank for that very purpose, and now use it for keeping my tires up, and it's very handy.

This close inspection also allows you to REALLY check out your tires, inside and out.  It is recommended that tires be replaced every few years, but with more than 50 years of riding, I've never had an old tire go bad without SOME sort of subtle warning... cracking, bulging, leaking, etc.  Other than tread-wear, the 13" Kendas on my old Xingyue were no different from new after seven years.  But I did watch them closely.  Any visual signs, or shimmy, air leaks, or ANYTHING suspicious and I'd replace them.