Post by woodyga on Jun 1, 2014 12:35:05 GMT -5
Howdy from Atlanta!
I'm a scooter noob, and due to my 18-year-old truck biting the dust and a super tight budget, I'm looking to get a small scooter. Luckily I live in Midtown Atlanta, so everything I need is nearby. I work two jobs, one I already walk a few blocks to 4 days a week (too close to bother driving!), and the other I've been driving to 1 day a week. Fortunately a coworker offered to carpool for that second job. The first job has me doing small deliveries twice a week over a 8-mile route, though, so I still need wheels.
I'd love something like a Genuine Buddy 50, but it's just out of my budget's reach. I found a place in the area (http://www.chickenlittlescooters.com/) that sells Cougar/Sunny/Jonway/whatever. It looks really appealing.
I've been reading a lot about the challenges of Chinese scooters, but I think I'm willing to take it on. In a few places I've read that they can be reliable rides IF the owner takes the time to go over the scooter and do a few basic things to get it ready to ride, like checking valve clearance, tossing the sparkplugs for something better, and replacing the CVT belt. I'm not afraid to use a wrench, so I'd be ok with most of these except maybe the valve clearance thing. Luckily there's a cycle shop nearby that advertises that they work on Chinese scooters.
Anyway, I plan on devouring this forum to learn all I can, but if anyone has some tips they'd like to share, I'd love to hear them!
Woody
I'm a scooter noob, and due to my 18-year-old truck biting the dust and a super tight budget, I'm looking to get a small scooter. Luckily I live in Midtown Atlanta, so everything I need is nearby. I work two jobs, one I already walk a few blocks to 4 days a week (too close to bother driving!), and the other I've been driving to 1 day a week. Fortunately a coworker offered to carpool for that second job. The first job has me doing small deliveries twice a week over a 8-mile route, though, so I still need wheels.
I'd love something like a Genuine Buddy 50, but it's just out of my budget's reach. I found a place in the area (http://www.chickenlittlescooters.com/) that sells Cougar/Sunny/Jonway/whatever. It looks really appealing.
I've been reading a lot about the challenges of Chinese scooters, but I think I'm willing to take it on. In a few places I've read that they can be reliable rides IF the owner takes the time to go over the scooter and do a few basic things to get it ready to ride, like checking valve clearance, tossing the sparkplugs for something better, and replacing the CVT belt. I'm not afraid to use a wrench, so I'd be ok with most of these except maybe the valve clearance thing. Luckily there's a cycle shop nearby that advertises that they work on Chinese scooters.
Anyway, I plan on devouring this forum to learn all I can, but if anyone has some tips they'd like to share, I'd love to hear them!
Woody