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Wear a FF helmet with the shield clean and coated with anti fog treatment like Scotts Antifog from CycleGear which I use . I wear waterproof gloves , boots and longjohns . I keep a poncho under the seat but they blow outward so much I use a belt to wrap around it . My leather coat is waterproof but it needs to be retanned and oiled . Rainsuits get so hot when its warm and humid to where I would rather get wet . Freeze Out longjohn pants and shirt or the one piece are windproof and water resistant . I have worn a Tyvek suit with a hood and booties in a monsoon and had a few ounces of water in my sleeves and water was standing 3 or 4 inches above my ankles inside my suit . The other times it kepy me dry but the rain was blowing in all directions . CycleGear has many suits like I think it is called Road Toad or similar name around 30 or 40 but some suits can be as much as 180 yikes .

The main thing to be concerned with is visibility of ones self to cagers as it poses a greater risk of accident . Stopping distance will be longer with wet brakes . Ride in the tracks of previous cars as the water level with be less in them . I ride on the right side of the lane in order to be in the drivers view of cars behind me . If on a 50 its best yield or wave for cars to pass you by instead of posing a danger by being behind you with so many drunks , dopers and texters on the road these days .

Now I have been caught without a helmet several times and luckily my Oakleys are wrap around design and I have glasses over glasses for my other frames which block wind , rain and dirt from getting in my eyes . I only go 40 MPH when I do not have on a helmet as the rain drops will sting my face . I hit 120 MPH in a storm ( yes I was a crazy teen ) and had dots all over my chest and arms . It felt like I had gotten an all over tattoo .

I only ride if its a have to or close distance to go . Always have a poncho or windbreaker under the seat . Make sure all lights work and that the head light lens is clean too .

Having the stock airbox is great since it prevent rain from getting into the carb and engine . Even with a tarp and in my garage my 2T with Uni I often have to drain water out of the carb bowl after a hard storm . I will be putting the airbox on it soon as that is a bummer to deal with

The GY6 is an older Honda patten for an engine so its sinilar but Chinese scooters are not Honda quality as I only had two Honda scooters in the past as to why I was so unhappy with my first China scooter a TaoTao ATMa 50 which was a lemon .

Be glad you have a China scooter since parts are cheap and easy to get as genuine Honda parts cost way more

Honda has a model similar to my Echarm but the Honda has rear drum where mine is disc brakes and thousands of dollars less

I like the camo color . Hope you enjoy it as so many of us enjoy our toys .

I got my MC license when I was 16 on a Suzuki GS 550 so a scooter should be easy . The MC road test is by far easier than that for a car or at least in SC it is . Make sure you have a MC tag not a moped tag , all lights and horn works and most important a helmet . When I took the driving test it had just started to rain but the DMV employee said to go ahead since I had waited a long time in the lobby . I had to go a straight line then turn around and come back the same way . Next I went through a double figure 8 course with cones with plenty of room in between them . Next stop on a ramp without rolling backwards then proceed and last drive over a painting of train tracks which is silly to me . Unsure on current test in SC as this was 25 years ago . I think some states may require a MC driving class which is a great idea for noobs as I have lost too many friends to wrecks on two wheels . I was one of the very first to get a moped license at 14 as SC had just started it before my birthday . Back then a moped was only the pedal type as other 49ccs were considered a small motorcycle but they have grayed the law to include scooters but as long as no faster than 30 MPH . I have heard from many riders that SC has been pulling over those with a generic moped tag that exceed 30 MPH as so many have a moped tag on a 150 which is illegal . I have a MC tag on my 50 since it goes much faster than 30 MPH and I do not have health insurance so I opted for med pay and personal injury protection on my insurance policy like in the event a tire blows out and I have to go to the ER .

Best of luck , have confidence and once you get your license drive it like a boss but safely

Yes I do as a precaution since oil is cheaper than a new piston . I like to use Maxxima synthetic blend and Motul 710 . If you use injector make sure the bottle says injector safe instead of premix only

Oh yes make sure to get WATERPROOF gloves and I like to have a lil sleeve too . Decent gloves are 20 to 60 and Ive seen some Alpine Stars for 220 ( yikes ) . Get gloves that are roomy so you can wear glove liners in the winter like Freeze Outs from CylceGear . Much rather buy new gloves than get roadrash on my hands any day