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Post by w650 on Nov 17, 2017 18:39:38 GMT -5
When I lived in Delaware County, NY I had several stations with non-ethanol to choose from. I tried it though it was $0.60 a gallon more expensive. I didn't notice any difference in performance. Now I didn't use it enough to see if it worked in the long term, but I will tell you this. I will not fill up at stations with a gas tanker unloading or even just on site. Stirred up tanks are your worst enemy. I can't help but wonder how many ethanol problems stem from goop stirred up during station tank refill.
In all the years of ethanol being around not one of my bikes has ever choked or slimed up on it.
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Post by w650 on Oct 29, 2017 20:18:07 GMT -5
Over on Modern Vespa it was revealed that this Buddy Kick is Chinese made. It seems that in China 125cc machines are fuel injected. Of course the Vespa dealer that revealed this acknowledged that domestic Chinese market scooters are better than "the inferior products exported to America" but, of course, sneered at Genuine sinking to using Chinese built product.
Frankly, after seeing all the companies using Chinese built machines, from Piaggio to Suzuki, this is just another brick in the wall. People are buying epic numbers of 50cc, Chinese built scooters and riding them to respectable mileages. Genuine is just the latest to join the parade.
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Post by w650 on Oct 28, 2017 17:00:27 GMT -5
You have two choices if going faster than 70 mph all day is on your list of needs. A Burgman 400 or a bike above 300cc. Maybe a Piaggio 350 if you have the Bucks.
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Post by w650 on Oct 27, 2017 11:33:53 GMT -5
On my two trips to Myrtle Beach I saw a herd of Chinese 50s. Most were rentals but there were many that were privately owned. High mileages on Chinese 50s are probably a common occurrence there.
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Post by w650 on Oct 24, 2017 19:11:32 GMT -5
I've had several mistakes printed in the letters section of Cyclenews magazine. I'm always writing them in the middle of the night and my fuzzy eyes miss them. Of course I'm not a big company like Genuine, but computers fool us all occasionally.
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Post by w650 on Oct 23, 2017 19:12:58 GMT -5
I never understood why the Symba and BMS Metro didn't sell better. They had a durable engine, easy shifting and big wheels. As a day to day commuter they would have been great.
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Post by w650 on Oct 22, 2017 19:39:26 GMT -5
Engines usually that difficult. If you have spark, spray starter fluid in the plug hole and the carb isn't blocked, it should fire. Now if it doesn't run right something else is wrong.
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Post by w650 on Oct 22, 2017 18:03:07 GMT -5
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Post by w650 on Oct 22, 2017 17:22:54 GMT -5
I don't know your situation but there are people who might help. I took my Kymco to a small engine shop to be fixed. The place repairs snowmobiles, ATVs, lawn tractors, dirt bikes and lots of other stuff. I ran into a wall in my Nighthawks directional signals and took it to another place near me that's much the same. The GY6 engine is being used in many places and many small engine shops are familiar with it.
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Post by w650 on Oct 14, 2017 21:35:41 GMT -5
I hope it works too. It could put reasonably priced scooters into the public eye. People would see that reliable scooters don't need to cost an arm and a leg.
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Post by w650 on Oct 12, 2017 18:53:02 GMT -5
Holy hype Batman! The entire article reads like an infomercial. Try to remember that in 1951 most motorcycles had either a rigid frame or a sprung hub and enduro courses reflected that. In 1951 people also rode stripped Harley's and Indians in these events. This is just a brazen attempt to enhance the alleged mystique of Vespa. Just like a Triumph Scrambler McQueen edition you could take the Vespa off-road....once.
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Post by w650 on Oct 8, 2017 16:13:40 GMT -5
Since all you do is twist and go on a scooter, can scarcely hear the engine inside its compartment or thick muffler and have a trunk to toss helmet and gloves in, the comparison to a car is pretty apt. A scooter is like a convertible with the top down. Your helmet can be the roof.
Leo's and my point is pretty fair. Unlike bikers, scooter owners view other scoots the same way they view other cars. Nothing to get excited about when they see another scooter.
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Post by w650 on Oct 7, 2017 18:55:20 GMT -5
I've had bikers wave to me when I was on anything from pedaling my mountain bike to my 750 Kawasaki. I never understand this scooter versus bike thing. No one has ever belittled anything I ride.
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Post by w650 on Oct 6, 2017 19:21:59 GMT -5
People here are pretty cool. I visit a scooter group on Facebook though and you can see the raging dislike they have for bikers in some thinly veiled statements. I own both bikes and scooters and just don't get the anger. If you ride you should be part of the clan, not a separate citizen.
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Post by w650 on Oct 6, 2017 16:56:44 GMT -5
Well Leo, I remember watching "Scootermania" on youtube and a British commentator said that buying a Vespa (and by extention ALL scooters) was more like buying a two wheeled car than a motorcycle. Too bad your not in range, we could have coffee and really talk bikes.
What he left out is the type, in general, who buy scooters. They're people who only see them as transportation. As a result many don't understand the motorcyclist and think the difference between them is personal. It isn't. Bikers buy bikes for the sensations they get riding. Scooter owners don't see that a covered engine, heavily muffled, automatic transmission and a built in trunk is about as "Car" as it gets in many ways.
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