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Post by cookees on Dec 12, 2015 17:19:08 GMT -5
I found the zuma on craigslist Raliegh for $650 and the other is a Kimco 125 for $700
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Post by cookees on Dec 11, 2015 21:43:01 GMT -5
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Post by cookees on Dec 11, 2015 21:07:58 GMT -5
Kudo's to John.
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Post by cookees on Dec 11, 2015 20:58:57 GMT -5
Those bikes are being made by Zongshen....not Znen. Zongshen is a HUGE OEM in China and has a very good reputation. I sold their scooters early in my career and they were well built and well supported.
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Post by cookees on Dec 9, 2015 12:01:08 GMT -5
I've never been a big fan of Tao Tao, even after having done business with them. For a dirt cheap 50 I'd take a look at SSR or maybe Icebear.
And at this time of year a used Honda Metropolitan would be ideal.( Them suckers are bullet-proof)
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Post by cookees on Nov 5, 2015 11:45:33 GMT -5
If I remember correctly some 65% of all scooters sold in the US are 50cc. The percentage might be even higher in recent times.
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Post by cookees on Oct 17, 2015 12:07:25 GMT -5
Wolf spec's a pretty decent scooter. If you have a good dealer near you and he's willing to stand behind his product...it's a no brainer.
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Post by cookees on Oct 9, 2015 22:11:11 GMT -5
Pretty much both the same. They top out at about 62+
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Post by cookees on Oct 3, 2015 16:33:51 GMT -5
From Powersports Business dealer magazine.
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Post by cookees on Sept 25, 2015 11:48:43 GMT -5
 Two of the scooters I kept after closing the shop. I have since sold the yellow Havana Classic. That leaves me with a PCH 125 and the Kawasaki Vulcan 500. |
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Post by cookees on Sept 23, 2015 12:32:26 GMT -5
Your right on target. As a dealer I used to tell people that the difference between an okay scooter and a great scooter is around $600. Time after time I'd see them purchase the cheaper scooter, only to see them back in the shop within a year. Talk about a dilemma, we made a very good dollar on all the repairs.
We were a SYM/Lance dealer for about 2.5 years when I was asked, "What kind a problems do the SYM's have?" I told them , "I don't know....we've never had one back for any repairs other than oil changes and one set of disc brake pads."
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Post by cookees on Sept 22, 2015 10:37:03 GMT -5
BMW = Break My Wallet.
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Post by cookees on Sept 20, 2015 22:16:48 GMT -5
What he said......
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Post by cookees on Sept 19, 2015 11:08:01 GMT -5
I once had a factory rep tell me " We sell more scooters in Nigeria than we do in the whole US. With the hoops you have to jump through to become certified in the US, do you blame most companies that decide to forgo the USA? "
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