Well it's only been about a week since I got the 90cc in my scoot and running great. There's not much to do to it now except maybe put a nice expansion pipe on, but they're so expensive... So I decided to tackle my first scoot flip!
The wifey gave the green light so I'm jumping in with two feet. This is the scoot I found to flip on Craigslist. It's an Extreme Motors Expresso. Yeah, I've never heard of it either... AKA Vento Zip r3i turbocam, Keeway Hurricane and many other names. So why am I calling this the "Zip Flip"? Just wait and see....
It's pretty much exactly what the ad says it is; a 49cc 2T with exhaust manifold problems. I ended up paying $200 for it with the titl which I think isn't too bad. My exit plan here is to flip it quickly for $450. Realistically I'll probably end up taking $400 for it. So, a $200 profit.... that is, if I didn't need to buy any parts. As you can see, it's a little rough in areas.
That's where this little beauty comes into play. It's the Vento Zip r3i turbocam that I bought as a parts bike to finish my 90cc install.
I got it non-running and with no title for $50 from a guy who buys storage units. Again, a CL purchase.
This thing really has paid for itself three times over as I've already raped a bunch of parts from it for my motor build (gears, brake parts, stator, flywheel, even the battered squish head etc.) and even sold some parts from it to help out members here with their projects. It's about to be raped again! lol. The plastics were in surprisingly good shape for a $50 parts scoot and will be making their way onto my new little flip, turning it from an obscure "Expresso" into a (hopefully) easier to sell Vento Zip!
Here's how it looks now:
I'm hoping to turn this flip out rather quickly as it mainly needs some cosmetic TLC and the cylinder's exhaust manifold problem rectified. On a side note it came with an extra used Mikuni clone "leader" carb. Zip Flip bonus!
Updates should come pretty quickly on this one.....
