Flip #3: $300 Her-Chee Adly Phoenix 50 aka Adly Panther
Oct 16, 2014 23:49:39 GMT -5
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Post by niz76 on Oct 16, 2014 23:49:39 GMT -5
Didn't take me but a few hours after selling the SMC scoot to hit the phone and scrounge up another flip! This time I've found another Tiawanese scooter yay! The Her-Chee Adly Phoenix 50. AKA Adly Panther-50.
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I immediately recognized the CVT cover on this one to be an Adly Minarelli just like the 90cc in my scooter. Another dead giveaway is the longcase/shortcase Adly combo. An engine that uses the shortcase gears, but long enough to fit a 12" tire.
This is the first flip scoot I've bought that actually runs! It has some problems though- at least that's what I let the seller think
When I was looking at the scoot, the seller fired it right up and as I hopped on it to go for a ride...Phuuuhhh... it simply stalled out when I gave it throttle. Fired right back up and idled nicely, then...Phuuuhhh... same thing. The seller seemed embarrassed and I was quite happy at this fortunate accident; it let me negotiate the price down. It seems to me like a simple float level issue, but we shall see....
Since this is the first running flip scoot I've purchased, it was also the most expensive one to date. $300! Whoa big spender haha.
My initial impressions are that's it's very nicely built; resembles the SMC in many ways. Her-Chee Adly Taiwanese name plate right in front so that's nice. I see some scuffs and dings in the paint job that will need to be addressed if I want a quick sale and top-dollar. The crazy looking front end hasn't quite grown on me yet, and I'm especially unsure if I like the retro-like analog gauges up front. Oh well- at least I won't get so attached! Hoping for a very quick turn and burn here. Gonna try and beat my record of 8 days- hopefully by far. Should go for $500-$550 quickly all cleaned up and tuned in.
As always.... We Shall See!
I immediately recognized the CVT cover on this one to be an Adly Minarelli just like the 90cc in my scooter. Another dead giveaway is the longcase/shortcase Adly combo. An engine that uses the shortcase gears, but long enough to fit a 12" tire.
This is the first flip scoot I've bought that actually runs! It has some problems though- at least that's what I let the seller think
When I was looking at the scoot, the seller fired it right up and as I hopped on it to go for a ride...Phuuuhhh... it simply stalled out when I gave it throttle. Fired right back up and idled nicely, then...Phuuuhhh... same thing. The seller seemed embarrassed and I was quite happy at this fortunate accident; it let me negotiate the price down.
It seems to me like a simple float level issue, but we shall see....Since this is the first running flip scoot I've purchased, it was also the most expensive one to date. $300! Whoa big spender haha.
My initial impressions are that's it's very nicely built; resembles the SMC in many ways. Her-Chee Adly Taiwanese name plate right in front so that's nice. I see some scuffs and dings in the paint job that will need to be addressed if I want a quick sale and top-dollar. The crazy looking front end hasn't quite grown on me yet, and I'm especially unsure if I like the retro-like analog gauges up front. Oh well- at least I won't get so attached! Hoping for a very quick turn and burn here. Gonna try and beat my record of 8 days- hopefully by far. Should go for $500-$550 quickly all cleaned up and tuned in.
As always.... We Shall See!
