Post by badmotorscooter on May 12, 2020 2:09:08 GMT -5
I have been a lurker here for quite a while. Life long motorcycle rider and have been riding scooters for the last 13 years. I have owned about a dozen scooters, mostly Japanese and Taiwanese. I did own 2 different China scoots prior to 2010 and they were both pretty crappy. I keep hearing how China scoots have come a long way in terms of reliability? But the internet is a confusing and conflicting place to find out which brands (if any) are decent quality.
I currently live in AZ and am riding a Lance PCH 150 (made by SYM), but plan on moving back to NM in about 2 or 3 years. Land of Enchantment and free moped licensing (yah!!!). I fondly remember living there before and rocking the streets with a SYM DD50 (two stroke) and a Yamaha C3. I've owned a SYM HD200 and Honda Elite 110, but never had has much fun as I did blazing WOT on those nimble little 49cc scooters.
I'm going to get a later model Yamaha Vino Classic or Honda Metropolitan but would like to try a Chinese 49cc (or two) as well. Remember, in NM you can keep a garage full of 49cc scooters at no expense (besides original purchase). I am well versed at wrenching, do all my own repairs, maintenance, and upgrades (except mounting tires on small diameter rims, I just can't master that skill).
So, what brand of Chinese 49cc scooter would be worth trying? Don't expect it to be perfect, but don't want something that you spend more time fixing instead of riding. Or maybe I should just keep rocking those Japanese or Taiwanese scooters and not bother?
Thank you 90GTVert, your how to videos are top notch.
I currently live in AZ and am riding a Lance PCH 150 (made by SYM), but plan on moving back to NM in about 2 or 3 years. Land of Enchantment and free moped licensing (yah!!!). I fondly remember living there before and rocking the streets with a SYM DD50 (two stroke) and a Yamaha C3. I've owned a SYM HD200 and Honda Elite 110, but never had has much fun as I did blazing WOT on those nimble little 49cc scooters.
I'm going to get a later model Yamaha Vino Classic or Honda Metropolitan but would like to try a Chinese 49cc (or two) as well. Remember, in NM you can keep a garage full of 49cc scooters at no expense (besides original purchase). I am well versed at wrenching, do all my own repairs, maintenance, and upgrades (except mounting tires on small diameter rims, I just can't master that skill).
So, what brand of Chinese 49cc scooter would be worth trying? Don't expect it to be perfect, but don't want something that you spend more time fixing instead of riding. Or maybe I should just keep rocking those Japanese or Taiwanese scooters and not bother?
Thank you 90GTVert, your how to videos are top notch.
