Seeking advice on Black Cat purchase

[pghbc]

Hi Everyone,

I am looking into purchasing a 2006 50cc BC with 990 miles on it for about $400. The only issue with it I am aware of is a broken electric start button so it must be kick-started.
Naturally, I searched the internet high-and-low for all the info I can find which brought me to this forum (which I have also searched and read every post about BC I could find). Unfortunately, there is not a whole lot of reviews and info to be found...especially 7 years after its production.

So, here are my questions and thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to read them!
-How are BC's running today? Any issues (besides the paint job and decals) or problems that have sprung up over the years that I should be aware of?
-Is the above a fair price?
-Repair/maintenance issues? Will it cost a fortune if something needs to be fixed (not talking cosmetically)?

The scooter will mostly be used for running short errands around a large city (no highways/interstates/etc). I owned a scooter years ago (yamaha) and miss the convenience and fun factor.

Again, thank you in advance!

[90GTVert]

If you haven't already found it, here's good info on the Black Cat.
www.motorscooterguide.net/Genuine/Black-Cat/Black-Cat-50.html

Since it's a limited edition of a Genuine Roughhouse or Rattler with different cosmetics basically, you'd have better luck with reviews of a Roughhouse R50 or Rattler 50.

$400 seems very fair to me, low for hopefully just having an electric start issue.

It's a horizontal minarelli engine, which are very popular so most parts should not be tough to get or really expensive.

[pghbc]

Thank you for the info and the warm welcome!

The info you posted is super helpful and I really appreciate it.

I figured out the R50 and BC are similar but didn't realize the are basically the same thing.

[moofus02]

400 for a good 2t scooter sounds fair to me. Good looking bike

Sent from my SPH-L720 using proboards

[jmkjr72]

Yep it was a limited edtion genuine but all collector value is gone because it should be yellow and all the decals are gone

If they still made the 2 stroke zuma i woukd get a roughhouse over a zuma

Qualty is great and genuine has a good dealer network

[aeroxbud]

Welcome to the forum.
I like the chunky styling