Pics of new Amore By Bashan (Read 1,543 times)

[Bashan]

Motorino Amore arrived today from Valley Scooters, some pics with just the box off:

[scooterran]

Bashan, When you get the scoot out of the crate and get it together, take some pics and post. It looks very interesting...

[oldchopperguy]

Oh oh,

Looks like a red Vespa only better! That's one great-looking scoot!

There is just something very appealing about a scooter that looks like a real scooter. Hope the little red rocket is all you hope for! Have an old-school Karma on me!

Ride safe,

Leo in Texas

[Ixty]

Cute Scoot!

-Ixty

[speedracer]

Nice looking scooter. Love the red.

[Bashan]

Thanks for the kind words all. I'm charging the battery on a Tender Jr. It should be ready tomorrow. I'll change all the fluids tomorrow and try to crank it. I can't wait. I must say John at Valley Scooters has been great, it arrived four days after I ordered it, I got the paperwork today. I'll probably ride this one to the DMV down the dreaded route 280 instead of having a cop come out and inspect it, more fun that way!

[zugzug]

I cant remember the exact instructions on it, but once you put the acid in the battery and wait the time period (2hrs?) It should start your scoot. I bet that model has the lower fuel tank and a fuel pump so I would pull the fuel line at the carb and either sypon the fuel into the line or atleast aiming it in a cup and hit the starter until the fuel comes out. It will make it a lot easier than cranking and cranking on it until the fuel fills the line/pump/carb.
-Zug

[Bashan]

Oddly, it's a gravity feed. It has a wide flat tank at the top with a vac petcock on the bottom. I put over a gallon in it and it was still taking it, I quit because I didn't want to plug the vapor canister. It cranked about 15 seconds and purred to life like it had been a running scoot for ages. I rode it about 10 miles till it was getting dark, ran perfect. Now, the really weird thing.........it has a keylock down at the floorboards under the front of the seat like there's a gas cap there. Open it up and....NADA, empty space. So Zug, I think you're correct, it was meant to be fuel pump fed and then some Sino-crazy changed the design. But I don't care, it runs perfect, not a hitch, how many times can one say that when cranking a Chinese scooter for the first time? Rich

[imagesinthewind]

The 50cc version of that scooter has the gas tank down low.
The way they put in a 150cc engine means they had to relocate
the gas tank.
Same on the Flyscooter iLBello 50cc, gas tank low. 150cc Bello, gas tank high.

Same factory, same scooter.

[speedracer]

Man that red and chrome really stand out on your scoot. Love the way the instruments stand out, nothing cheap looking there.

[Bashan]

Interesting Ginny, that explains a lot. I'm a "don't waste the space" person so I feel like that should be used for something; maybe a paint ball gun for Rte. 280? Thanks Speed, the finish is first class, I ordered it with the instruments being one of the main criteria, I was not disappointed one bit; the scooter is FAAAAABULOUS!!!......... The wife's giving me a little grief over the scoot being a little, well you know, femme. Rich

[ccprof]

I like the instruments!

[Bashan]

Thanks, the only way they could have been better is if the turn signal indicator was a tach. They could have put the indicator as a couple arrows at the top of the cluster. Oh well, I love the scoot, we're going out today. I'm going to see if I can make a Vid for Phaze's post with my cheap arse video camera. Rich

[phaze]

you need me in your garage for a week , thats your castle, the house your lucky to have a chair you like in that

and ya gotta love the red scoot looks close to victory red to me