Im new w question By rosswillingham (Read 323 times)

[rosswillingham]

I have opportunity to purchase 2008 roketa mc-54-250. It has 650 miles ridden to work by female. Asking $900. Generally speaking is this a decent scooter 250cc up to 65 dhe says she has gone. Is this worth mesding w? Impotant, i have zero mechanical skills. Thank you in advance for unbiased but truthful answers. Blessings!

[cookees]

With zero mechanical skills I'd stay away.2008 was when everybody and their uncle was in the scooter business. Roketa scooters were a crap shoot. Some were ok, some were the pits. At your skill level, I would advise you look at Taiwanese or Japanese scooters ONLY.

[cyborg]

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[sillylittleboy]

Hey, everyone has zero mechanical skills or abilities at one time. And that old adage that says, "You're never too old..." isn't just for bumper stickers and t-shirts. I had zero to very limited mechanical/fix-it skills well into my 30's. I'd never even changed my own oil or brake pads (disk brakes are super simple), but now there's nothing I haven't done short of rebuilding and installing a new engine and I think I could do that if I had the right tools, cause I know there's a YouTube video out there that'll walk me through it.

As long as you're not relying on that scooter to be your primary form of transportation (translation: it won't hurt your lifestyle if the scooter sits inoperable for a few weeks or months), then this might be the perfect place AND time to "get mechanical." Between the internet and YouTube there are enough "How To" and "How Not To" do tutorials on everything from underwater basket weaving to ion space drives.

Hey, it's a 2008 and no matter how well built, it's going to need some PM (preventative maintenance) and periodic repairs. I'm just saying, but what do I know...