Opinions for a new scooter By drelectron (Read 488 times)

[drelectron]

Well I've finally figured out, after over a year, that my Peace Sports 50 is a piece of junk  Here in Charleston I've found a Bintelli dealer (I believe they're based here) and another one that sells Genuine and Wolf scooters. I need to stick with the "license free" size. Above all I need something reliable. After that would be ease of getting parts and maintaining it: changing belt, clutch, oil, etc. Something with a little kick to it, when mine is running right I do 35 to 40 mph, at least that's what the speedometer tells me. On top of all that it would be nice if it lasted a few years. From what I can tell I would be coming out of pocket around $2k, which would be well worth it to not end up on the side of the road on a regular basis. 
Any suggestions /recommendations will be appreciated. 

[cyborg]

Hi,,,you can't go wrong with a genuine,,,I have one and it's been a real blessing,,only a few very minor things that were sorted out literally in minutes,,,and the bin trellis are decent as well,,,keep and eye on Craigslist ,,,you should be able to pick up a real clean super low mile "premium brand "scoot for the money you're talking about,,,I got a $5000+ retail genuine Stella 150 cc new leftover 2013 still in the crate 4 years ago for $2375 out the door,,,took me a while to find it but the deals are out there

[kz1000st]

The 50cc Genuine Buddy is made in Taiwan and is a big step above Chinese. Bintellis are good scooters but not quite in the same class as the Buddy. Consider that the MSRP of a Buddy 50 is above two grand and a Bintelli 50 is between $1000 and $1300. That should tell you something. Now if you could land a Lance 50cc it would run you a few hundred less than a Buddy and the Lance is made by SYM, a Taiwan company.

[drelectron]

Thanks guys. I am looking at the different Genuine models. The thing that kind of worries me about the Buddy is the 2 stroke engine. I haven't dealt with one of those in a long time. The Venture, which I read is their newest model, appeals to me with the bigger wheels and a 4 stroke liquid cooled. Of course that would mean more stuff that could break. I know I'm over thinking this but if I'm going to plop down better than $2k I just want to make sure I'm not pushing it home. Thanks again for the help.

[ucwt]

2 smokers are far easier to repair,upgrade and maintain than 4 stroke so keep that in mind too.

[drelectron]

Good point. Hadn't thought about it like that  Thanks