Made a long trip on my 150cc and it did great! :) By automotoguy (Read 3,102 times)

[automotoguy]

I made a 160 mile trip from Atlanta to Knoxville, TN thursday night to spend time with a family member who was sick in the hospital, I had no money for a car rental and decided it was worth taking the chance on getting there. The scoot got up there, got me around town while I was there, and made it 160 miles home today great. I took Hwy 411 all the way and its a nice ride, 55mph at times and I just moved over and let people pass as needed, but I maintained 55 on the flats and road it at night as to keep the bike cooler. I figured it would be easier at night since traffic would be minimal as well. It never ceases to amaze me what these little machines can do....

410 miles total on the scoot in 4 days
Those miles include running around up there, between my moms and the hospital, getting food and that kinda stuff as well.

[automotoguy]

By the way, its up to 4200 miles and still no problems knock on wood.....
According to the owners manual I am due to change the CVT belt and Spark Plug at 5000 miles.

I love reading the translated Chinese manuals

[daddue11]

WOWEE!!! that's fantastic and amazing,I hope your family member get's well soon and I wish you many more trouble free 4000 marks on your scoot,keep up that adventurous spirit. daddue11

[automotoguy]

Thanks man!
I just couldn't live with the idea of leaving my wife at home with no car for 3 days. I was upset, not thinking clearly and when I got there, my dad and uncle are asking me, you rode that thing all the way from GA? LOL Ummmmm.... yeah and got 74mpg doing it

It sure feels like its gonna give alot more miles.

[terrilee]

what kind of 150 is it?

[Kaveman]

Wowzers !! That was some ride you took ! Glad it went well for you and the scoot !
will c.

[chibs]

Nice. I have friends in Knox and also thought about driving up there from Atlanta. How long was the actual drive?

[automotoguy]

Between stopping for gas, and eating, took me 4 hours I think, and about the 4.5 hours coming home. I rode at night when traffic was light and cruised 411 at 50mph. Not alot of gas stations open at night, so you had to get gas whenever you saw a place. 411 was pretty flat between ATL and KNOX so it wasn't bad.

[automotoguy]

Apr 17, 2012 7:32:22 GMT -6 terrilee said:

what kind of 150 is it?

Here's a picture of it parked at work....

[terrilee]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


nice

[automotoguy]

What a horrible week, my Aunt passed away last night at 8pm, so I left and made the trip back to Knoxville again without a problem thanks to my loyal Sidekick "BIG RED". Just a long weekend, cancer is so cruel....

[imnts2]

I am very sorry to hear of her passing. Sounds like you have a great scoot. Do an extra oil change. The heat of long passages can "cook" the oil in these little Air cooled scoots.(watch for it to turn a little brown) A few breaks help.

We all want to know what scoot you are riding. It appears you have not even had to adjust the valves yet.

Good thinking to ride at night if you can. I am always a little afraid of not being seen. Do you think turning you right turn signal on for a blink or two when a car is approaching from the rear would help the driver notice you? I saw a bicycle with a blinking taillight the other night. Sure helped me see him on a busy highway.

Again sorry. Please tell us about your scoot when you get a chance. And thanks for sharing your adventure with us.

Lefty2

[automotoguy]

Mine is a 2011 Kaitong Boccia. I changed the oil according to the owners manual, once at 600, then at 1000, and every 1000 miles since. I have not adjusted the valves but was reading about that since I found this forum. My next service according to my manual is a spark plug at 5000, and the CVT belt at 5000. I checked the CVT belt at 2500 miles like it said to and it was within the measurable tolerances the book gave. I ordered one from scooterbelts.com and have it in the garage at home ready to go. I am at 4200 miles now. This thing has been great for me, gets me to work everyday in all kinds of weather and temperatures. I just can't say enough great things about it.

I do worry about not being seen at night, but its a 55mph state hwy I took to get here, so I figured since I maintain 50mph easier than making it scream at 55 and 60 that I would travel at night when I wouldn't get in anyone elses way. It's a LONG flat road though so I went 55mph most of the way and it was about 6800rpm's doing that. I went about 90 miles at a time only stopping for gas. I wish it held more than 1.3 gallons though. Kinda annoying having the tiny gas tank, but there really isn't room for a bigger one LOL!

[automotoguy]

Here are so pics I just took in the hotel parkinglot LOL..

I never show BIG RED off as much as I should

[automotoguy]

BTW.... how long should I expect this bike to last, the guy at Bartow Powersports where I purchased it said the engine life if I changed the oil on time should be 45,000 to 50,000 miles and that seemed like a great deal for 1200.00 bucks. It came with a 6 month warranty that I never had to use, I've had it 9 months now total and it still starts / runs perfect