What brands of Chinese scooters are not junk? By oldschoot (Read 11,105 times)

[mike6736]

What time is dinner Luke??? After dinner I will tow your Yamahammer while you sit on it with my Silver Wing Trike. Have not used the trailer hitch yet. I call it the Luke Trailer Rider Hitch.

Magoo = Hope your making rice...

[LUKE]

Almost there magoo! few more hours, i know you love roast pig.
now i miss Madcolie's bbq sauce.
I'm having a party today, there's no occassion tho, i am just celebrating my victory on a debate against you know who.. lol

[davec]

Reminds me of my years in the Philippines (68 - 73)

[jenningsjosh]

So... I know Roketa is ok... i had a 49cc from them about 5 years ago that i just ran the PISS outta and never had to do a drop of anything... i put almost 4 thousand miles and sold it for 150 less than what i bought it for... i called her lil JENNY! lol

[kz1000st]

I think by now most of us know who the bad guys are. It's a shame that more people aren't aware of the perils of a Sunnysport, SUNL, Massimo or what ever other names Scooterdepot and its affiliates sell. I just did some calculations last night for kicks and realized that my Chinese rides (among the three main characters) have yielded over 13,000 miles in the last five years. I can't complain since the cost for all three in total comes to $3000......and they're still kicking and capable of delivering many more miles.

I'm in contact with a woman in New Hampshire who had a bike like Rocket and loved it. Living in the White Mountains, though, made it tough to travel any distance. She was spending alot of time in second gear climbing mountains at 20 mph and wanted more ponies. She had a 150cc scooter before this and didn't like all the maintenance, but loved the simplicity and durability of her Rocket Replica. She just bought a BMS 110cc Bi Metro and is thrilled. She had a small problem with the gas cap vent but fixed it and now has several hundred miles on it already. She says "it flattens hills" and makes traveling much easier. I think that speaks volumes for buying a product that suits your needs.

BTW, she sold her Rocket with over 3,000 miles a few hours after it hit the classifieds for her asking price, no haggling. Go Carol!

[breezy]

I have a 2012 jonway 150. 6200 miles. Just did a valve adjustment from a tut off this board and she's running like she did the day I got her.

[sillylittleboy]

Replying to a pretty old posting on here, but it's all new to me and my response maybe helpful or at least will be a means of introduction.

I am preparing to cross-over into a nether region I've never been before (I think that's what nether region means), though it's more a state of mind than it is an actual physical place. If it were a state it would be called "New China" and it would be a very popular summer vacation destination.  Due to the very high revenues generated by all this tourism, there'd be no need to collect any state income taxes from it's residents.

Now you might start conjecturing that I'm somehow involved with this New China tourism or maybe you think I'm involved in some sort of Import/Import business (they used to be Import/Export businesses but we don't even buy our own USA made products any more).

No, but I have been involved with Chinese manufacturing providing much less expensive alternatives to really expensive stuff.  I'm an RC flyer and a company over here called DJI makes these really nice GPS autonomous quadcopters, such as the DJI Phantom or DJI Inspire. Those quads start at around $800 for a really stripped down Phantom and go up to around $3500 for a loaded Inspire.  I read about this Chinese version of the Phantom that had all the capabilities and more, but was just a fraction of the cost at $200 (Cheerson CX-20/Quanum Nova).  There was a friendly and VERY busy forum where I learned about how t manage this Chinese product, which began with a thorough self-quality analysis of everything, components, welds, wiring, and positioning.  A little relocation and re-orientation of some components was suggested, along with some vibration absorbing Zeal placed beneath the flight controller.

Plain and simple, the quadcopter works great, but it does require a little PM (preventative maintenance) and proper care.  I actually enjoy tinkering around with my quad, modifying it, adding features, and just poking around under the hood. It's just taught me a lot and made it possible for me to troubleshoot and fix anything on a quadcopter.  I'm looking forward to learning all about scooters while I get to ride around on one for a WHOLE lot less than I ever thought possible.

Oh... and a hey and a ho to all you patients of Scooter Doc, cause maybe a little patience is all you need (no wait, it was love that was all I needed, right?).  Love IS patient and I'm going to be real patient with my new China doll.  She might not be a Vespa or a Honda or a Suzuki, but that doesn't make my love her any less.  I accept her for who she is and she's all mine.  I'm just waiting on delivery this week.

But then again, what do I know... I'm just a...

SillyLittleBoy

[rks]

sillylittleboy.....sounds to me like you and your new scooter will get along just fine. You don't need Vespa, Honda, Yamaha, or similar badging, to have a truly enjoyable, dependable, ride. A little common sense goes a long way......seems you've got that covered.

Have fun with it....be safe

[olivertwisted]

This one was 1/2 junk, lolol!!!

[cyborg]

IT"S DEAD HUSBAND MUMMY BACKREST !!!!!!!! Coming back for another round!!!!!! That is classic!!!!