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So the engine is a proprietary design? I guess a 125 can survive with a 50cc mount but I'm thinking it's on top of a 150 GY6 for a reason.

Thank heavens he has a quality Znen built scooter around to borrow parts from.

You have big shoes to fill Rich. Lance just posted a picture of a 2009 Cali Classic in California on Facebook that has 30,000 miles. I hope yours gets there too.

Used properly a Chinese scooter DOES last. Here's a little picture to support my hypothesis.



The odometer is from a Bintelli 50cc, in miles, from Tallahassee, Florida. I got it from Bintelli's Facebook page. The owner bought the scooter less than a year ago. Not to light anyone's fuse, but this Znen is running like a clock and probably has more miles on it since the photo was taken.

Hmmm. Maybe getting rid of the Puma is a tad premature.

At the same time I bought the replacement Chinese shaft I also bought an OEM Honda clutch shaft. If it breaks that I'm giving up. It's really pretty, all heat treated and polished up nice. It cost me over $70 with shipping compared to the $35 I spent on the China shaft.

Relax Rich. I was just asking about the coil. I'm sure the SYM will serve you well.

I do think you should see this though. Here's a Kymco that's about to go on the chopping block.

www.2smallerwheels.blogspot.com/2015/03/dont-tell-kimmie-but.html

Not a gouge Rich, but what I meant about the Vulcan, or any motorcycle, is that if you redline every gear to get to cruising speed the engine will be toast sooner than later.

As for the Lance. I'm not convinced. While I was lurking at Modern Vespa I learned something interesting about VIN numbers. A Zongshen built Piaggio Fly 150 has a VIN number starting with ZAP the Italian WMI. Lurking around the 8th or 9th decimal in that VIN is a "1" or a "2". If it says 1 it's a Piaggio built in Italy. If it says 2 it's a Chinese plant model. Now really Rich do you think that they ship Knockdown kits all the way to China from Italy for a $3000 scooter? Dubious. My information says the frame and other stuff is Chinese made with a Leader engine coming from Taiwan.

Did you know that a Lance comes with an "R" VIN designating it's a Taiwanese scooter? I have my doubts that SYM ships knockdown kits to their Chinese plants too. It takes a lot of space to build an entire scooter pieces and then ship it to an assembly plant, and makes even less sense when the raw materials for a Taiwan built scoot probably come from the People's Republic to start with. Taiwan is a small island and I'm sure Bauxite mines are in very short supply, along with iron mines for steel production.

Also with my free time away from here I've observed the growth of this.

www.killermotorsports.com/Pit_Bikes_Cheap_Pit_Bike_SSR_Pit_Bike_Pitster_Pro_s/393.htm

Say you were me Rich and you had $1300to spend on two wheels?

Would it be this?

www.killermotorsports.com/RPS_250cc_Hawk_Enduro_Dirt_Bike_p/rps1-250-hawk.htm

or this?

www.killermotorsports.com/Peace_150cc_GT_S_Gas_Scooter_Moped_p/pe1-tpgs-828.htm

I've had better than fabulous results from Rocket (my 50cc Cub Clone) with zero breakdowns. It tells me that Chinese motorcycles are a solid investment.

P.S. Rich. Nobody hopes that the Lance is a huge success for you. I'm rooting for everything that doesn't say "Made in...Italy, Japan or Germany" on it. I also think Bintelli and Wolf scooters are diamonds in the rough that will be changing the minds of people about Chinese scooters.

In closing, a question? I hear a high intensity stator was installed in Sue's scoot. Was the coil stock or aftermarket?