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Post by scottls on Jun 11, 2011 10:53:04 GMT -6
Sorry to kick start my old thread again and I hope I don't tick anybody off here with my good fortune but I went back to the same dealer and bought the last Linhai 260cc he had that was just like mine. I have been racking up some serious miles (about 2500 so far despite all the rain  ) and due to a nice chuck-hole we get every spring here in North-East Ohio, I bottomed out and broke the airbox on my scooter. that was no big deal because I was meaning to install a pod filter anyways, BUT I had also broke a belt in the back tire and after a while it got very out of round. At first it was just a little vibration but after a while it got to the point that it would have shook the bike apart if I took it above 25MPH. So I got online and started pricing new tires, rims, and other various parts that I knew would need attention if I continued to enjoy as many miles as I have been on this cheaply made bike from china. (don't get me wrong, I love it, but it was built cheaply) What I found was that this was going to cost a good bit to maintain this bike if I continued to get this much use out of it, so I started thinking... That dealership had a bike that they sold to someone but they couldn't handle it so they brought it back but never gave then the title to it. So this bike was sitting there for over a year looking mostly new if it weren't for the dust that was collecting on it. I asked the dealership's owner how much he wanted for it without title and waited until he came up with a figure. When all was said and done I wound up getting that bike that was identical to mine except it was the color that I initially wanted, for half the price I paid for my scooter!!! So now I had a duplicate to literally every part on my bike!!! Over the past few weeks I have had my bike apart a few times to do various maintenance and fix things here and there but I have also exchanged quite a few parts so this is what my bike now looks like! www.dropmocks.com/mWJ9NIn all I sunk less than $1800 into it and still have tons of parts for future needs!!! |
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Post by scottls on Mar 26, 2011 23:08:06 GMT -6
Thanks Alleyoop! I haven't seen that site.
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Post by scottls on Mar 26, 2011 8:11:38 GMT -6
I'm not meaning to hijack anyone's thread but I sure wish I knew where I could find a decent reliable performance CDI for these Linhai 260cc motors. One without the 9000 RPM limiter but yet wont break the bank.
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Post by scottls on Mar 13, 2011 20:20:13 GMT -6
The weather seemed to take pity on me and gave me an entire day Saturday with a good bit of sunshine, barely 50 degrees, and the day off from ALL work so I spent nearly the entire day stripping the bike down to it's skeleton after warming it up really good and discovering a coolant leak I had. (it seems the mechanic at the shop didn't use a gasket when he took out the thermostat) I not only fixed the leak (no I didn't have a thermostat to put in it... yet) I put the battery on a trickle charger, changed every fluid, checked every hose/vacuum line/fuel line, replaced the fuel filter, and inspected the electrical system while carefully reassembling it with more screws and lock-nut-clips than that old mechanic left for me when he serviced the bike. (I bought extra screws and clips) About the only thing I didn't do was change all the bulbs to LEDs, get all the sticker residue off the plastic body panels when I took off the poorly applied 'JET' stickers, and figure out why the horn suddenly quit working after I did all that I mentioned above. Just so you know, I am an electrician by trade, and during the winter when work has been slowing down with this economy like it is, I maintain home/home office networks and repair computers, so I'm usually pretty through when I check out all the electrical connections. My guess is either the horn switch is bad or the horn itself. I also took a few more pics of the bike and you can take a gander at them here: (Sorry I didn't remember to take any while the bike was dismantled...) www.dropmocks.com/mSbOHAbout the only questions I have are, where can I get a LOW temp thermostat, and is it possible that some magnetos work better than others? (LOL) When started and at low idle, everything seems to be functioning just fine. With the thermostat out and the weather still kind cool, I have not heard the fan kick on yet even after letting it idle for a good 10 minutes or so, but I have not seemed to have the lack of electrical power that so many have been complaining about. I still want to change all the lamps to LEDs for longevity and such but I was just wondering. Also the alarm remote I have are built right on the key (making it very bulky) but it does no seem to operate the alarm. It is almost as if it were the wrong remote. Is there a way to re-train the alarm to recognize the remote? I tried countless possibilities but all I get is 3 chirps shortly after the bike is turned off. |
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Post by scottls on Mar 10, 2011 8:57:01 GMT -6
The only thing that concerns me about the radiator being behind the gas tank is whether or not it is getting enough air flow throw it. I know the radiator can't get hot enough to ignite gas even if there were a leak and the gas came in contact with the radiator, but for something so large to obstruct the flow of air seems counterproductive to what the radiator needs to do. I know I am spouting off too soon because I have yet got the bike in front of me and taken it apart to give it a through once over yet but just noting my concerns out loud. Oh and by the way, here is the only pic I have of any I.D. tag so far. There is another one but that pic was not usable. Attachments:
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Post by scottls on Mar 7, 2011 23:32:30 GMT -6
They are clearing them out and that's it. No new stock is to be ordered for any for-seen future because this store is selling so many other items with fast year around turn around. That's what I was told. That plus the mechanic is retiring. hehe
The only two 250's they have left are both black (the color I actually preferred) but the one with no trunk has a title issue, and the other one had no windshield and broken plastics up by the right hand grip. (you can't see it in the pics to well)
And they're still selling the 150's for a few bucks more?!? I didn't even consider them. I got the last one that was pretty much complete. (trunk and windshield included along with most everything else that's suppose to be included...except the thermostat!)
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Post by scottls on Mar 7, 2011 2:13:52 GMT -6
Thanks for the warm welcome all! I didn't know I had such a rare monster here. hehehe
I am afraid I can't answer all your Q's yet. I have it in storage less than 20 miles away from me until the weather gets better and the tags and title are all squared away.
I'm not sure if there is a fuse box in it yet (there will be if I can help it) but I do know the radiator is behind the gas tank. (that's what I was told)
I looked up the VIN number and it says it was made in china by Taizhou City Kaitong MC Manufacture Co. yet they don't list a 250 or 260cc scooter in their line up.
The wheel sizes are (front) 120/70-12 and 130/60-13 (rear).
I noticed it never did warn up when I got it but I only had it started for less than an hour with it being quite cold out still. Though running a little cold I noticed a tiny bit of dripage (coolant) under it just before I locked it up that day I got it. I'll address that right away when I get it out because I plan to change the oils, and give it a good once over to make sure everything seems ok.
I am a novice rider and hope to change that starting with this, the easiest thing I could learn on! (that doesn't have training wheels)
P.S. oh yeah and the manual that came with it says the motor size is a 257cc, engine model 172MM if that means anything. The bore and stroke is 72.5X66.8.
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Post by scottls on Mar 6, 2011 12:28:07 GMT -6
This has the Linhai 257cc motor in it, and if you have any pointers on what to look forward to and how to care for this motor, The advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Scott I also posted in 'hello' thread under 'Yet another newb!' Attachments:
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Post by scottls on Mar 6, 2011 12:12:50 GMT -6
Hey all! Just bought my first scooter and I'm not sure if it'd help if I told you the make and model because it's just one of those china clones with Rakatak stickers slapped on it. For the most part it looks like a Rocketa MC-13 250 touring style bike with the Linhai motor in it. I jumped on it because the guy here in Ohio was clearing them out for just under $1000 with tax and title. Can't beat that for a 257cc! Mine was a showroom bike that is actually a late 8/2007 model year with less than 500 mi/km and I'm eager to know how much tinkering I'm gonna need to do to make this as reliable as I hope it will be. I'm mechanically inclined but this is my first bike period, so please understand if I ask something that has been asked 200 times already. Just a slight nudge to those post and I'll get there, if I didn't see it before. I am kinda curious of the trouble points to watch out for on the Linhai motors. I was pleased to find it was a liquid cooled motor but the retiring mechanic at the store I bought it from said he took out the thermostat because it wasn't needed? He also removed the center stand because he said they always scrape if you take corners to sharp, but that I did ask and got it to keep in case. It's just missing the spring. Here is a pic of the bike when it was still in their shop. I'll post it on the correct place in the forum as well. No new pics yet because it's in my storage unit the weather is nice enough to bring it home. Otherwise I might be fool enough to try to ride it too soon. hehe I am ready to do a little work on it to make sure it will last a while but I probably won't be looking to 'soup it up' too much. After all, I am just a newb!  |
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) and due to a nice chuck-hole we get every spring here in North-East Ohio, I bottomed out and broke the airbox on my scooter. that was no big deal because I was meaning to install a pod filter anyways, BUT I had also broke a belt in the back tire and after a while it got very out of round. At first it was just a little vibration but after a while it got to the point that it would have shook the bike apart if I took it above 25MPH. 
