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Well, eventually BBK and very very seriously looking at the Ecotrons F.I. kit. I plan on sanding the frame down and re-spraying it matte black and then either getting a body wrap or getting it sprayed. I was going with matte white but after mulling over it for a bit, I think I will go silver to match my Civic.

The exhaust on it is nice, especially for stock but once it bites the dust, I have my eye on a 2Brothers exhaust from a 125cc Zuma that I think may mount right up. If that doesn't work out the NCY carbon fiber carp mouth style will get dropped on there. I am looking to re-gear it for a lower cruising speed and have the new tyres on order. Have my eye on a set of NCY adjustable rear shocks which will allow me to use the carbon fiber rear fender I have sitting on my desk.

Unless I win the lotto, this will all be a long process.

"That is one very nice scoot. I would delete that fender altogether and move the blinkers up into the body. Or use a bracket to mount the License plate and blinkers just under the Tail light."

I was actually thinking about removing that entire section earlier today. I was thinking about relocating the license plate to the rear of the cvt cover and then modding the turn signals into the side next to the brake light. I saw a rear tailight that had the turn signals built into the left and right sides but I would have to revisit the photos of it to see if I actually like it.

Thanks again all for the complements!

I got it here:
www.thriftyscooters.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=923

It was back ordered so I had to wait a month for it to arrive. They used to have black and white models also but those are discontinued. Only issues I had with delivery were that the right hand brake lever had been snapped off about an inch up from the ball. This went unnoticed until hours after the truck left.

The PDI wasn't bad but the valve cover is a beast to get off due to the layout. I received a model manufactured 11/30/2010 and I still had to replace all of the lines as they were terrible. I verified this by leaving one vacuum and one fuel on to see how they would hold up. Within a month, both were cracking.

The main thing to know on these and I will assume the regular Hornet model is that alot of the standard GY6 body parts like fenders etc won't work on this without mods. I have ordered several things that are now desk ornaments until I have time to mod something up. Other little items like the spiffy rear shock, actually ended up being a royal pain as it offsets the rear clearance which is keeping me from using a hugger fender and going to a 150/70/13 tire.

I have replaced about half of the bolts so far as the original ones either strip out or the "chrome" finish on them has started to splinter. The only real item I checked that would have been a safety issue if I hadn't known to check was the front axle was not torqued to spec. It was at ~20ft lbs of torque.

This model and the Hornet are the only 2 that I have seen that are pretty much motorcycle frames with a scooter motor. If you have anymore questions, feel free to shoot me a pm.

Gotcha, thanks for the correction Alley! Not to thread jack but I will assume that at the point where you have the belt extending up the ramp to the proper height this is when you look at a re-gear?

To make sure it's right, I can't pass it up for $30! Thanks for the link!!! ;D

Can anyone give me some measurements on the L bracket and the other bracket to mount the hugger style fender on a standard scoot? Apparently no one carries them and i figure the L bracket should be easy to find in a hardware store and the other made from some sheet stock or the like. Also, what does the L bracket actually attach to?

What app? I ask because I have tried 2 so far and I am wondering how accurate it really is. It was super foggy this morning so I didn't try to rig up a mount but instead turned on Speedview and stuck the phone in my pocket. Much to my surprise when I pulled into my spot at work, it showed 69mph as my top speed. Why was I surprised you ask? I never went over an indicated 100kph on the speedo. I have Ulysse Speedometer app also and it showed my wife's speedo in her van to be dead on with the gps.