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Dang, it is fortunate that you maintained control and didn't lay the scooter down on the pavement.

Hey JR, isn't that a photo of Donald Trump's best buddy from NY?

I've got to add my own PROPS to ScrappyDogScooters. I needed a triple-tree for my scooter, due to a little accident I had. I first ordered the part for $65 from another seller, only to learn four days later that they did not have the part in stock. It took almost a week before the funds were put back onto my bankcard.

I ordered the triple-tree from ScrappyDogScooters and noticed that they were half way across the country from me in Las Vegas, Nevada. I had hoped I'd have the part by the weekend so I'd have the time to get it all installed.

Not only was the part much cheaper from ScrappyDogScooters ($39.95 vs. $65) but the standard shipping had it to me in two days AND in time for the weekend. I ended up ordering the bearing set for the steering from them, too.

Very fast shipping!

Yea, had to update the group on my repair work after my nice little face plant. The triple-tree WAS the issue. First place I ordered it waited four days to email me to tell me they were refunding the money for that part on my order (I ordered a couple of body panels that were cracked or broken).

So the next place I ordered from was ScappyDog Scooters out of Las Vegas and let me just give them props! Very fast order processing and shipping and that was all standard, I didn't choose any special shipping. I ordered the part on Tuesday night and it was packed and shipped half-way across the country in just two days to arrive on Friday. I learned later that part of the bearing assembly is pretty much welded/stuck to the old triple-tree. So it was ScrappyDog again for the $15 bearing set and a couple days shipping (got it yesterday).

While it was sitting I took advantage of the down time to replace engine and gear oil, inspect EVERYTHING very closely to insure no cracks or unseen damage. I used my truly geek-worth lighted magnifying glasses/headband thing to go over it very closely.

She's all put back together and test driven a couple of times to be sure. I'll be putting her back on commuter duty starting on Monday.

Thanks again to everyone who responded. It was just what I needed to confidently get in there and tear it all apart, figure it all out, install replacement parts, and then put it all back together again.

I kind of feel like "All the kings horses and all the kings men," except I had a lot better luck putting things back together again then they did.

THANKS!

P.S. If anyone ever needs to replace the triple tree, then just go ahead and order the bearing kit cause you're at least going to need one par of it (the piece that slides down onto the triple-tree). The nice thing about the bearing set for my scooter is that the two bearing wheels themselves are two different sizes, so it was easy figuring out which parts went with which bearing wheel and then where those went on the steering column.

I'm a new scooter guy, too, so this may or may not be any help, but trying to do what I can.

When you say his is a "2011 Meiduo 150cc Scooter" is "Meiduo" the brand/make or the model of the scooter? If Meiduo represents the manufacturer, then we'd need to know WHAT model of Meiduo scooter you actually possess. There's a lot of different models of "Meiduo" scooters, in fact there are about five different sub-models of a Meiduo Falcon (Falcon 2, Falcon 3, Falcon 4...) and each model has it's differenced but no doubt there's also probably a lot of similarities.

Now if the Meiduo (or Mei Duo) is the model, then this might be a TaoTao Mei Duo 150cc scooter. Either way I do believe you may have options when it comes to body panel/pieced. A lot of these scooters have pretty much the same basic frame size and design, so why couldn't you use a set of panels from ANY scooter of similar/same frame size and design?

See picture of the different Meiduo (brand) scooters and notice the line on the far left-hand side. Those scooters all look very similar and I'm betting you could switch and swap out panels, so long as you kept them as a set (front and bottom = 1 set / (rear and sides around seat = 1 set).

I also came across these deductions based on my experience in stripping off ALL of the body panels, ordering replacements, and putting them all back together again. Pick a style you like and order the front or rear (set) and try it out.

Wow, I can already tell, from the little bit of drool running out the side of my mouth, that my love of scooters and such is more than enough for two or three or more. My first Chinese scooter has wet my interest and I kind of like the retro style scooters.

Of course a nice KYMCO 250cc would be something I can really enjoy. Thanks for posting this website, since they've got some great prices and it sounds like they've also got some excellent customer service.

Now the only thing to decide is whether to get a second one before winter starts or wait until spring. I can also see that I'm going to need to put my name on the short waiting list for a garage here at my apartment complex.