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Post by kz1000st on Apr 23, 2014 3:08:16 GMT -6
There are instructions in the tech section here about how to do valve adjustments. Also videos on Youtube.
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 22, 2014 14:34:45 GMT -6
Not me. I did big, it's a hoot but has its drawbacks. I'd like the Sachs he calls a Scrailbike. I call it a rocking good time.
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Add on tach
by: kz1000st - Apr 22, 2014 12:32:33 GMT -6
Post by kz1000st on Apr 22, 2014 12:32:33 GMT -6
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 22, 2014 5:28:23 GMT -6
It just quit and won't start? Check that the kill switch is in the right position. He might have tripped it coming to a sudden halt. My wife's Honda does it all the time.
Another thought would be to check if the spark plug cap is still on. My 150 used to pop off. A new NGK plug cap cured that.
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 21, 2014 17:19:40 GMT -6
Nice job glad to hear your all fixed up must of been a pretty complex fix up huh? Good you know how to do the work you probley saved yourself couple hundred dollars. No, the job was very straightforward. I lost a dowel in the dirt, had to get another one and grind it to length. I was also very careful about case bolt and transmission shaft nut tightness. I had to use my torque wrench but first I had to clean off the dust. Oh. And of course I found the lost dowel the next day. It's on the shelf next to that Honda shaft.
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 21, 2014 16:11:54 GMT -6
Now that's much better. Try not to carry anvils around too. That will help alot.
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 21, 2014 14:58:53 GMT -6
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 21, 2014 10:08:27 GMT -6
That's an excellent investment Cookees. Rich will pay $4500 for that easy.
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 21, 2014 10:04:45 GMT -6
Glad to hear it got fixed. How fast is it running now?
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 21, 2014 8:52:43 GMT -6
I already fixed the Fashion, that was almost two years ago. I originally ordered the Honda part on Monday when the scooter broke the shaft on Sunday. I was sure, like so many others, that getting replacement engine parts wasn't possible. So I jumped at the first thing. On Tuesday I discovered via search engine that Parts for Scooters sold the shaft I needed so I ordered it. I didn't cancel the Honda order so I'd have a spare in stock. It is a beautiful looking piece and looks splendid on my shelf. The PFS Chinese shaft cost $35.00 shipped, the Honda shaft-$69.00. It took me 4 hours to do the job, a good part of that curing a self inflicted mistake. Almost 5,000 miles later everything is fine.
Oh, the reason I didn't install the Honda shaft. It came on Monday, four days after I got and installed the Chinese shaft and 120 more miles on the clock.
Here are the new numbers on my odometers. The old were 150cc-7750, 250cc-7793. 50cc-3247
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 21, 2014 6:51:48 GMT -6
I did. If he doesn't delete my post www.youmotorcycle.com/should-i-buy-a-chinese-scooter.html#comment-1668 Your comment is awaiting moderation.
I’m going to try and stay calm about this. You see that yellow scooter you’re using as an example? I have one. Contrary to what that terrible mechanic Phil Walters of Pride Of Cleveland says, whose ad you used. They work just fine in the hands of non-Vespa owners. Let’s take your points, one by one. 1) The Chinese use cheaper materials but guess what Honda uses cheaper parts than BMW. The problem has ALWAYS BEEN the importers here. You want a cheap piece of crap? Fine sir, here you go. Companies like GS Motorworks have speced better quality scooters and it shows. Mine has 8,000 miles, runs just fine and will continue to run just as well as any Italian, ancient, pressed steel overpriced scooter. I have the original fuel lines, vacuum lines and tire valves. All because the importer ordered them.
2) Every smart person here in the states has heard of www,scrappydogscooters.com , www.partsforscooters.com , www.scooterbelts.com and many other firms that sell Chinese parts at reasonable prices. I needed a transmission shaft for a CF Moto CN 250. I ordered it on Tuesday and had it by Thursday, less than 48 hours later. For laughs I also ordered the matching Honda CN 250 shaft. It came, in 8 days and cost twice as much.
3) At this moment all Chinese scooters are the same inside and out. You can order parts from those people above and not pay an arm and a leg for parts. Try putting a Kawasaki transmission shaft in a Honda. Let me know how that works out.
4) I recommend them, have been riding for 52 years and am the son of an old Triumph dealer. Your resume please. Yes, if you buy a Chinese scooter, ride all day at WFO and never service it the thing will blow up. If you ride it like something costing one third the price of a comparable brand name it will last. $5000 for a 150 Vespa ROFL.
5) Who will work on it? How about you? I have. They’re not ceramic lined, V VTI or fuel injected. On the scooter forums many people ask for advice having never worked on a scooter before and succeed. You can’t do that but want a Chinese scooter. Here in the States we have Lance, Puma, Bintelli and Wolf brand scooters, sold by dealers who back them and they still don’t cost an arm and a leg
I have three Chinese scooter. 2008 Bashan Biella-8,000 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion 250-8,000 miles 2009 Bashan 50cc clone of a Honda Cub-3,200 miles
Lets see, three Chinese bikes, almost 20,000 miles together. But what do I know, right Phil?
Read more: www.youmotorcycle.com/should-i-buy-a-chinese-scooter.html#ixzz2zWbdT2au
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 19, 2014 4:19:54 GMT -6
OK Jack you win.
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 18, 2014 18:13:25 GMT -6
A picture of the air box so we could see the hose you're talking about would be nice but I don't think that's the problem. It sounds like you've had the scooter awhile. After 1,000 miles they're all in need of a valve clearance adjustment. If it's a 50cc as I suspect they come with the valves adjusted at a mere .002 of an inch gap. This will close up, hold the valves slightly open and keep the engine from starting. Unless the hose hooks up to the intake manifold or something that does go to the manifold I wouldn't think it would keep the engine from starting. We have videos and manuals telling you how to perform a valve adjustment in our tech section.
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 18, 2014 15:28:12 GMT -6
Nice try, but I know a whiner when I see one. Let's review Two years ago I purchased a Lexmoto 50cc scoot for my son, (even after being warned against it) from a dealer.... True to form when things started to go wrong, they avoided putting anything right under warranty... 11 months later - scrap the scoot...
Oh boo hoo. Plus read your own supposed knock. Then once bitten, you guessed it, I tried another Chinese bike dealer, to replace his ride. This time I thought spend a little extra and get a "decent" set of wheels for him... This time an AJS 125 cruiser...
Oh dear, when things went wrong - the dealer dances around the issues... The alarm bells started to ring with the first problem of a failed "neutral switch "... Dealer reply "well do you really need to know when you are in neutral"..... Double Boo Hoo. Baby! Perhaps if you guys in China have a way of letting CFMoto know of my plight, I would be grateful. In the early days I sent "inquiry" emails to them - not one single reply.........Sure, if he bothered to mention what the problems were. This is just like Luke condemning all Chinese scooters because he couldn't PDI and get his SunL running. I'll take Dave Harrington's recommendation. He's ridden a lot more scooters than we have.
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Post by kz1000st on Apr 18, 2014 15:20:52 GMT -6
Hmmm. Let's see what was said about the latest Jetmax. www.justgottascoot.com/cfmotojetmax.htmDon't let my comments on the fit and finish make you think I didn't like this scooter. I did. It was mechanically impressive. At under $4,000, one can't really expect this scooter to compare directly to a Honda or Kymco. As far as I'm concerned, CFMoto made the right choice to put their resources into the mechanicals. If I were buying a JetMax, I'd replace the tires with something better and upgrade the rear shock absorbers. I know there are quite a few people out there who would prefer to get a new scooter as opposed to something used. The CFMoto JetMax gives that buyer a good choice in the sub-$4,000 area. As with ANY scooter, having a good local dealer is critical. Here in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area we are lucky to have places like GoMoto and people like Marty who are serious about customer support. No complaints about mirrors and the slight issues from that 2010 model. It sounds like a great buy to me.
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