new scoot from motobuys.com

motobuys purchase update:

So i have had my new scoot running for about three weeks now, and right now its pushing 400 miles, and the scoot it self is running real well, and there are only a few bugs to be worked out yet. both seem to be electrical, the only issues im having with the scooter are:
1- It seems the wires that connect the electric start are too short, and when there handlebars are tourned too far to the left it pulls on the connector causing it to work intermittently. when i get a little time im going to add about four inches of wire to the circuit, hopefully that will remove that issue.
2- the other problem is also related to too wiring, this one has to do with the kill switch though. When the handlebars are turned too far to the left the scoot will shut off. I dont think it has to do with the float in the carb b/c it does it even when its on the center stand and only the handlebars are being turned. this is also an intermittent problem, it might be a shorted out wire.
3- One other very minor issue is that when i go to use the scooter after it has sat for about a day it doesn't want to stay running until the engine is warmed up. This issue has been less of a problem the more i use the scooter though. It seems this might just be part of the break in.

Other than these three things, the scooter is rock solid. there are no rattles of any kind from the scooter itself, but that is the result of a thorough PDI. as far as motobuys being a drop shipper, you get what you pay for when buying a scooter over the internet, when the scooter is nearly one third the price of retail, its probably not coming on a silver plated palette, and you can bet your booties there will be some assembly required. And of all the different drop shipper sites i found on the internet motobuys had the best prices and reputation with the BBB, at least that i could find. In my experience, they were fairly easy to get a hold of when I had questions.

Oh yeah, the only quality issue i had was not with the scooter, but with the free trunk that came with it. from the first ride i took with the trunk on the scooter, it sounded as if it was going to fall apart, and yes i did a PDI on the trunk before i installed it, within 150 miles of riding the trunk had rattled a handful of screws loose, and the last straw was the plastic hinges on the lid literally broke. after that i decided to throw it away. IMO the scoot looks much more sleek without the giant trunk on the back (even though now i dont have a spoiler-