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Post by texas on Jan 7, 2013 12:36:11 GMT -5
I think we need a thread about Chinese scooters and the reasons we love them. I for one love mine because it gives me good service for a good price. I enjoy maintaining it and modifying it. In short it gives me a lot of bang for the buck! 9000 Kilometers and counting with no problems. Anyone else?
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Post by inuyasha on Jan 7, 2013 12:52:08 GMT -5
Hi Pleased to meet you I love all scoots Heres my chinese scoot a 2006 Redstreak named "Spectre"  Project scoot 045 by inuyasha50, on Flickr  Project scoot 043 by inuyasha50, on Flickr We have these parts and machine work done on the redstreak.. Hoca 44 mm stroker crank,NYC A9 performance cam, Dr pulley clutch , variator and 8.5 gram sliders 1,500 rpm clutch and torque springs . racing cdi, gears are 17/49 with a NYC 85 cc bbk and 50 mm head ported polished and milled to raise compression. With an Dellorto 20 mm carburator with 88 main jet and an after market exhaust. Top speed of 54 mph so far Take care and ride safely Yours Hank |
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Post by Scooter Elements on Jan 7, 2013 12:55:04 GMT -5
I think we need a thread about Chinese scooters and the reasons we love them. I for one love mine because it gives me good service for a good price. I enjoy maintaining it and modifying it. In short it gives me a lot of bang for the buck! 9000 Kilometers and counting with no problems. Anyone else? Same here!! Except mine has about 50,000 KM and still going strong (I have Highly modified it)  |
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Post by loncindawg on Jan 7, 2013 13:01:22 GMT -5
I think we need a thread about Chinese scooters and the reasons we love them. I for one love mine because it gives me good service for a good price. I enjoy maintaining it and modifying it. In short it gives me a lot of bang for the buck! 9000 Kilometers and counting with no problems. Anyone else? +1 |
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Post by amac1680 on Jan 7, 2013 13:07:12 GMT -5
I'm a hobbiest and I enjoy tinkering. After a spinal cord injury made it tough to hold up my Harley I bought a little scoot online and rode the wheels off the thing. With average care it served me well and it's still running out there.
Now that I think about it the old Hog required far more wrench turning than the china scoot.
I love my china scoots, lots of bang for the buck.
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Post by snugglebunny on Jan 7, 2013 13:07:16 GMT -5
i love mine because......
it only cost me $400
i've put about maybe $100 into parts( extra brake lights, saddle bags etc don't count, cause the scoot doesn't need those to run)
i have over 8,000 miles on it
saved 1,000's on gas and insurance costs
and just cause it FUN AS HELL TO RIDE
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Post by skuttadawg on Jan 7, 2013 13:20:19 GMT -5
Cheaper than the big name brands and parts are everywhere for cheap , fun to wrench and mod and best of all fun to pass by cars
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Post by texas on Jan 7, 2013 16:25:05 GMT -5
Wow, these answers are really cool! Now I know I'm not alone. And your right too.
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Post by skuttadawg on Jan 7, 2013 16:26:46 GMT -5
A 2T is where the fun really is
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Post by turtle8 on Jan 7, 2013 19:25:36 GMT -5
I loved my 2009 Znen 150, but I quickly outgrew it. The engine and drivetrain were great.  |
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Post by gmblnmstr on Jan 8, 2013 1:37:34 GMT -5
Here is my girl when she was still just a 125...yet so innocent. Now she grew up and is still dependable but with a lot more attitude. Attachments:
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Post by aaron420e on Jan 8, 2013 2:58:09 GMT -5
I love my China scoot. 08 Keeway F-Act Racing 2000+ miles  |
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Post by texas on Jan 8, 2013 8:56:19 GMT -5
I just wanted to show my China girl too. I paid 949.00 ,she's a 2011 Tao Tao 150. I ride it almost everyday and people may not believe it but she gets 97 MPG and that miles not kilometers. I live in what must be one of the best spots to scooter there is, Saint Augustine Florida.. A scooter friendly town. I ride the oldest streets in the oldest city in America, I travel up and down the coast from Jacksonville to Daytona on A1A getting my kicks on route 66. So much fun!!! whats not to love.
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Post by texas on Jan 8, 2013 8:58:00 GMT -5
China girl Attachments:
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Post by Sl4ck3r on Jan 8, 2013 14:10:52 GMT -5
Considering buying a Renegade Galaxy 50 for $899 from greenearthscooters.com anyone have any thoughts on the company and/or thoughts on the scooter? My other option is a TaoTao GT-5 from provenpowersports.com I'm open to any other suggestions. Would like to stick with 49cc/50cc under $1000 price range. This will be my main source of transportation so reliability is important.
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Post by inuyasha on Jan 8, 2013 14:22:59 GMT -5
Hi Here is one of my other chinese scoots A Puma Angel, sadly she was stolen and never recovered  Beautiful fall day 004 by inuyasha50, on Flickr A short ride I loved that scoot  Take care and ride safely Yours Hank |
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Post by inuyasha on Jan 8, 2013 14:26:17 GMT -5
Considering buying a Renegade Galaxy 50 for $899 from greenearthscooters.com anyone have any thoughts on the company and/or thoughts on the scooter? My other option is a TaoTao GT-5 from provenpowersports.com I'm open to any other suggestions. Would like to stick with 49cc/50cc under $1000 price range. This will be my main source of transportation so reliability is important. Hi Check out Puma Cycles they make a quality scoot at an affordable price www.pumacycles.com/Take care and ride safely Yours Hank |
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Post by Sl4ck3r on Jan 8, 2013 14:38:30 GMT -5
thanks for the info inuyasha... any idea if those are for sale online anywhere?
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Post by inuyasha on Jan 8, 2013 14:46:51 GMT -5
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Post by danielm on Jan 8, 2013 15:16:06 GMT -5
It's a plus, until I realized that the closest dealer they list is 4-5 hours away, bummer. |
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Post by wutzthedeal on Jan 8, 2013 15:29:08 GMT -5
I love mine because it's the one I have and we humans like to believe the &&&& we have is the best |
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Post by texas on Jan 13, 2013 14:21:22 GMT -5
And thats the truth !
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2013 9:46:53 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not that thrilled about them atm
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Post by prodigit on Jan 14, 2013 19:53:14 GMT -5
For $850 all in, and a few oil changes, my Tao races at 48MPH past most competition, now for 2k+ miles; and still going strong!
Not a single major maintenance or fix yet, (just oil change and spark plug gap); and a foot peg adjustment.
I also love my Tao because it gets 99+MPG in winter, and 105+ MPG in summer (especially on long rides).
I'll love it even more once I cross the 5k miles mark, and even more crossing the 8k mile mark! (cross my fingers)
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