Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Chinese scooters can be a great deal IF you know what you are getting into. They cost about 1/4 what a Japanese or European scooter costs and they require the owner to be interested, motivated, willing to read and do light wrenching. If you want a "I just put gas in it and it goes" experience you will need to pony up $2500-3000 or whatever for a Honda or Yamaha. On the other hand if you like the idea of a bargain, like to have fun, know how to participate in forums and learn from YT videos, and know how to use a socket set you are about to embark on a cheap adventure. So if you're still reading you are in the second group. Here's the basic overview: THE GOOD - cheap purchase price, generic and cheap repair parts (like $8 CDI instead of $80), tough Honda-clone motors. CVTs work well. THE BAD - electrics are probably bad, fuel and vacuum lines are tragic. Hardware is probably not tightened and will vibrate off if you don't catch them first. OEM drive belt likely made from hamster fur. Motor and tranny oil made from dollar store Vitamin E oil. OEM spark plug made of hay. Valves probably set wrong. So at the same time you order your scoot pick up about 3' of fuel line, 3' of vacuum line (I think I used 5mm or 3/16" ID tygon for both, in two different colors), a NGK C7HSA plug, blue loc-tite, some motor oil and gear oil. Pick up a spare normal (not racing) CDI and a Gates Powerlink belt. Wouldn't hurt to have a small battery charger. When it comes in replace those fuel/vacuum hoses. Torque and blue loctite every nut bolt you want to stay in place. Adjust your valves. Change out the "oil" in the engine and tranny and refill with actual oil. Then head over to chinariders or another forum and get epic levels of help. Then you can help the next guy/gal further down the line. Keep scootin'!