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05-01-2024, 04:18 PM | #61 |
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2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting. |
05-09-2024, 11:16 AM | #62 |
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2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting. |
05-10-2024, 12:14 PM | #64 |
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2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting. |
05-11-2024, 11:32 AM | #65 | |
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Yet you read day after day, fuel pump failures, electrical gremlins, bad connections and assorted ills. Look at your Piaggio. It's their forum so I have to tread lightly and they know it. If I went off on their electrical fires, corrosion and bad shocks I would get banned. Even with quiet mention they acknowledge that a Yamaha SMax 155 is a suitable replacement for a GTS 300 at less than half the price. Your Buddy does as much as your Liberty did with fewer headaches and probably a longer life. It's their playground. They can have all the fun they want with it. Rant over.
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2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting. |
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05-11-2024, 04:38 PM | #66 |
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Oh, I know what you speak of. The problem with Piaggio scooters, especially the EFI/computer controlled one, is you need a very good dealer for support. You can't trouble shoot it yourself because of the specialty PADS diagnostic tool. I didn't have no local support, and I no longer liked my Piaggio scooter enough to lug it 100 miles one way for support. Hence why I went with a simple Genuine Buddy 125 now. Most Chinese scooters are still old school carb controlled, and as long as you stay on top of it you'll be fine most of the time.
I think I gave you grief before as well, and I'm sorry if I did in the past. I hated my Qlink Commuter so bad. Just so many problems that I donated it to a thrift store at 5000 miles. I might have just got a dud but it made me leery of Chinese scooters ever since. But if Keeway can get their act together I might be tempted to get the cool Sixties 300! Now onto the huge Honda Goldwing clone link you posted. My co-worked and I keep looking at the Honda Bagster with love and lust in our eyes! My parking spot is to narrow to put it in the garage at night so I think I'm safe from a naked Goldwing purchase! Plus, my wife still want to test ride a Can-Am Ryker. |
05-13-2024, 05:57 PM | #67 | |
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05-14-2024, 09:22 AM | #68 |
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If anyone recalls I was offered a Bintelli Scorch 150 for pretty much cost, to help get the name out on the streets. My local dealer just started to carry the brand. I was tempted but ended up getting a Genuine Buddy 125. I bring this up because even though Bintelli is Chinese I see them on the road and they seem to not self destruct. But now:
Someone at my work has a new Bintelli Scorch, but a 50cc. The owner puts some good miles on it and they ride everyday. I've yet to meet this elusive person but they park next to my Buddy in motorcycle parking. I will say the Scorch looks much better than the Buddy. Oh, back to CFMoto/Qlink. The selling dealer, St. John's Karts in NC, is a super crappy. They don't care about the products they sell, and have lazy mechanics who do sloppy work. My whole Qlink experience is covered on the Burgman USA forum under the "A Qlink followed me home." thread. I'm shocked that crappy dealership is still in business. It (the dealership) must be a meth dealer money laundering front! A bad dealership can help make the owning experience that much more terrible should a problem arise. |
05-14-2024, 04:20 PM | #69 | |
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This guy in California bought a 50cc after losing his car and liked it so much he bought a 150. All with stimulus check money. He has learned service as he goes along starting out with no knowledge at all. It's his sole means of transportation. An Ice Bear, no less. https://www.youtube.com/@GY6-SCOOTER-VLOGS
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2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting. |
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05-15-2024, 12:54 PM | #70 |
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05-22-2024, 12:53 PM | #71 |
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05-23-2024, 08:18 AM | #72 |
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The insurance for ebikes and escooters debate. It'll get worse and spread to more states, trust me. I had an Apollo Ghost dual motor stand up escooter. That thing did 30mph so easy, and I never learned its top speed. I gave it to a co-worked and he modded it (Ludo kit?) and now it goes 45mph!
Both of us (myself and co-worker) have had of still have (me) ebikes that can go 35mph. Illegal for sure but we try to stay in the law, but it can be hard to resist a blast here and there. So far our police have a lax policy towards e-stuff as long as the operator shows a bit of respect and control, but it's quickly becoming the wild west in my city with all the Amazon cheap/fast e-products showing up on the streets. Another bad thing about ebikes. People with no powered 2-wheel experience can just hop on a e-product and ride, as most have throttles. That can good and bad. I see so many fools get on ebikes that can't control a regular analog bicycles. You can guess the results. |
05-25-2024, 02:11 PM | #73 | |
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05-25-2024, 08:46 PM | #74 |
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I have a Lectric Xpedition with a passenger kit on the rear for my wife. She has a bum hip and is also not very confident on 2 wheels, so the Xpedition is our local runabout solution. It'll hit 26mph max but I keep it at 14mph max with her on the back, unless we have a clear and safe opening, then 26mph it is. Very fun and cheap to run. The police never give us any grief, even if we ride on the sidewalk. I do show full respect for people on the sidewalk as they have the right-away. I also have a modded Lectric XP 3.0 that rarely gets ridden now. That thing is fast but it eats the battery pretty quick. I stay at 2 amps for charging, easier on the battery but it takes around 7 hours to full charge!
And speaking of 2 wheels, I inquired about a 2024 SYM CityCom 300i today. They would have to order it or I might have impulse purchased it. I suspect out the door it would be more than a 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator, the 500cc model. I try to hype myself up but I can't live with a motorcycle. But I really like that new Eliminator! |
05-27-2024, 12:32 PM | #75 |
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As the article says, it's not a top notch event but Kove is a Chinese company.
https://canadamotoguide.com/2024/03/...ns-in-tunisia/
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2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting. |
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