It lives ! The YP250 Majesty that I bought for a song last week on ebay has a shiney new MOT thanks to some new fork seals and some minor fettlement. The little Sukida scoot was OK around town but a PITA outside of a 30 limit so I was tempted by a superscoot. First impressions: This is the lardarse tourer of the scoot world, a bit wide and heavy for agressive filtering but goes as well as can be expected for a 250 and manages a 70+ cruise on the motorway despite the big screen. Armchair comfort, very low GofG and great weather protection. The low seat and feet-forward position felt a bid odd at first but it does a fine job as a long range shopping trolley with loads of storage plus a big top box. Not sure yet about fuel consumption but the little 10 litre tank does not bode well for tank range. FS: One 50cc scoot, nice condition, only 2000 genuine km. -- 03 GS500K2 98 Yamaha YP250 76 Honda 400/4 project 78 Honda 400/4 in black 06 Sukida SK50QT (Slanty eyed shopping trolley) [FOR SALE]
Value about 50 quid, cos all it's worth is breaking for spares, no-one wants badly made used Chinese scooters and we don't want the hassles that go with selling them. We break every single one of them that comes into our shop in px, and we turn away three times that many because they are absolutely worthless. Bossman has been known to allow 100 quid in px but ask the owner not to ever let it darken our doorstep again - in other words "we'll allow you so much, but leave it at home cos it's more than our trouble is worth to pick it up and throw it in the dumpster". Some of these bikes have less than 5000km on the clock. They are garbage, and it doesn't matter what name is on the side, they are all as badly made as each other, basically because they are just generic Chinese made shit with different stickers. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite they churn out)
I was thinking of getting a scoot for using aroung town - any recommendations? - I was thinking one of the Gilera runners might be fun - something like the 2 smoke 180cc version
The chinese 50s and 125s are fine around town if you treat them as disposable. No problems in 18 months apart from an indicator switch. Plenty of cheap new parts for most available from http://www.chinesemotorcyclepartsonline.co.uk/ but check their website for your exact model before buying, some are not supported. If you want Italian I would go for a Vespa, they are good and hold their price well.
I had exactly that in... 2001. Good fun, actually - had an indicated 90mph out of it the once, indicated 80mph was more the norm flat out, and would have most cooking model cars up to about 50mph off the lights. I say 'indicated', as it was pretty obvious the speedo was ever so slightly optimistic. They're not badly built (1), they're comfy, you can fit plenty of beers under the seat, (although conversely, not a full face lid), and they're pretty much bombproof depreciation wise if in good nick no matter what age they are, as they're much more sought after than the later four stroke models. Were they a bit cheaper, I'd consider having another in the stable for occasional use. Plenty of shitters out there now and always used to be a target for thieving pikey chav bastards, so choose wisely. (1) For a modern Italian scooter.
O ye of little faith. Sold, paid and collected. £325 cash Gumtree rocks, only listed it yesterday and the phone calls keep coming. There seems to be a thriving market in 50cc cheap stuff for teenagers.
Buzby wrote: Buy a TGB, dirt cheap but reliable as most Hondas mainly because Honda make a lot of their scooters in China. TGB are Taiwanese but fucking well engineered for a cheap scooter. They just don't break. New ones are cheap as chips too. Avoid anything Chinese and all Peugeots, cos they are also mainly Chinese shite with French badges. Italian stuff isn't bad if it's low mileage and cared for, but avoid anything owned by a teenager cos it'll be fucked and worthless. I've only seen 2 scooters owned by teenagers that have been cared for, and that's because they're owned by 2 well brought up lads whose dads and brothers are serious bike riders. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite they churn out)
Do SupaMoto happen to sell TGB?? Only fucking with ya, there are a few good chinese / taiwanese makes and while a Gilera Runner 180cc 2stroke would be the bollox fun wise, the parts can be fucking expensive frankly! What about a lambretta? [1] [1] Ducks!
There's one born every fucking minute. I'd feel guilty selling a Chinese bike to anyone. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite they churn out)
SupaMoto do sell TGB, but I first heard about them a long time ago when I was working for Bickers. A guy in the arches behind the new Lambeth bus terminus was selling them and reckoned they were the best scooters he'd ever seen. I was pretty pleased when I saw them in the showroom cos I trust them. Btw, I'm leaving SupaMoto in 4 days, I start back surveying houses for the old firm after I get back from holiday ... and I'm not on sales commission anyway Italian parts can be expensive, but you don't really need them much if the bike is cared for and regularly serviced. I quite like the Piaggio Group stuff because we don't get the usual scooter-type problems with it. A Vespa maybe, basically because they are a lot simpler and far more reliable than Vespas. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite they churn out)
so, there's a job going there???????????? Ah, well you should meet some of the GTS and Runner riders I know!! A Vespa is more reliable than a Vespa? Rest now old man, just rest, enjoy those last days of the holiday, you need it -- Donnie "**** the world, it's time to fight back" Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter" Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper" Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"
This is the 'Taiwan Golden Bee' company, located in Taiwan, governed by China? Which means they're no better than any other Chinese bike - as the online owner reviews confirm.
I doubt it. I don't suppose they will be as busy until next April. Seems like a reasonable "odd jobber share", spend 6 months in a bike shop during the busy months and then sell/survey insulation when people start thinking about winter gas bills.
(SteveH) wrote in : You need to read wikipedia. Taiwan is not governed by the Chinese government based in Beijing. There are 2 countries who claim to be the real China. RoC and PRoC[1]. They have been sabre[2] rattling for decades. [1] "Republic of China, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Not to be confused with the People's Republic of China." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China [2] where the sabre has been the entire 7th US fleet at times
You learn something new every day. Still doesn't make much difference to the quality of said scooter, though.
(SteveH) wrote in : If I move into an urban environment in the near future I might consider a scooter as the R-GS is crap in narrow streets. I looked up the dealer list for these things. Merthyr & Pontypridd are the nearest dealers, which puts me off more than the Taiwan origin.
Steve, one day you'll actually have some solid basis for a review of something 2-wheeled, until then, shut the **** up and leave this sort of thing to the adults -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite they churn out)
Well, it's funny how the first hits I read gave them the same kind of reviews as any other bikes from the region. Yes, my knowledge of the politics out there is completely shite. Doesn't change the fact that the bikes are shite.
And your view is based on what? - some bloke in the arches at Lambeth? Or perhaps you have some kind of interest in the brand.... Having just largely taken apart and put back together a Hongdou, replacing a large proportion of the fasteners as I did it, I can confirm that bikes from that region may look half decent, but are actually made of cheese.
