Scooter brands liked and not liked By bilyum (Read 1,086 times)

[bilyum]

OK! I like my scooter and you like yours! What I would like to know is how many scooter brands that are as good but less known about.After Genuine Scooter Co. (made in USA) I would always prefer a Japanese brand above all others but I own what I thought was a Taiwanese brand (my second choice) but turns out to be a Chinese brand,my last choice.It is a KYMCO Super 8 150. Also , I must add that I an very pleased with it thus far. I have only put 150 miles on it so far. It is fast enough to get me a ticket most any place I ride it except the freeway in which I prefer to stay off of. I am not a long distance rider, I prefer a car for that.The scooter is for fun , pleasure , adventure etc.
Okay owners of Chinese scoots that have been good , bad , or otherwise let us know what it is that like besides the color. Price, efficient, durable,or what makes it possible for you to buy (or not buy) another from the same manufacturer.Tank owner’s etc. lets hear from you.

[mauiboy]

Roketa MC75-150 - Ignoring the faults cased by the ape who put it together it's a decent scooter. They can be had for $700 delivered (last I saw) which makes it stupidly cheap. The good, its basic in design which makes it easy to work on, its cheap, it doesn't try to do too much (no mp3 player or alarm to drain the battery), performance is ok. I wouldn't take it on a freeway (good job we dont have any here!) but its good for normal roads on the flat or moderate inclines. As for durability, over a year before any serious kind of breakdown. Sometimes it needed a kick start but mostly because I was too lazy to replace the battery which was obviously on its last legs.
The bad, the quality of materials was poor, even after a few months there was signs of rust, you had to be super careful with bolts as they were very soft. There were some questionable design choices with the routing for wiring which had to be redone to stop the wiring being cut when I turned the handlebars to the lock position.
Overall a good scoot for the price. It needs regular love to keep it sweet, and it will break down at some point but its likely to be a cheap fix and hell, for $700, buy 3. If you go into it eyes open and can spend the time on it (and have the skills or want to learn), its a good purchase.

[ccprof]

Sorry guys. Mine is Korean (actually Hyosung MS3-250) and I love it. Hyosung makes a great scoot but they're a bit pricey but not as bad as a Honda or Yamaha or Suzuki.

[richardthescooter3]

I have the mc-54-250b roketa scooter,(chinese made) imop I think this is a decent scooter, I'm 6'1" 220lbs, it fits be great the quality of the frame is very durable, these scooters require you to be a wrencher for sure but the plus size is they are easy to work on, and they are cheap to buy, if your like me, I just didn't have the money to buy the high end scoots. I believe alittle investment and time the chinese scoot perform as you want them too

[JR]

I'm a Roketa man first of all price because like a lot of people it's what I could afford at the time. I've learned them from head to toe and with the PDI's and a little TLC I've had very good results and a lot of fun miles, no complaints.

If I was to ever get in a position to own a non-Chinese scooter i would love to have a majesty or burgman but I figure one of these days with my arthritis I'll be a trike man so I'll see what I can afford when the time comes.

JR

[rapidjim]

Being a Dealer for Roketa and Ice Bear, I find these 2 brands provide good service. I was also a Tank dealer years ago, (they are out of business due to "fingers in the pie") and found them to be a good machine also.

As a repair shop, I see all kinds of different scooters, Yamaha, Honda, Roketa, Tank, IB, Kymco, Tomos, ect. Frankly, they all have the need to be repaired now and then. I don't really see all that much difference except for price. One thing a person has to consider when comparing machines by who has trouble with what, is was a PDI performed before the scooter was placed into service! The Chinese has cornered the market with supplying a product at a good price and drop shipping to the customer, one thing the Japanese do not do. So the customer has to PDI (inspect) the machine. Where, when buying a Japanese (or any other brand) from a Dealer, all the prep work is already done. Yes, ALL machines are PDIed, regardless of brand, from a Dealer. This is where some folks consider Chinese Machines "Junk" because an inspection was never done and it quit working or something broke. Human nature to blame the machine not the owner.

There is a Yamaha Dealer a few miles from me and the Inspection Tech and I are friends. He runs into the same thing of loose bolts, connectors, missing or broken parts the same as I do.

All in all, with all considered, the Chinese make a good reliable machine esp, for the money.

Jim/Owner
Rapid Repair

PS: If it has wheels and a motor you are bound to have problems with it sometime.

[jct842]

I pretty much figure that most all of the chinese scooters are assembled from a common parts "bin" or that the parts are pretty much the same. It's the care that they are put together with that makes the big difference in a great one and one that did not get a good PDI and the uninformed call junk. To make a single model that had no extra stuff like alarms etc. and much easier to service would result in a near perfect chinese scooter. john

[kiwiscoot]

SYM for me - 41000+kms trouble free .
Kiwiscoot