Post by jfmjr442 on Sept 8, 2016 11:52:30 GMT -6
New to forum. I have had several scoots in the 2005-6 time frame and then got out of them; they were Vespa ET4 (sold), Yamaha Vino 125 (stolen), 2 Yamaha Vino 50cc (1 stolen other sold). Recently my son wanted one to get back and forth to college. We were able to find a Chinese Tao Tao 50cc brand new for $500. woman had taken delivery unassembled and her "mechanic" screwed it up. I was able to fix it and he is riding away, starting at 0 miles. I like to tinker with cars and such and this brought me to look at scoots again. Found a broken one on craigslist 2012 50cc Tao Tao "Speedy 50" and bought it for $250. Did a full PDI, Cleaned carb, changed fluids and new battery along with rear brake handle and it ran perfectly. Sold it last weekend for $480. Not a bad profit.
Next found a 2005 Roketa MC-54 250B not running for $350. Bought it last Friday, cleaned the carb, changed the fluids and installed new battery its running. In the process of full PDI. Needs new rear brake (master cylinder blown), valve adjustment, fixed fuel sender (float was stuck), new rear tail light, cooling system flush and refill, new temp gauge sender, jumped the fan so it works. Been ordering a few parts and it looks like I'll have this thing up and running for about 350 in addition to purchase price. So i'll be in it for around $700 - is that too much for a 2005 with 5400 miles? I'm going to ride it a bit and maybe sell it and do another.
Anyway, very glad to have found this site. I'm in school again LOL
John
Next found a 2005 Roketa MC-54 250B not running for $350. Bought it last Friday, cleaned the carb, changed the fluids and installed new battery its running. In the process of full PDI. Needs new rear brake (master cylinder blown), valve adjustment, fixed fuel sender (float was stuck), new rear tail light, cooling system flush and refill, new temp gauge sender, jumped the fan so it works. Been ordering a few parts and it looks like I'll have this thing up and running for about 350 in addition to purchase price. So i'll be in it for around $700 - is that too much for a 2005 with 5400 miles? I'm going to ride it a bit and maybe sell it and do another.
Anyway, very glad to have found this site. I'm in school again LOL
John
