Topic: Chinese scooters: which ones are less crappy?

[Tugboat]

I know... they're all sh1t. But does anyone have an opinion on which brands are marginally better than the rest?

[calj737]

The ones outsourced to be manufactured in India?

[strynboen]

the "nameless" engines are worst.
.lifan are best.
.problem vith engines..is bad casting(thin porøs aluminium..vho korodes and breake..they are very thin in castings...hardning of steel parts..some parts are too hard..breake thin pieces of gera drum..etc..other are to soft..valve bends easy..and elektric parts are hell..specily if it gets rain..the thin vire gets korodet and brake..kontakts dont vork..

if you are lucky..it can ran fine for some years..specily if you care ekstra..and let it stay inddore dry..vhen not used..

i vill pay doubbel and get a used japanese  instead..

evt if you can bay some defekt chinese..and put them together..you can get a driver for nothing..but some vork if you are a mecanic trained..but be shure the engines are the same type

[Tugboat]

Thanks for the tips. This if for an upcoming low-dollar "how far can you go" challenge, so I really just need it to hold together for 24 hours.

[strynboen]

take the time and open the engine..and klean the sentifugal filter..and oil pump suck inn screen kobber thred filter..and vask the engine in diesel..so all dirt are aut..then the chance for it can run long time are better...a lot of dirt fill up in this engines..


i have rebuild a lot of atv and small 110cc china cross engines..i got them almost for free..and the kids(and i) have good times in the shop bringing them alive

scotters have i no real idea off..its most cross types 4 gear honda kopy ve have worked on..

[Franky]

Strynboen is right. Skyteam is also an OK brand and maybe you can fimd a Sachs Madass in the states?  They are ok too.

[754]

To bad it has to run 24 hrs.. Go Japanese..
 Look for a stepthru 50, 70, 90.... I got a 70 Honda motor I would sell for 40 bux with estate..

[flatlander]

yes, better to get a japanese one. even an old honda. at +/- 40 years old they're still more reliable than the average chinese stuff if looked after.

my 1979 ss50 still runs better and needs less work than my neighbour's 2011 skyteam dax.
i was temporarily using a lifan engine while rebuilding the original honda one. all components on the honda are stronger, better quality and it also runs a lot smoother. there's no comparison.

[strynboen]

my 1972 cd 50..i dont vant any chinese engine on that..but a cam vith bearings in the pull chain side is a nice improvent..mine old runs direkt in the cast aluminium...but then...it vorks fine..so vhy fix somthing running fine

[dhall57]

Like the CBX

[strynboen]

have not run the 550 more then a fev small rides,, so it not grov solid...since i got the cbx..the cbx are better in all..handling power brakes..elektric and fit me as 1,85/105 kg shue nr 47..have some gear shift issues on the 550..as i are a bigfod..just vitaut the bodyhair...