Common chineese 2t

[taz001]

I'm thinking about buying a chineese scooter, but a 2T. I have a list of wants: 13"(or larger) wheels, lots of performance parts upgrades available, easy to find used/broke on craigslist. Anybody know some common names to enter in the search engine? Anybody have some favorites, and why? Thanks guys.

[inuyasha]

Hi
Adly Jonway Aprilia
I lnow Aprilia is not chinese but thay have a few different 2ts and are imho the best performance scoot out there
Take care and ride safely my friend
Yours Hank

[ventoman]

Vento,Johnway,CPI oliver,ect. As long as it has minerrelli style engine,all pretty much the same. Avoid geely vertical engine single speed types tho.

[cookees]

We sold 4 2011 Jonway Solana 2T leftovers last month. Only "con" is that they sit pretty tall and not short leg friendly. I wanted a scoot that we could retail for less than a grand.

[jct842]

It would be real nice to find a 150 or larger 2t today! That would fly/

[skuttadawg]

I have a Jonway Magnum that has 13s , F&R disc brakes which is very rare

[skuttadawg]

What you want is a Minarelli also called JOG ( Yamaha design ) as it is common and very easy to get good parts for . Some 2Ts have a Geely or Morini ( vertical instead of horizontal cylinder ) . Rocketa also has a 2T . Yes I agree you would want 12 , 13 or 14 wheels as 10s are too small and 16s are not wide enough for me . I like to have doughnuts ( fat tires ) . Genuine mad a Rattler which had a 110cc 2T engine but has 10x3.5 tires .


Here is a list of a few 2Ts and a place that still has a few 2T models as once they are gone no more will be imported thanks to EPA . I have a Jonway Magnum like the orange one at the top ( mine is blue ) as I was sold with a sporty exhaust ( many only have tubing without an expansion chamber ) , 13 wheels that are powder coated black with red stripe , rear facing carb so I can get to it without removing and panels or the seat bucket , but the coolest feature was having saw blade style brake rotors F&R as hardly any 50s have rear disc brakes . I hate cabled drums as they do not stop as good , cable stretches and breaks , squeaks , and it is a bummer to have to remove the exhaust and rear wheel to access the drum to change out the shoes , where discs I just remove the caliper . The front has twin pistons but the rear has two single pistons opposed ( clamps on both sides instead of only one like floaters do ) . Brakes are so overkill it can throw me off of the seat . Here is a list http://49ccscoot.proboards.com/thread/2765 Here is a vendor that has some 2Ts listed http://www.powerrideoutlet.com/scooters-mopeds/49cc-50cc-scooters-mopeds.html

CPI is another great brand . Oliver is common but the GTR or Argon . I just missed out on getting a used CPI GTR which has a LC engine instead of AC , tall 17 wheels and looks more like a crotch rocket than a scooter http://www.cpiscooter.com/

Now some with the Geely engine has a single speed chain drive instead of a belt driven CVT . Having variator weights that expand the belt give the effect of having " gears " and improves performance and uphill .

Try craigslist.org for a 2T project as you may get lucky . BBKs are easy to find and install but to truly get the most out of it you will need to get an exhaust pipe like LeoVince to turn it into a screamer. Here is a great article of many 2T exhaust options http://49ccscoot.proboards.com/thread/1391

You can bump it up to a 70 or 72c by bolting it on . Now if you have a machine shop in town and the money , you can bore out the case so a 90cc piston and crank could be installed later on