My New Ride!!!!!!

[cj8675309]

I just purchased from amazon 5 minutes ago a Tao Tao CY50A. SOEXCITED!!! :scoot::clap:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CNT1NRA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Jrn56]

Congratulations!

[kz1000st]

Good choice. It will be worlds better than a bicycle.

[cj8675309]

Yep:) in my state you need permit or higher which i have already

[wheelbender6]

Nicely done.

[Admin]

Awesome, congrats on the purchase! :)

[seamus26]

Excellent! Enjoy the ride!

[blueboy5000]

A "Handsome Boy". Good choice, that's the easiest bike to get body parts for.

[cj8675309]

No scooter guys. Ran into a financial issue after I ordered it. Card wouldn't go through when it was time to pay for it. Back to biking everyday.

[Cyborg]

major bummer

[kz1000st]

Craigslist Dude. You might find one that needs a little fiddling for not much money. The stories from that will make great prose.

[cheapeto]

Thats sound advice from kz1000st.
Just had a quick look in your area, (I'm also seeking an older Helix for a build project for next year) and you do have some choices man over a new crate.

https://newhaven.craigslist.org/mcy/4657332871.html

I'd take a $1000.00 to him and ride away.

Then farther down a 2009 Vespa, for $1200.00 and I'd bet he'd take the 1k for his.

Beats walking, to me anyway. Good luck!!

[Houndguy]

I know Amazon is a good company and all but at least with Craigslist you get to see the scoot up close. Maybe it's just me but I want to get my hands on something before I buy.

[kz1000st]

Here you go Cheapeto.

http://scranton.craigslist.org/mcy/4636783862.html

A running Helix with some wounds. www.alpha-sports.com sells CF Moto Fashion bodywork for very little which should bolt right on.

And here's a tasty deal in the New Haven area.

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/mcy/4663302039.html

Here's a mild fixxer-upper for less.

"Runs when it wants to." Can you say, "Time for a valve adjustment"? A Gorilla is the former name for Wolf Brand scooters and are quality built by Znen.

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/mcy/4659482705.html

[cheapeto]

They are nice finds.
I'm swapping emails with a guy down in Baltimore.
I'd like to get a couple of them, as cheap as possible. It's just something I've never done before to a motorcycle/scooter.
I'm finding some great buys right now, for the Helix's, in really nice shape.....and I can not just hack up a sweetie, junkers are in a different mindset for me.
I'll be dumping most of the body plastic reguardless of what I get.
I'll keep looking this fall, as I got another project that is space eating now in my pole building.
This project will force me to finish it.
Thanks.

[Houndguy]

Cheapeto,

Depending on what your looking to do and where you want to ride will determine the best scooter for you. INHO however the Helix may be your best bet depending on the damage. If your not a "gearhead" then I would look for a good mechanic to look it over and put the new plastics on.

For under a grand - maybe $1500 - you would have a great little scoot.

It's a 250cc basically which would allow your to take it onto the faster moving roads (I would be weary of highways personally). Depending on your state you may be required to have a motorcycle endorsement and insurance. http://www.motorscooterguide.net/Honda/Helix/Helix.html

That's my opinion but I think you be foolish not to buy that one if you can.

[cheapeto]

Hey Houndguy,
Thank you for the insight.
The motor end, I'm not real worried about, but it's a great point.
Since I've been upgrading my BR, I've become way more comfortable with doing (so far) all my own work except tire changes, and I also want to do that a couple of times, with spoons, wood and muscle.

I've been into many types of gear boxes, drive lines and what not in the printing industry. Motorcycles are very different but many assembly and checking procedures are the same, so with a good service manual. I'd wade in to some engine work.

Here are a few pics that inspire me for what I'd like in the end.
I want to have another scooter that can be my grab and go for every day use, or errand running, type of ride, something real cheap, and odd, and keep my BR for longer trips.

I honestly knew nothing of *skelly rebuilds* until a few months ago.
Since I also have 15+ years of welding and fabricating also under my belt also. So the removal and cutting of mounts and frames are not new to me....on a scooter it's very new to me.

I'm in no hurry either I got a 71 Karmann Ghia in the space for my try at a rebuild.
I'm installing the interior from the pans upwards.....so it will be a while....so I look for desperation, divorce, deceased sellers, barn finds, the people are usually in the frame of mind to just get rid of a thing.
Yeah, I know that sounds harsh, but I've parted with things due to desperation, and I've bought things from those situations, it's just business, nothing personal.

I also beg pardon to the original poster for being off topic in his thread.

[cj8675309]

No problem talk all you want. I used craigslist hundreds of times and always end up with an issue. I can get a handsome boy in the crate now for 800 or 850 assembled. 6 month dealer warranty on top of factory. No tax either