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View Poll Results: How many scooters have you owned?
1 31 29.52%
2 or 3 43 40.95%
4 or 5 7 6.67%
More than 5 24 22.86%
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Old 03-22-2014, 03:06 PM   #46
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Yeah, fuel injection injects fuel and air into the cylinder causing a slight overpressure, as opposed to a carb version, where the cylinder due to a vacuum sucks the fuel/air mixture in.
This effect you have with fuel injection is similar to the effect of a mild turbo; especially noticeable in the low end.
It's like having the power of a 66cc kit with having only a 49cc cylinder.
The fuel is injected under high pressure in a fog like spray. The air is pulled through the throttle body by the vacuum from the piston, same as a carb set up. No turbo charged effect.

Fuel injection is better at metering a more precise fuel mixture, therefore by design allowing more efficient combustion which usually means better performance/fuel economy. Unfortunately most fuel injected motorcycles/scooters are set up borderline lean to pass emissions. This often negates the performance advantages of fuel injection over a well tuned carburetor, but fuel economy is usually better. Scooters with carbs are often set up with the same lean conditions, but it is a simple matter of rejetting to get optimum performance. Not always so easy to do with fuel injection.

To get back on topic, I've owned about 10 scooters, not counting another 10 or so motorcycles.



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Old 03-25-2014, 01:05 PM   #47
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Besides better metering, fuel injection provides better efficiency by atomizing the fuel so it burns more completely or something like that.
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Old 03-25-2014, 01:25 PM   #48
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Oh and when I took the poll I only ha. One scoot, but now I can say ive owned two!
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Old 04-02-2014, 11:46 PM   #49
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scoots

i owned 3 japanese 50cc scoots, 2 strokes,,Honda dio 123/
i owned one chinese scooter.(i want to forget my experience with it)
Now my only active scooter is Yamaha Morphous 250cc...i loveet
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Old 07-09-2015, 02:27 PM   #50
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Do motorcycles count?? I have always called them scoots...
My N.E. friends always called motorcycles scooters also! I have been riding (street,track,dirt, etc) since I was 15. I'm 71 now & it's just street. I wouldn't even try to guess how many motorcycles that I've owned. All I know is that it's a lot! Irish
P.S.I built a lot of motorcycles also but I did it in N.H. & it wasn't a Title state then so I sold them with just a Bill of Sale. It's a Title State now.



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Old 07-09-2015, 06:12 PM   #51
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Poll . 13 counting mini bike & motorcycles

13 --from mini bike ,dirt bikes, street bikes, dual purpose bikes & last two Scoots.
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Old 07-09-2015, 06:16 PM   #52
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13 counting motorcycles
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Old 07-09-2015, 06:52 PM   #53
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I guess I own three if you count the Kymco project. Otherwise I own two outstanding Chinese scooters.
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Old 07-09-2015, 07:05 PM   #54
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In total, 1 Motorcycle, Honda CB450 (don't remember what year) and 9 scooters.
Yamaha Riva 200
Yamaha Razz 50cc
1987 Honda Helix
2001 Honda Reflex (2 of them, but sold one)
Currently own
2001 Honda Reflex (basket case right now)
2004 Honda Reflex sport (needs stator installed & plastics fixed)
2006 Honda Reflex Sport ABS (Sweet ride! sometimes pulls singlewheel trailer)
2007 Honda Reflex Sport (being modified with Vetter streamlining)
2006 Honda FSC600A Silverwing (ABS) (my main ride... a little rough around the
edges, (40K+ miles) but it gets me where I want to go)
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Old 07-17-2015, 11:38 AM   #55
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Old 08-10-2015, 10:41 AM   #56
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First had a 450cc Honda back in 1974. Had that about 3 years.Bought a Harley FXSTD in 2000 and had that for 13 years. Got too heavy for me so I bought a Kymco People 150 last year. Loved the scooter, but not quite enough top end for the interstates. Sold it last fall and bought a new 2012 Kymco People GTI300. Only have 200 miles on it so far, but I love it. I'm 69 so it will probably be my last one.
You THINK that it will be your last one! I'm 71 & I have bought two recently. Irish
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