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I'll assume you're speaking of the Reflex because of the dates. It's an 05 Reflex with only 3900 miles and new tires. 1000 asking and maybe get him down to 800 because it's red....... Opinions vary but that's a good deal around these parts. Everyone around here in "military USA" is trying to scam the new recruits and get something for nothing. I told a kid at work about it and he got it for 650 bucks because the coolant sensor was leaking. He fixed it in the parking lot yesterday with some Teflon tape. The dude just wanted it out of his garage. Good deal......Yes. He still doesn't get my parking spot under the overhand on the sidewalk though. That's because I'm the boss. HAHA

[kz1000st]

OK. Here's my report on the final repairs. The Snowmobile/ATV shop I took it to after losing interest in fixing it myself installed a 72cc BBK on the scooter, a new stator and some other incidentals after finding a scoured piston and barrel. Final cost $663.00. Which would have been worse if I took it to a bonafide Kymco shop with stratospheric hourly rates.

So an $80 starter motor and $90 stator later on top of the $300 original investment rockets the cost to over $1000. I can hear it now, "Yes, but unlike a Chinese POS this scooter will last." Not so, China scooter haters. It will last only if the next owner doesn't flog on it like the last and takes good care of it with regular maintenance unlike the first owner who beat it to death in 2,000 miles.

Which is about what you can say about a Chinese scooter. Care for it and don't abuse it and the 50cc China scoot will last as long as many other similar sized scooters. Bintelli and a few other China scoot sellers have customers topping 20,000 miles with ease.