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05-13-2013, 11:00 PM
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 Join Date: May 2013
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Hello Everyone Glad I am Here! Yay!
I love this forum. Its great! I have been the proud owner of a vintage 1985 Honda Aero 80 with about 5,000 original miles on her. You see it was a birthday present about 10 years ago and I haven't got a motorcycle license. So I rode it very sparingly. (It takes 2 years and $2,000 to get a motorcycle license in Quebec.) The Honda is a great scooter, and I also had a Yamaha QT-50 (Yamahopper) which is a no ped and I could ride that any time . But the Yamaha is not the most reliable bike in the world. It has a shaft drive system and it occasionally locks up. It has no odometer but I must have much miore mileage on that then I would care to admit.
So now I got divorced (say any ladies reading this I AM available, and boy am I a prize.....) and I bought myself a TOMOS Nitro 50! Whoopie! Its black and its beautiful. I did a ton of research and boiled it down to three respectable Chinese bikes,,, the Linhai (quality control by Yamaha and perhaps the best GY6 engines around), Keeway Fact 50 (they are tuned by Banelli you know. The Keeway Fact 50 is the most popular scoot in Canada. Yes its pure Chinese...), and finally my Nitro 50 which I reasoned was made by SYM in a plant in China that also was producing the SYM Simply. How can I go wrong? To date its had plenty of issues. It starts but will stall easily until warm. After a bit of a run and then sitting for a while it is somewhat difficult to start. (I only use 93 octane fuel...) The front fender came loose while driving, got caught in the wheel and ripped apart. (A new $75 fender is on its way, my argument is that it should be covered by warranty because the dealer didn't do a good job of installing it in the first place.) My scooter (don't get me wrong I am still in love with it...) only has 50km on it (30 or so miles...) My biggest complaint is ride quality. The scooter has a very high center of gravity. It bounces around the rutted city streets and tosses me to and fro. I think it just about becomes airborne. No joke. If anyone knows how to improve the ride quality please let me know. Anyway I look to become a vital part of this vibrant community where Chinese scooter owners are welcomed and where we all try to help one another. |
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05-13-2013, 11:21 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Buncombe Co. N.C.
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Welcome to the Forums.
 If the bike bounces to much, then you should get new shocks. These are great shocks, and boy do they look good, or what? lol http://www.scooterworks.com/ncy-adju...p#.UZGtm77D-M8
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05-14-2013, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Super Shocks
Thanks for the shock absorber advice.
Do you think it will help if I just change the back shock? Also are there shocks that will lower the bike a bit? I was wondering if reducing the tire pressure by about 5 pounds may help. Any thoughts on these ideas? Sheldon |
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05-14-2013, 01:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Nanty Glo, Pa.
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Yea, welcome to ScootDawg glad to have you aboard.
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05-14-2013, 03:05 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Buncombe Co. N.C.
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Im not sure about lowering the ride.. I have seen it done, but was never into doing it, so you may have to look into it, or post a new thread in the proper area. As for tire pressure, you would have to play with it, since we are in different environments.
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05-15-2013, 02:09 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: West Haven CT
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Welcome aboard Pleased to meet you I had the pleasure of riding one for a short period of time a while back  Tomos Twister 50 by inuyasha50, on Flickr Very nice scoot imho Take care and ride safely my friend Yours Hank
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05-15-2013, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Jacksonville Fl/Mantoloking NJ
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Hi welcome aboard.
Be Big, AMAC
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05-16-2013, 08:38 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Buncombe Co. N.C.
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2007 Sportiva Falcon GY6 150 4T 7,200+ Mi. 68 ( GPS Verified ) 76 MPG Few Mods, Lots-O-Tweaks 2003 Vento Zip R3i TurboCam 50cc 2T 8,500+ Mi. 62mph ( GPS Verified ) 90 MPG Seriously Modded Check out the new group for the Mountain Area! http://www.scootdawg.net/group.php?groupid=4 |
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