Why not to buy Chinese scooters

[MisterD]

This photo is from a fellow Magneto, who was asked to re-weld it!

[Flatcap]

Do some work!

[MisterD]

Persuading people to buy proper scooters is the most useful work I could be doing right now...Mr Kettle

[Flatcap]

Touche.............

[Dave Lobster]

Persuading people to buy proper scooters is the most useful work I could be doing right now...

Could you pack that in? I'm forever getting little w@nkers on mopeds trying to talk to me at traffic lights.

[Swoop]

The oxymoron of chinese quality.

[inlinefour]

Then you will get monkeys riding these things.

[cave weta]

Years ago I worked for a hire shop- we had 1988 Yamaha Passola's .they often broke there!. so you cant say its cos they are Chinese!:scooter:

[DougB]

The Suzuki 125 Epicuro was made in China. It goes well.

[Flatcap]

The Suzuki 125 Epicuro was made in China. It goes well.

Yes, but that is not a chinese scooter, it is a scooter made in china to Japanese specifications

[MisterD]

Years ago I worked for a hire shop- we had 1988 Yamaha Passola's .they often broke there!. so you cant say its cos they are Chinese!:scooter:

Well they weren't flippin Italian were they? Never seen a Lambretta's main tube go like that..

[FROSTY]

Well they weren't flippin Italian were they? Never seen a Lambretta's main tube go like that..
Um theres a few too many words-doncha mean--I've never seen a lambretta go??:devil2:












couldnt resist-ya did ask for it

[laRIKin]

This photo is from a fellow Magneto, who was asked to re-weld it!

Unless it was for a friend, then I would say no.
If it is a friends you can keep an eye on it.
But at work I would say no.
It's not worth the risk as some of there steel tube is crap and out of your control to fix to a good safe standard.
Maybe not is this case, the steel may be good and it was just freakish break.

I would still walk away.
Once you start it's your baby from then on.
They will keep coming back (if it breaks again)and with friends. (if common)

And if there is a crash and the frame is broken again near where you fixed it.
You may get dragged in to why there was a crash and did your bad repair added or coursed it as you fixed it.
Not worth the stress.

There is enough work out there with out putting your head on the chopping block.

Just my 2 cents worth.

[UberRhys]

Um theres a few too many words-doncha mean--I've never seen a lambretta go??:devil2:


couldnt resist-ya did ask for it

:shutup: :shutup: :shutup: No I can't hold it in. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[MisterD]

Um theres a few too many words-doncha mean--I've never seen a lambretta go??:devil2:


When you ride a work of art, you learn to rise above the chatterings of misguided fools...

[FROSTY]

When you ride a work of art, you learn to rise above the chatterings of misguided fools...
great comeback

[Dave Lobster]

When you ride a work of art, you learn to rise above the chatterings of misguided fools...

Funny how they all chatter and take the p1ss. But they're the first ones there with dumba55 questions when a Lambretta is parked up.

[vtec]

When you ride a work of art, you learn to rise above the chatterings of misguided fools...

Holy shit, You're welcome to ride your work of art, I'd much rather ride a work of engineering. And frosty may be a misguided fool but he knows a shitload about bikes.

From what I've noticed people who ride Euros definitely know a lot about how a bike looks, people who ride jappas generally know a lot about how a bike works, and people who ride chinese are generally cheap or poor.

[UberRhys]

From what I've noticed people who ride Euros definitely know a lot about how a bike looks, people who ride jappas generally know a lot about how a bike works, and people who ride chinese are generally cheap or poor.

Nice action, like your work. :2thumbsup

You could also say if you want it smaller and efficient get the Japanese to make it, if you want it to look good and perform well get the Europeans to make it, if you want dodgy build quality from second rate materials then get the Europeans and the Japanese to work together, show it to the Chinese for 5 minutes and they will build something similar but guaranteed to fail.

[Kickaha]

From what I've noticed people who ride Euros definitely know a lot about how a bike looks, people who ride jappas generally know a lot about how a bike works, .

I reckon you've got that backwards, by far the majority of people I know that have European bikes would know more about them that those that ride Jappas
(probably because they spend more time fixing them)

[merv]

Crikey so its not just Gixxer and Kwaka (Mr Melon) alloy frames that crack like that?

[MisterD]

Holy shit, You're welcome to ride your work of art, I'd much rather ride a work of engineering. And frosty may be a misguided fool but he knows a shitload about bikes.

From what I've noticed people who ride Euros definitely know a lot about how a bike looks, people who ride jappas generally know a lot about how a bike works, and people who ride chinese are generally cheap or poor.

I think you're taking life too seriously...

[Dave Lobster]

if you want it to look good and perform well get the Europeans to make it.

Yeah, once you've rebuilt it yourself, to make sure they did it properly.

... and you've replaced all the bits made from cheese.


I reckon you've got that backwards, by far the majority of people I know that have European bikes would know more about them that those that ride Jappas
(probably because they spend more time fixing them)

Every Jap bike I've had has been flawless. I've had one Euro bike that hasn't needed serious attention. All the others (probably knocking a dozen) have had all sorts of problems. Gearboxes chewing themselves to pieces, etc.

[Timber020]

only thing that could be done is to totally strip the frame and basically weld another frame on it bit by bit. Use a bigger diameter tube cut in half and welded over the scooters tube. not great, its an option.

[Deemster]

Na, what I did do was miged it back together, then welded a 6mm gusset down and under the frame crossing the brake. But first I covered my arse by stamping both sides of the gusset 'NOT FOR ROAD USE'. They said they only wanted it to use around their yard but you never know.

[MisterD]

Welcome on board Ron, we'll soon be able to shut the other place down

[Pogo2]

Welcome on board Ron, we'll soon be able to shut the other place down

Ive just paid me 30 slides!!!:yes:

[Deemster]

30 slides, money well spent.I`ve been a member for a while it`s nice to see decent discussions.It gets a bit silly at the other place somtimes.

[vtec]

I think you're taking life too seriously...

Can't help being serious about stuff when I'm passionate about it.