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    Why not to buy Chinese scooters

    This photo is from a fellow Magneto, who was asked to re-weld it!
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    Do some work!
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    Persuading people to buy proper scooters is the most useful work I could be doing right now...Mr Kettle
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    Touche.............
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterD View Post
    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.
    It's only when you take the piss out of a partially shaved wookie with an overactive 'me' gene and stapled on piss flaps that it becomes a problem.

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    The oxymoron of chinese quality.
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    Pay peanuts.

    Then you will get monkeys riding these things.
    Those who insist on perfect safety, don't have the balls to live in the real world.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by DougB View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by cave weta View Post
    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!
    Well they weren't flippin Italian were they? Never seen a Lambretta's main tube go like that..
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterD View Post
    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??












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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterD View Post
    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.
    Feel the fear and do it anyway

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    Quote Originally Posted by FROSTY View Post
    Um theres a few too many words-doncha mean--I've never seen a lambretta go??


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    Quote Originally Posted by FROSTY View Post
    Um theres a few too many words-doncha mean--I've never seen a lambretta go??
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