Why not to buy Chinese scooters

**FROSTY:Me** · 16th November 2007, 15:46

Originally Posted by MisterD

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

great comeback

**Dave Lobster** · 16th November 2007, 18:34

Originally Posted by MisterD

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** · 24th November 2007, 11:30

Originally Posted by MisterD

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** · 24th November 2007, 12:20

Originally Posted by vtec

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.

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** · 24th November 2007, 17:12

Originally Posted by vtec

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** · 24th November 2007, 17:45

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

**MisterD** · 25th November 2007, 05:18

Originally Posted by vtec

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** · 25th November 2007, 08:43

Originally Posted by UberRhys

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.

Originally Posted by Kickaha

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** · 25th November 2007, 22:34

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** · 26th November 2007, 18:21

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.