Post by Rebel on May 12, 2009 16:15:25 GMT -5
You are one of those people that spent hours combing the net looking for the best deal on the style of that scooter that you really like, you got it, you save a lot of money, but now, you have to do your own prep for the toy.
Usually the ad says something like 95% assembled, just add the wheel and mirrors. That might be all you need to do to get it to go, but, do you want it to just go, or would you like to see it go for a long time with minimal amounts of problems. Probably the later is what you really want. Here is some advice for the first time scooter drop ship buyer.
1. First make sure that scooter you are buying is a good deal, can you register it in your State if your state requires a 50cc scooter to be registered. A purchase off the net is a gamble in some cases.
2. Once yo get that front wheel on the scooter, stop putting stuff on and take all the body panels off. This will make it so that you can trace down all the wires and see if they have secure connections, make sure they won't fall apart, check the fuses, you might even replace them all with new ones, these Chinese fuses are not up to snuff.
3. Replace the hoses, fuel and vacuum, Chinese hoses have been notorius for not being good quality.
4. replace the fuel filter
5. if you are planning on modding the motor, you might as well put a pod filter on it now and put a larger jet in or raise the needle valve a notch at least.
6. Check all nuts and bolts. A bit of locktite on the threads of the bolts would be a good idea, make sure the exhaust nuts are on good.
7. fluids if you leave that Chinese oil in the crankcase for more than a few minutes or a few miles, you are asking for problems down the road, put a good quality oil in it, they come with shipping oil, that just helps prevent rust and is not intended for road use.
8. Valve stems need to be replaced, these are a weak point on these scooters, the stems go bad fast.
I've probably forgotten to put something here but on these guys a proper prep is going to prevent problems down the road. A good brick and mortar dealer will do these things for you but you saved money by getting it dropped shipped for a reason, a PDI was not done, over head was not paid that a B&M has to pay for, profit was cut because of the lack of a middleman, so now you have to pony up and fill in.
Usually the ad says something like 95% assembled, just add the wheel and mirrors. That might be all you need to do to get it to go, but, do you want it to just go, or would you like to see it go for a long time with minimal amounts of problems. Probably the later is what you really want. Here is some advice for the first time scooter drop ship buyer.
1. First make sure that scooter you are buying is a good deal, can you register it in your State if your state requires a 50cc scooter to be registered. A purchase off the net is a gamble in some cases.
2. Once yo get that front wheel on the scooter, stop putting stuff on and take all the body panels off. This will make it so that you can trace down all the wires and see if they have secure connections, make sure they won't fall apart, check the fuses, you might even replace them all with new ones, these Chinese fuses are not up to snuff.
3. Replace the hoses, fuel and vacuum, Chinese hoses have been notorius for not being good quality.
4. replace the fuel filter
5. if you are planning on modding the motor, you might as well put a pod filter on it now and put a larger jet in or raise the needle valve a notch at least.
6. Check all nuts and bolts. A bit of locktite on the threads of the bolts would be a good idea, make sure the exhaust nuts are on good.
7. fluids if you leave that Chinese oil in the crankcase for more than a few minutes or a few miles, you are asking for problems down the road, put a good quality oil in it, they come with shipping oil, that just helps prevent rust and is not intended for road use.
8. Valve stems need to be replaced, these are a weak point on these scooters, the stems go bad fast.
I've probably forgotten to put something here but on these guys a proper prep is going to prevent problems down the road. A good brick and mortar dealer will do these things for you but you saved money by getting it dropped shipped for a reason, a PDI was not done, over head was not paid that a B&M has to pay for, profit was cut because of the lack of a middleman, so now you have to pony up and fill in.
CAN YOU HELP ME OUT MAN,AS i LOST ME JOB DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THERE?ANY INF