French scooters

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Sun 8 Jul 2007 19:50
French scooters - BobbyG
Just an observation while I am here, but in the big Hypermarkets you can buy a brand new scooter for 799 euros. Not sure of make, but top speed 35mph, and it looks really good.

For 500 quid that is seriously cheap city motoring, I could keep one at the office and use it to nip out to my various calls (all in the city centre) without the hassle of parking, traffic queues etc!
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Mon 9 Jul 2007 13:38
French scooters - Glaikit Wee Scunner {P}
Saw them last year in a Carrefour. Think they were made in China. Cheap indeed - but where do you get the spares?
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Mon 9 Jul 2007 14:12
French scooters - Chris S
I'd rather have one of those silly mopeds with the engine on the front mudguard!
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Mon 9 Jul 2007 14:56
French scooters - Lud

I'd rather have one of those silly mopeds with the engine on the front mudguard!



VeloSolex... four-stroke engine too. A bit thirsty for what it is but fairly quiet and not without charm.
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Mon 9 Jul 2007 14:14
French scooters - gmac
- but where do you get the spares?


You don't, you throw it away and buy another one. You should get a couple of years out of it with oil and filters and plug changes.
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Mon 9 Jul 2007 14:39
French scooters - Greg R
Those chineese scooters aren't very good in my humble opinion at the moment.

Argos do a similar one.

Problem is I have seen some running, and they seem really cheap and nasty.

I ride a Kymco, made in Taiwan, and it is 'very good'. Not as good as Honda, but I have ridden a Kymco for 21,000 kms and it has never given trouble. My other kymco has had two problems: but cheap to fix and 14000kms.

Second hand I think Kymco makes better sense - and they don't rust so much!

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Mon 9 Jul 2007 14:43
French scooters - Glaikit Wee Scunner {P}
Greg,
Is this the trouble free bike with random revving and lack of movement when clutch is engaged? ;>)

When I said spares I meant minor items and service parts . Not going to through one away for the sake of a handlebar lever , indicator lens etc. surely?
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Mon 9 Jul 2007 18:00
French scooters - Greg R
"Greg,
Is this the trouble free bike with random revving and lack of movement when clutch is engaged? ;>)"

I knew someone would say that here. But with all respect, this can be fixed very easily by my mechanic - its just the time to take it there that is the problem. And with cars, the kind of problems people get across the spectrum is far more expensive than having to 'adjust a clutch' or 'adjust the idling'. So although this problem is annoying and doesn't make the bike perfect, I am sure owners of cars (even toyota's) have had trouble.


All I am saying is that the chineese scooters for 700 euros will be worth 700 euros and will break based on what I have seen, and spoken to owners.


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Mon 9 Jul 2007 18:05
French scooters - Greg R
And in addition to that, I have owned the bike for 2 years now. So we are not talking a major problem. Just a matter of a ten minute job by a mechanic!

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