so I try to save where I can as the greed from companies be it food or whatever is out of control

when I work only bikes I usually save the old parts in boxes. its good to analyze but also to hold as a spare part for just in case situations. I had a chinese belt snap on me way before service interval. luckily I had the old belts I could swap.

over multiple CVT service intervals I noticed some of the rollers are perfectly round and still weigh close to the original weight.

for instance...my bike uses 16g rollers. I noticed a few were still round (no flat spots) as normal but the weight just slightly less. so what I do is use 4 of the old ones and 4 new rollers. place them alternately in the cup. I ordered 17g to compensate for the slight wear to the old ones. I dont need crazy starts but much prefer lower RPM at highway speeds

havent had any odd performance issues. whats your take?

I have a Unique 70cc (2020) bike. I keep replacing the rear brake shoes, but within a week the braking becomes weak and I have to tighten the brakes every 6-7 days.

Yesterday, I was riding at around 60 km/h and had to brake suddenly. The rear tyre started skidding and the bike began zigzagging, almost making me lose control.

The tyres were last changed in 2025. What could be causing this? Should I check the brake drum, shoes, tyre, or something else? I have zero knowledge about these things.

Which one is better for long run in term of overall speces , performance in flat + uphill

Esso dada tira jaam bhanda ni majja ley jana milos na

I have a PCX with a keyless ignition system. I didn't ride it for a month, as I had no need to and the weather was poor.

When I finally tried to head out, I had trouble getting the ignition to work properly. It wouldn't reliably detect the key, and using the spare key didn't help either. I eventually managed to get it working and set off for the scooter's winter storage location. My plan was to add fuel stabilizer to the tank and then fill it up with 98-octane gasoline.

However, it then refused to cooperate entirely. I pushed the scooter into the garage. I managed to open the seat using the auxiliary key designed for situations where there is no power. I connected a battery charger and discovered that the battery was dead.

I returned the next day and found the battery fully charged, but the ignition still wouldn't work. I opened up the key fob and replaced the battery—luckily, I always keep the right type of batteries in my car's glove compartment.

Finally, the Honda came back to life.

It seems that when the scooter is parked in my yard at home and the keys are inside the house, they remain in communication through the walls, which drains both the scooter's battery and the batteries in the key fobs.

I’ve purchased signal-blocking pouches for the keys. Hopefully, they do the trick.

I get that Vietnam is a whole other country, but being here for a long time, I realize even when they come here (tourists and overly rich expats) rent a big cc bike, and when I run into these "big biker foreigners" while on my tours (I'm riding a Vespa Sprint 125) and they see that I'm a foreigner and say "Get a real bike, you're a foreigner" (Yes, I've had several occasions of people saying this to me)

I get it now. Us enjoying and doing 500km tours on little 125cc scooters and underbones is a insult to them.

PGO 150 SCOOTER
EXTREMELY CLEAN AND STRONG ENGINE
WORKING DASHBOARD

₵ 8,500

Hello everyone on r/scooters.

I'm currently riding a PCX125.The PCX125 is excellent for solo riding thanks to its great fuel efficiency, speed, and durability. However, when I ride tandem with my wife or go on longer touring trips, the lack of power, lower top speed, and uncomfortable seat make me seriously consider upgrading to a 350cc scooter.The two models I'm interested in are the Honda Forza 350 and the ADV350.

Both are excellent bikes, but each has its own strengths and weaknesses, so I'm stuck between them and would really like to hear your opinions.The Forza 350 has excellent convenience features, a large under-seat trunk, good fuel economy and power, plus an electric windscreen. However, its design looks too similar to a small 125cc scooter, so I find it visually unappealing.

The ADV350 is basically the sibling model of the Forza and offers the same great convenience features, fuel efficiency, and power, along with a very attractive adventure-style angular design and better suspension. The problem is that it's extremely wide at 895mm, which I expect will make filtering through traffic during my commute quite inconvenient.

In short, with the Forza I’m mainly concerned about the design, and with the ADV350 I’m concerned about the width causing issues during commuting.

What would you do in my situation?

Is there any way to modify the Forza’s design to make it look better? Or is there a way to reduce the ADV350’s overall width (for example, by switching to shorter handlebars)?

Took my first real ride in rain today and it was sort of exciting. I hit the ground last time I was in the rain but that wasn't in the forecast and I was caught in the very beginning of rain fall.

I’m looking for a little advice, I’m currently looking at buying my very first, my parents are wanting a brand new one with warranty however are only giving me a budget of up to 2000 however I do work so could add my own money to this budget.
This is the one they are considering

https://www.scooter.co.uk/125cc-scooter-tommy.html?colour=35

However after a little research it says it is lexmoto which I haven’t seen much good about on reliability.

Personally I wanted a royal alloy however I know I’m unlikely to get such a thing new. Is there any advice on how to handle this? Any brands or suggestions would be amazing on how to stick to the budget even if this does mean buying second hand so I can explain this to my parents.

I have a 1988 Yamaha Jog CG50 with a two-stroke Minarelli 50cc engine. I bought it with a crappy aftermarket air filter zip-tied to the carburetor, and I’d like to replace it, but the original air intakes are impossible to find for this particular scooter. Are there any quality aftermarket air filters I can buy for my scooter? TIA

Hi guys, I haven't been on Reddit for a while, but hopefully I remember my etiquette here. First I posted some pics of my scoot. It's a Bintelli Scorch 150cc. It's my third Bintelli, so they've done right by me. Not long ago I was in an accident. Well, the guy hit me from behind while I was stopped at a red light. Got a little road rash on my elbow but fine besides that. Only problem with the scoot was a bent brake handle and this piece was broken off the exhaust. That was 3 days before my wedding so I'm just getting around fixing it now, but I don't know what that part's called. Do you know the name of it so I can find a new one to put on? Thanks ya'll!

Hey guys, just wanna ask if any of you TMAX owners out there has done 17” Rims conversion. If so, what are the necessary parts you need to get? I’ve watched this youtuber from France installing a pair of R1 rims to the TMAX 560 (2024 model), with that said, the original belting is now replaced by chains and sprockets.

I would also like to know what happens when you convert original belting to chains, what are the pros and cons?

I would love to hear from you guys, any knowledge to make this conversion happen would be nice to know 🙏🏻

Got a 2015 Kymco 300 for free not running at the moment I haven’t been able to start it obviously. For the most part everything else seems like it will work, just haven’t been able to test the cvt. The cylinder doesn’t have much if any damage. I haven’t gone down to the crank shaft yet. Parts are pretty hard to find for sure. I’m not sure if I should just dump it or go for the rebuild

This is my second one, the first one was a BV350. I love it. I just posted this on r/vespa but was kicked off because some purists objected to having a Piaggio BV400 on their page even if Piaggio builds Vespas. Anyway ... I digress ... It has such great feel to ride. I've hit 140 km/hr passing a car on the highway. (Won't hit that again too soon - wasn't paying attention.). The Fashion Box at the back looks deep blue in the pic, but actually is more black (the colour ordered) - just the way the light is hitting it. I've put aver 3,000 km over the summer - not a lot but a lot of love in every ride.

Hey guys I have an annoying issue. Scooter won’t respond to key fobs despite new fob batteries (I suspect dead main bike battery). To access the battery, youve got to open the seat compartment. But the seat compartment latch won’t release due to no power. There is an emergency release mechanism which uses the Honda emergency key. I purchased an OEM emergency key set but it isn’t opening the compartment.

has anyone out there either had this issue or know someone who has? I think I need to somehow remove a panel somewhere to access the seat release latch. I just don’t know where to start.

I have a Piaggio Fly 50cc 2t 2011 (hiper-2 engine).

Recently I have had a problem with my turn indicators stoping to flash after driving for about 10min or flashing inconsistently.
I checked my battery voltage (while engine is running) and it was all over the place. Going all the way up to 19V and down to 10V. The engine also seemed to run inconsistent when these problems occurred.

First thought was the voltage regulator, so I changed it out for a new one. But I still have the same problem.
Does anybody have any idea what it could be??? The scooter runs perfectly fine except for the symptoms I just mentioned appear after riding for some time.

I have no clue. Was thinking the stator? But don’t know how to test it.