Scooter... Moped Scooter Options

[tomazws]

I just moved to a new place, and it's about 20 minutes drive local to work. Lately my friend just bought a Honda Metropolitan (2008 model, 2 tone red/white), and I think I'm falling in love with those lil scooters. The only problem with that Honda is it is only 50cc and top speed is only about 40MPH.

So I've been looking online for scooters and I found out there is a large market of Chinese knock offs that offers 150cc for about the same price as the Metropolitan. If you know about scooters I would like to ask you for your opinion:

Are the Chinese Vespa knockoffs (Roketa, Dragon..) as good as the Japanese Vespa knockoffs (Honda, Yamaha), what about those American Vespa knockoffs (Tank, Lance, SYM, Genuine Scooter)?

Another question is, those claim to be American companies, their scooters are STILL made in China right?

What's your take?

[Culpable04]

the scooter are very popular back in Dominican Republic, they can be made pretty fast with some modifications, Chinese knock off are not as reliable, the engine usually last but is the welds and safety features that concern people. A lot of companies ( American or foreign ) build their scooters in China, but they go through a detailed inspection to assure safety and quality standards are met. You can get a good Chinese knock off scooter, but since they don't inspect them with the same rigor as a name brand you may get one with a defect and find out 1 second too late.


If you want a good, reliable, and fast scooter go for a Yamaha axis or jog, they are decently fast for their size and with some mods you can fly.