Are these the same scooters?

[MikeyC]

I was looking at the 49 cc Vino Classic and the GSW retro with yamaha motor and they look the same to me.Am I missing something? Will Vino parts work on the GSW? :confused:

http://www.gsmotorworks.com/g/s_retroturbo_y.html

[King Vino]

Soooo.... I'm going to stand back and enjoy the ride!

[marylandmark]

30-40MPG?
45-50 out of the box?

WOW!

Just kidding dude- If I were you I would stay as far away from this as you can. I have never heard of them but there are tons of knock-offs out there right now that cut corners, are not street legal and will not be around in 2 more years if you need dealer support.

You get what you pay for is the best way to say it.....

[Davey-boi]

Ohhhhh God! What your lookin at is a 100% nock off. Why would yamaha sell their vino for msrp $1,800... when these guys can pull it off for only $999? Cuz they are two totally different bikes! A good comparison would to say it has a BMW body with a bunch of Hyundai parts in it. I personally would never buy this scoot. It'll be extremly difficult to find parts for, it might not even work once you get, and they sound like nothing but headaches (from what I've heard other people tell me about scoots like these)!

Yo mickey, if you wanna cheap retro lookin scoot then invest in a good used yamaha. Your pretty much garrentied quality, a long life span, and easy to find parts and service. Another inexpensive name brand name scooter is the Honda metropolitan, most would say to stay away from the metro... but I think it's a great scoot (depending on your driving route). Hope that helps dude.

[MikeyC]

It looks exactly like this scooter advertised on this webisite too.


http://www.provoscooter.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=68


I cant believe how many of these scooters look alike.

Mike

[Davey-boi]

It's just what Vespa did back in the day, and still to this day actually. Where do you think Bajaj and the stella came from?

[XPS1210]

I think this is the biggest thign everyone should look at when buying a scooter to decide if a knock off is worth getting or not...

This is from the 1st like posted *** 90 day/2000km warrenty ***

The Yamaha has a 1 year/unlimited warrenty

If your not modding the scooter... Then why would you want a 3 month warrety instead of 12?

However the pics on the site and info says it has an actual yamaha engine, however the rest of the scooter is still a knock off and the parts need to work togeather

[MikeyC]

I checked out that company with the Better Business Bureau and they have no complaints and have been in business a while.I might buy the Yamaha powered scooter for 899.00 with free shipping.I cant buy a Yamaha locally anyway because nobody has one.I can always get parts for it if it has the Yamaha motor.

Mike

[Lennox]

I say go for it and let us all know how it goes. You can be the guinne pig. SP?

[King Vino]

I'm really impressed you guys held back so well. Personally I wouldn't touch that thing with a ten food cattle prod.

[XPS1210]

we all need to try and get along or then the mods need to crack the whip and cracked whips suck...

[King Vino]

Yeah don't create any more work for me :) We have three mods on here plus the admin, LOL.

[Wammy]

I almost bought a scooter from this company untill I started thinking about who was going to service it and how would I contact the company if something went wrong. I personally feel more comforable buying local. The local Yamaha dealer said that they don't offer service contracts on some of the knock offs they sell because they don't know it they can get parts for them.
I'd like to hear how it goes if you buy a scooter from the online people.

[King Vino]

The only on line company I'd think about buying from would be Provoscooter/ The Lounge. Cause Erich has your back!

[MikeyC]

I did some more research on these scooters and they are made by Geely.Take a look at these comments


http://weblog.masukomi.org/001668.html

[Wammy]

Yeah Erich is a good guy. He's been very helpful. I'll do business online with a company that is personable before I do business with a local shop full of a** h****!
Sorry for the strong language!

[Davey-boi]

Geely in chinese means "company who sells piece-o-crap scooters for cheap", I think. Depends on what region your in. In northern china it stands for "won't last for more than 1k miles". Or something to the effect, some meaning was lost in translation. :D

[King Vino]

Lol.

[isoscelesjones]

ha! 1k miles... so what is that, .7 miles? .6 miles?

I am so close to Canada, and I still can't do the conversion.

[MikeyC]

Wll I paased on the Vino copy and bought a used Vino with 400 miles on it and it's a blast.It allready had the exhaust opened up and the washer taken out so that was a plus. :D

Mike

[Davey-boi]

Superb choice mikey my boy! Glad to hear another scooterist is a board!!! No, lets stage 1 that baby before the pipe gets cold!!!!!!!!!! :D