Bonney
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I need a new rear tyre on mine, Its squared off from the last owner. Tried rounding it off and its done absolutely sod all.
Plus its looking pretty thin on the tread in the middle. Think its time to kill it off. Huge burnout time?
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Originally posted by Bonney66
I need a new rear tyre on mine, Its squared off from the last owner. Tried rounding it off and its done absolutely sod all.
Plus its looking pretty thin on the tread in the middle. Think its time to kill it off. Huge burnout time?
Burning out old tyres ftw
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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Originally posted by VXR
Don't get a scooter. I got a 200cc one when i passed my test for ease of "twist and go" for london.
Worst mistake of my motoring life ever.
Why was that Daimo? 
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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 I can imagine you on a placcy 90, we had a few of them on the feilds as kids
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by SVM 286
Why was that Daimo?
You get more respect from drivers if you were wearing a hoodie, over a baseball cap, in a 1.0 corsa, with 8" tailpipe, neon washer jets and 12" plastic spinners with McDonalds trays under the rear wheels n drum n bass pounding from an 8" bass tube.
It wasn't reliable (ok it was Italian, fair play to the reliability). But a fuel leak only a few weeks after brand new purchase, then being charged to take it to the dealer.
Brake calipers needed replacing even with maintenance, bolts rounded off easy. Parts were expensive, and it would get beaten by 180cc 2 stroke peds off the lights.
I got knocked off, often, it was gutless, had no storage space, and drivebelts tended to snap after 3000KM (yup km) and you needed an airgun to replace it.
I was hit from behined from what i still say was a drunk driver, and left lying in the middle of the road.
Exhaust rotted after 1 year, despite constent washes, it then went through another one within 6 months. I was not paying £300 for a stainless item which had a "proper" bikes rear can end on the end, and they sounded like a big set of boomer farts whilst sitting in the bath.
It needed filling up every 2 days.
OFf the top of my head, im sure theres plenty more.....
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
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sound reliable
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Sunz
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: SE England
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VXR/Daimo Is spot on with scooters there^^
Everyone wants to steal them.
Max wheel size is 14" offers little grip in the rain.
Stopped by police all the time.
I had the 2stroke 125 with 172 cylinder and head, pm pipe, some porting work etc ran for 2 years without even changing a spark plug, still would never buy one again.
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by flybikeslee
sound reliable
Thats a detuned 4 stroke meant for reliability as well.
Sure a 5-10 mile pop to town, but 27 miles each way is clearly too much for it (but really, is it THAT many miles????)
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pow
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The ANF has a 17" wheel 
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
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Originally posted by SVM 286
Why was that Daimo?
You get more respect from drivers if you were wearing a hoodie, over a baseball cap, in a 1.0 corsa, with 8" tailpipe, neon washer jets and 12" plastic spinners with McDonalds trays under the rear wheels n drum n bass pounding from an 8" bass tube.
It wasn't reliable (ok it was Italian, fair play to the reliability). But a fuel leak only a few weeks after brand new purchase, then being charged to take it to the dealer.
Brake calipers needed replacing even with maintenance, bolts rounded off easy. Parts were expensive, and it would get beaten by 180cc 2 stroke peds off the lights.
I got knocked off, often, it was gutless, had no storage space, and drivebelts tended to snap after 3000KM (yup km) and you needed an airgun to replace it.
I was hit from behined from what i still say was a drunk driver, and left lying in the middle of the road.
Exhaust rotted after 1 year, despite constent washes, it then went through another one within 6 months. I was not paying £300 for a stainless item which had a "proper" bikes rear can end on the end, and they sounded like a big set of boomer farts whilst sitting in the bath.
It needed filling up every 2 days.
OFf the top of my head, im sure theres plenty more.....
 Bloody hell! Thanks for the heads up mate. I'll never be getting one of those then. Sorry you went through all that shite. You have my sympathy. 
Sounds like the Alfa Romeo of the scooter world only even worse. Was it an Italjet?
Incidentally, your first paragraph made me jointly nose-mouth laugh so hard that I spat snot and spit over my monitor so i'm off for a screen wipe now.
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pow
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My Alfa is reliable
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mattk
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Originally posted by pow
My Vauxhall Corsa D with a different body on it is reliable
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pow
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Bit rich matt
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by pow
My Alfa is reliable
Sorry Pow. Give it 18 months though mate.
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pow
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Still in warrenty 
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mattk
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My betting is its going to be ok, they are alot better now than they used to be
mines only had a wheel bearing, just needs a clutch now, the interior is very solid still though
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pow
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Build quality is 100 times better than my Ibiza I think?
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Conway563
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Registered: 7th Jun 06
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Originally posted by mattk
the interior is very solid still though
The glove box lid fell off when I tried to open it when I test drove one
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pow
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My Ibiza glovebox lid also fell off (on one side) at one point
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