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Rakatak 150
Chinese motor scooters are the hottest commodity on two wheels. This blog is the account of my experience with a Chinese scooter purchased on Ebay. It's created in the spirit of contributing information for the benefit of the scooter community.
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Rakatak 150
The Scooter
The scooter is a Rakatak 150 sold by a company of the same name in Lorain Ohio. It is a clone bike; that is, there are many bikes made in China that look identical and have the same engine design but are assembled by different manufacurers.
About Me
- Morewithless
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- I enjoy motorcycle riding, but wanted somthing more practical, with storage space so I could go shopping or whatever, and leave my car at home more. I reseached scooters but was reluctant to spend much money on one because I was unsure if I'd really like it. I am no professional mechanic but working on cars and motorcycles has been my hobby for 30 years.
4 comments:
Ack! I had sadly stopped reading when you hadn't upgraded in months. Good to see you are back :)
I'm a Vespa guy obviously and have been really angry reading stories about Chinese scooters online and word-of-mouth horror stories. You seem like a mechanically inclined guy, so I thought I'd ask your opinion after 1+ years with this 150cc machine...
Do you think that these scooters CAN be just as safe as the Japanese ones, or do you sense weak metallurgy when comparing a Chinese wheel to a Japanese or Italian (or even Taiwanese) one?
Also, it seems as if all of your problems have been related to things vibrating loose. Could the secret to a reliable Chinese scooter be spending a night on it with a torque wrench and Loctite?
The blog is great. I am seeing so many of these no-name Chinese bikes on the street in my city and I've been really curious if people are getting ripped off or if they are enjoying them. I saw someone pushing a Sunl down the road in the spring, but he still rides it. I've seen him riding recently.
I wish you luck with your scooter. I hope you're able to keep it going quite a while.
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