I got a Chicom Scooter today. A 150cc Lance Milan built by Znen.
I ran across an 8 month old one at a local dealer with 4 months warranty remaining for a reasonable price. So far I have just driven it on a test ride and 14 miles home. It has the ubiquitous clone of a mid 1980s Honda GY6 power train. The GY6s have been so well copied by various Chinese companies that most of the parts are interchangeable. There are loads of after market parts for them. Mine will become a 175cc after I get some other projects finished.
The engine is an air cooled 150cc 4-stroke with a belt drive CVT. It has typical scooter arrangement where the rear swing arm is integral with the engine crankcase and houses the CVT. Nice packaging and simple.
It's going to get 15W-40 HDEO in the engine. It calls for 15W-40 SF. My local museum is fresh out of SF, so it will get whatever new HDEO is. No synthetics because it needs to be changed every 1000km or 1000 miles (no oil filter), depending on which part of the owners manual you are looking at. The owners manual is written in clear English, unfortunately whoever did the nice translation wasn't a technical person.
It feels good on the road. Handling is good for 12 inch wheels, brakes are good and acceleration is about the same as normal suburban traffic up to about 35 mph, then it's slow crawl to a bit above 50 mph.
Throttle and front brake are the same as a motorcycle. Rear brake is at the clutch lever location on a motorcycle and there is nothing to do with your feet. Both brakes are hydraulic disc.
I ran across an 8 month old one at a local dealer with 4 months warranty remaining for a reasonable price. So far I have just driven it on a test ride and 14 miles home. It has the ubiquitous clone of a mid 1980s Honda GY6 power train. The GY6s have been so well copied by various Chinese companies that most of the parts are interchangeable. There are loads of after market parts for them. Mine will become a 175cc after I get some other projects finished.
The engine is an air cooled 150cc 4-stroke with a belt drive CVT. It has typical scooter arrangement where the rear swing arm is integral with the engine crankcase and houses the CVT. Nice packaging and simple.
It's going to get 15W-40 HDEO in the engine. It calls for 15W-40 SF. My local museum is fresh out of SF, so it will get whatever new HDEO is. No synthetics because it needs to be changed every 1000km or 1000 miles (no oil filter), depending on which part of the owners manual you are looking at. The owners manual is written in clear English, unfortunately whoever did the nice translation wasn't a technical person.
It feels good on the road. Handling is good for 12 inch wheels, brakes are good and acceleration is about the same as normal suburban traffic up to about 35 mph, then it's slow crawl to a bit above 50 mph.
Throttle and front brake are the same as a motorcycle. Rear brake is at the clutch lever location on a motorcycle and there is nothing to do with your feet. Both brakes are hydraulic disc.
