Aj Scooters Of Singapore

[Normaxz]

Mod star> u dont have to pity me, i think its 99% human error. I have only myself to blame(although Mr AJ asked whether is there 'something', i'd like to believe so, but then again, i aint got fate with 'them' as i felt nothing) A piece of advice to everyone, when travlling in unfamiliar roads/terrain/terriotry, its always best to go slow, you'll save your pockets. Fortunately i was going at 40km/hr and i was wearing a jacket, else say gdbye to my skin. The funny thing is....i pride myself for being a safe rider....i gotta re-think now. That said, i still like that place, its very romantic to be alone there(scared too).

[-ResiDue-]

norman > good thing u had your jacket on. could always get those riding jackets with armour on them....romantic with partner,scared if alone

[EJatt]

good afternoon everyone..

 

hows everyone?? not werking eh?

[-ResiDue-]

doing work.....

a rare moment for me

[machine k]

seletar camp scary?? i go there once in a while to the dam...ok lah..once you get used to the roads in there

[Wildswans]

So there is actually pple here in the day. :cheer:

 

Fluff: Then like that how to test ride? How to buy scoots? If not dun buy isit? :cry:

[machine k]

usually in motorshops, they dun let you test ride also, just start engine and rev... let you hear the sound. not sure about aj policy.

 

pte sellers can test ride. haha. just be familiar with the place you test-riding loh, make sure no tp

[Wildswans]

Wah, how to make sure? Go somewhere super ulu like tuas isit?

 

So must bring along someone who knows how to diagnose by hearing and looking is it? Bike sinsei huh?

[Wildswans]

Wah, how to make sure? Go somewhere super ulu like tuas isit?

 

So must bring along someone who knows how to diagnose by hearing and looking is it? Bike sinsei huh?

[machine k]

no need lah..in fact the more ulu the road..the more likely you see tp. haha go to some normal roads with normal traffic, if not just stay in the carpark.

 

listen to engine, can't really tell a lot. Unless there's some major problems with it, seriously need to test ride a bit, feel the handling, gear change, pickup, etc. Exterior-wise, check engine casing for any physical cracks, oil leaks etc. Same for other parts of the bike.

 

unless you have some guru with you who want to open engine see..then again, the seller might not allow that

[Wildswans]

Wahhhhhh. head exploding..... :giddy:

 

Does that mean it will be easier for me to just buy a new vespa? But bo lui leh.

 

Also tot i recall someone telling me the make up and mechanics of the new bikes are different from the old ones and when the new ones break down it will be super ex to fix cos you have to change a lot of parts all at once.

[Wildswans]

eh...

 

KKK, how come so free now? Tot you will be sleeping.

[Chung7x]

but with a new vespa gotta spend time running in the engine and stuff.. whereas with a well maintained second-hand can go rev and go.

 

honestly even if you test ride you can't really tell the conditions of the bike.. must ride it for awhile then you will really know. there is always a risk there that something isn't working right. but if you buy from shop like aj they may retify problems for you before passing you the bike.

[machine k]

if you talking about new vespas, there are gt200, lx150 and px150 for sale.. besides px150, the other 2 are auto.

 

and auto scoot need belt change every 10,000km or so which will cost about $100+, not including Engine Oil (EO) change, which still cost more than ours.

 

but the lx150 has very good fuel consumption, 36km/ltr? 'cause it's 4strokes so doesn't require 2T..helps you save the planet too.

 

other parts...you will know the price when it breaks down. haha

[Wildswans]

The alternative is to request the seller to let you send the bike in for inspection before buying right?

[machine k]

Originally posted by Wildswans@February 28, 2007 12:23 pm

eh...

 

KKK, how come so free now? Tot you will be sleeping.

i got an interview at 3pm later..woke up and saw the skies dark..raining.

d*mn

 

hope it will clear soon

[Chung7x]

yep but again inspection doesnt tell you everything. i think the best is get one of these experts here to go down with you and evaluate the bike for you haha.

[Chung7x]

hey kk, your vespa's body is original taken from another bike? or modded from px body?

[machine k]

see heng suay also. the prev owner may take good care of it and genuinely want to offload it, then you're lucky.

 

if he/she anyhow whack the bike, you get it in working conditions, but soon problems may arise. As long as it's still affordable and reasonable to repair, go ahead loh

 

the most just sell the bike if it gives you too much problems. haha.

[Wildswans]

Any idea how much is one of these inspection?

[Wildswans]

How come suddenly so quiet again?

 

You guys msn-ing each other isit?

[machine k]

Originally posted by Chung7x@February 28, 2007 12:34 pm

hey kk, your vespa's body is original taken from another bike? or modded from px body?

original from another bike. pay and pay

 

actually to mod a px body, the step-down at the back of the scoot is abit hard to recreate

[Chung7x]

inspection as in with viacom or with bikeshop? because to my knowledge the viacom one just checks if your bike is legal and safe on the road. not too much smoke from exhaust and working signals that kinda thing.

[Wildswans]

No lah, bike shop like ah joo's to check on condition and possible repairs required.

[Chung7x]

Originally posted by machine k@February 28, 2007 12:39 pm

original from another bike. pay and pay

 

actually to mod a px body, the step-down at the back of the scoot is abit hard to recreate

ohhh ok. just curious how much did you get it for? was it from a sprint v?