Super scoot - problems?
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Going to look at a Yamaha X-City 250cc scooter later for zipping around town. Are there any known issues to look for? No chain to worry about, no clutch or gearbox. Only thing I can really think of are head bearings, brake disks/pads... and not much else. It's done less than 9000 miles in 10 years so hardly over-used.
Condi said:
Dog Star said:
You don't live in That London - so go for it.
I do live in That London! At least for the moment anyway. Is it likely to already be stolen, or just guaranteed to go missing within days?
I had an SH300 for a while to commute into London. Hassle free, reliable, cheap to run, etc.
I did all servicing myself. Rear wheel a pain to remove for new tyres, as mentioned above. Clutch did need replacing, managed to do it myself. Replacing belts a bit of a pain - and they are worth replacing because I had one snap!
Fun to ride in some ways, but not as much fun as a geared bike.
I did all servicing myself. Rear wheel a pain to remove for new tyres, as mentioned above. Clutch did need replacing, managed to do it myself. Replacing belts a bit of a pain - and they are worth replacing because I had one snap!
Fun to ride in some ways, but not as much fun as a geared bike.
trumptriple said:
Fun to ride in some ways, but not as much fun as a geared bike.
Is riding around London traffic ever fun? Thanks for the tips, I'll check out insurance for this specific bike, but in general the quotes for 2010 X-City's have been lower than other things like 600CBF/ Yamaha divvy/ NC700 etc.
trumptriple said:
I had an SH300 for a while to commute into London. Hassle free, reliable, cheap to run, etc.
I did all servicing myself. Rear wheel a pain to remove for new tyres, as mentioned above. Clutch did need replacing, managed to do it myself. Replacing belts a bit of a pain - and they are worth replacing because I had one snap!
Fun to ride in some ways, but not as much fun as a geared bike.
I'll second this - best bike for London IMO. Rapid up to London speeds, good fun to ride, not a theft magnet and what I found best, narrow which made filtering easy. I'd second what triple said, keep on top of belt maintenance - I snapped 2, the second time locking the rear wheel at 50 I did all servicing myself. Rear wheel a pain to remove for new tyres, as mentioned above. Clutch did need replacing, managed to do it myself. Replacing belts a bit of a pain - and they are worth replacing because I had one snap!
Fun to ride in some ways, but not as much fun as a geared bike.
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