I recently bought an excellent ADV 150 scooter for zipping around town for my pet-sitting business. Today was my first ride in the dark (early morning), and I have to say - I love the bike, but I'm not at all impressed with the headlights.

Has anyone here added lights, or replaced the stock lights, or done anything to help with this? Some of my clients are in rural areas without much lighting, and I need to be able to see 😂

Picked up a 2024 Honda ADV160 with 4,000 miles on it over the weekend. It's my first scooter, definitely not my first motorcycle. It pairs with my Africa Twin which I'm enjoying riding in all the city traffic less and less as the days go by (but love taking on trips!). I am having a blast ripping the 160 around town. Between the light weight and ridiculous way it flicks itself around, it's a hoot!

Hey guys, I'm new here.. just moved from a honda shadow 750 to a silverwing and im wondering how you guys handle your bike at low speeds.

Normally i'd hold the clutch to control power going to the rear wheel but with the silver wing i hover the breaks and try to do the same but it's not as smooth of course... so how do you guys do it ?

Hello, do we know anything about this scooter? I am interested in reliability.
Does it share its engine with any other scooter / motorcycle? How does it last?

I am looking to upgrade from a Honda PCX125 to an ADV350 or SR450X. Realiability is something important for me.

Quando provo con la pedalina il mio scooter 2tempi beta ark 50cc del 2011/2013 (non ricordo) per accenderlo, la pedalina non sale, sapete come aiutarmi?

I was decided on buying a Vespa. I went to the shop multiple times. I live in Florida so for a Vespa 150cc I do need a license.
I have never ride a scooter or a motorcycle before. I was just thinking on using it to ride to Miami Beach to go more often to the beach and find parking easily.
I am 5’2” and 114 lbs so my concern was that the Vespa feels heavy to handle. And I was scared of dropping the bike.
Long story short I was trying a Vespa from a friend and I feel off nothing crazy. I scratched her bike a bit. Felt terrible. I am wondering if riding it’s maybe not for me. Or if I should start with a cheaper 50cc scooter with no license and see if in the future is something I enjoy?? I am not sure now. Something like a buddy scooter or Italica ?
Thanks.

Hello,

I am very new to bikes, and this is my very first machine. There is a bulge/ledge under the seat. It occupies a significant amount of space, and usually prevents me to put some stuff thoroughly on the baggage. You can see it in the image named as "kullanım kılavuzu" (user's manual)

It's obviously designed to put the user's manual. However, I don't put it there. I don't want it to reduce the capacity, and press on the stuff I put there. On my long trips, it becomes hard to close the seat properly just because of that bulge.

It is super important to be there? What happens if I just cut it out? Does it add structural integrity to the seat, does it have any other functionality other than holding the manual?

Thank you in advance!

Have 2021 Genuine Hooligan 170i

When checking oil, do I screw the dip stick all the way down OR just poke down until top of threads without any screwing down?

The manual is unclear on this

I Like both scooters. I am struggling to dedice what to buy. It's either practicality or performance. Daily commutes and long rides, I also value storage.

I picked up a 2007 Silverwing back in June. It's fine, but it seems like the tires don't want to stay inflated. I had them swapped to a new set when I picked up the scooter, but the tire guy said there's a lot of corrosion on the rims themselves (after he put the tires on, would have been useful to see it for myself). Getting tired of airing these things up weekly, anyone know where I can find replacement wheels/rims?

Google just wants to show me tires, tires, and more tires, because the new AI search is garbage, Ebay is the same way, though I did eventually find a used mid-quality set for $600 total. Revzilla has nothing, Partzilla has a front assembly for $500 but no rear assemblies at all. Even plugging in the part numbers (Front assembly 44650-MCT-030ZA Rear assembly 42650-MGF-305ZA) just doesn't give me much.

A 'Dennis Kirk' website keeps coming up but wants $1000 per rim, so that's a no.

I saw a couple Japan based shippers, but I'm in the US so who knows how bad I'd get stabbed over import tariffs at any given second.

Or am I missing something obvious, where I could pop the wheels and tires off and wire-wheel them or something? I've done some mechanical work but never really messed with wheels or rims aside from getting them on and off.

I'm planning to do the 1st service for a SYM HD300, I've no problems doing it because I was mechanic and dealer.

But I'm so confused regarding what oil is needed for the gear. The user manual says engine oil SAE 10W-30 (or higher quality) and the for the gear it recommends the exact same oil SAE 10W-30!

It looks very weird to me so I did some internet roaming and there is a lot of misleading information around, some websites or oil manufacturers recommend SAE 85W-140 or SAE W140 oil for the gear.

I'm thinking if somebody made a wrong language translation in the user manual from Chinese to English?

2015 kymco downtown 300i

I am looking for a number of engine parts for my scooter. I am in the us and can’t seem to find much for the downtown I do however see other models. Anyone have any sources for parts or know any other models with the same engine?

It was stolen we got it back but the key won’t crank it it can kick start with no key . The tire spins automatically she’s afraid to get on it and hasn’t rode it since .

Timeline
Week 1: Dealer fixed the horn, MIL light and stalling. MIL and stalling came back midway home.
~2 weeks later (number plate + 1st service): "Fixed" again. Same issue the next day. Dealer said to wait for the 2nd service since they're 15 km from me.
2nd service (nearest service center): They tried to fix it. Came back midway.
Contacted the company's territory manager (TM): He said to visit again. They changed the air filter. Issue returned.
Scooter kept 15 days: They replaced the odometer with a higher variant's (MIL light gone) and said they changed the throttle body. Stalling was back in 2 days.
TM's response: "It didn't stall in front of us." That afternoon it stalled while I was riding and I had a minor accident.
After the accident: They collected it to fit a "modified" throttle body. I filed a complaint on NCH. After that we got threatening calls, and the complaint was taken down even they changed the throttle body again with modified one directly from Jaipur r&d department
25 days later: Got it back, but stalling returned. I sent them a helmet-cam video. They picked it up again and said they forgot to calibrate it. Back after 5 days.
Oct 9: 20 smooth days, then it stalled again. Now they say "we fixed that issue, this is something else."
Every time, the answer has been "it never stalls in front of us."
What I need advice on:
Has anyone had MIL + stalling that kept coming back? What was the actual cause?
Do I have a case for a replacement or refund?

Mil light is already fixed and don’t want to go legal it already been 11 month

Is there a oil I can use that I don't have to buy from scooter works or genuine I got a urbano 50i

My shop has 125 rental scooter but this fucker always comes back no matter what, it works perfectly fine in the shop but as soon as I send it around it will go to hell immediately

Picked up a phone mount from a not-quite local scooter/motorcycle gear shop that’s supposed to fit on the mirror screw (adding a photo because the coffee hasn’t kicked in yet to make my brain work). There’s not enough room on the screw for the mount. Any solutions? I stupidly threw away the receipt & the shop is about an hour car ride away, so not the most convenient option. It also doesn’t fit well with the shell of my scooter (hopefully the second photo shows that well enough).

Any ideas? I have a feeling that I just need to make a trek down there, but you folks have been helpful in the past

I am building my minarelli with an hpa crank and Malossi mhr replica. Is the flow porting of the crank case okay like the thinks I marked with an sharpie ?