Roketa MC-119-150

[ghcoe]

I just ordered a Roketa MC-119-150 Scooter from powersportsbest last Tuesday and it should be here this coming Tuesday, although I am not sure exactly when I will be able to schedule a drop off yet. I have another scooter coming in from greenearthscooters on Wednesday so I am trying to schedule both drop offs near the same time.

This unit is a Chinese knock off of the Yamaha Zuma/BWS 125 for the non-North American market. The North American market Zumas have side by side (bug eye) headlights. Roketa imports one of those too, known as the MC-31-150.

I am looking to use this as a commuter and outdoor fun. I am hoping it is a close enough clone that I can order in a Zuma frame brace and do a little back road travel as well. Kinda like this guy but not as hard as these guys

[katoranger]

Wow. $799. This looks like a pretty nice scooter.

http://powersportsbest.com/moped-sco...mbled-170.html

[katoranger]

I wonder how it would hold up to the gravel roads in Kansas. That would be the safest way for me to commute to work.

[ghcoe]

Originally Posted by katoranger

Wow. $799. This looks like a pretty nice scooter.

http://powersportsbest.com/moped-sco...mbled-170.html

That price does not include shipping or the warranty you have to pick. I picked the 3 month warranty for $39.00 and with shipping it came to $1,099.89. They were $100.00 less than the other sites that I found this unit on. It still comes with a 12 month frame and engine warranty.

[Weldangrind]

I know the two-stroke 50cc BWS / Zuma scooters relatively well. Are the Roketa versions two-stroke?

[ghcoe]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

I know the two-stroke 50cc BWS / Zuma scooters relatively well. Are the Roketa versions two-stroke?

The one I ordered is a 150cc GY6. They do import a 50cc in the new style Zuma http://www.roketa.com/product/produc...=0&proID=59578

And the older style Zuma http://www.roketa.com/product/produc...=0&proID=59540

I do believe that they are 4 cycle engines though. Not sure what they are based on.

[katoranger]

The GY6 is a great engine. Easy to get parts. Even at $1100 I think it still looks like alot of scooter.

Looking forward to see more on this one.

[Weldangrind]

I have a 150 GY6 in a quad, and it has been a terrific workhorse.

[ghcoe]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

I have a 150 GY6 in a quad, and it has been a terrific workhorse.

I bought a 2007 Tao Tao ATA-150 D http://taotao.us/index.cfm/atvs/ata-150d/ for my wife in 2008 and it has been a awesome machine. Fun to drive and easy to maintain. I picked it up from V-Bike http://www.vbike.us/, who is still in business. If they sold the scooter I wanted I would not hesitate to order from them again. Great service. My two Chinese quads have both been good machines. That is why I did not hesitate on ordering Chinese scooters.

[culcune]

V-Bike are a blast from the past here on chinariders! They were very popular selling the first (first and readily available) 250 (I believe really 229cc) enduro here in the US; the Hibird QH 250 enduro. Many members bought the $1000 machine until after several months and container-loads, the well ran dry. They then carried the 200cc version for a while. Once that stopped, they carried Hensim 250 street bikes which resembled Honda Rebels. If I am not mistaken, they even carried a few of the Hensim 250 enduros which were promised on Hensim's USA site, but never officially carried (I believe VBike shipped them in directly from China or another distributor besides Hensim USA).

[culcune]

Wrong place or not--I still have the same Chinarider's memory of Vbike! Never used them, but everyone who bought a bike seemed happy enough with the transaction, and a few issues with the product after the sale from some of the purchasers were taken care of by Vbike. I don't recall one angry poster no matter what kind of bike they bought!

[SpudRider]

I'm glad to hear V-Bike is still in business. As far as I know, every customer who dealt with V-Bike was a satisfied customer.

[SpudRider]

Incidentally, I agree with all the others. That is fine looking scooter.

[ghcoe]

Ok, so this is listed on the Roketa website as a MC-119-150. The manufacture plate says it is manufactured by Jonway and there is a sticker with YY150T-4 on the side covers. Cannot seem to find this scooter on the Jonway website. The YY150T-4 comes up as a Jonway scooter, but not this style. So weird right?

My first impression when I lifted the box at the dock for inspection was, wow this scooter is bigger than I thought it was going to be. This scooter came preassembled and had a PDI performed on it before it left powersportsbest shop. I say, I will do another PDI just for my own piece of mind. What is better than one PDI? Why, two PDI's of course..... :-)

Once home and the box off again I was still amazed at how large the scooter seemed. Now I feel a little intimidated by it. But, it is a beautiful scooter. I love the aggressive look that it has. The tires I think complement it quite well and it screams, I want some rugged roads to travel on. After watching some videos of the Yamaha BWS 125 used in Asia I am ready to go on some rugged roads too.

[ghcoe]

The unit showed 3.9 miles on the odometer when I got it. Probably a test run to make sure everything worked right. Motor and CVT case look nice. There were a couple of blems in the plastics. Nothing big, and certainly nothing to complain about for the price.