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timwilky · 31-07-08, 08:40 AM

Well the nephew has one as he is only 16, told him he should have got a fizzy from my youth but people want silly money for them.

So this thing he has is 3 years old and done 2500 miles. If you thought Suzuki used cheese for fasteners and could rust. Just look at the Gorgonzola that Aprilia use.

However it is the design that infuriates me.

1) they are that small that even bent down you have to get on your belly to work on them.

OK, first problem was a U/S starter. We strip off the plastic as best we could and could not find the damm thing. Turns out to be under the rear hugger.

2) To get the rear wheel off, you need to remove the exhaust,

3) to remove the exhaust you need to fight corroded nuts with no room to swing a cat, a 3/8 drive socket is too big to fit round the down pipe and I dare not use my 1/4 drive with a swivel as I am sure the required torque will snap the drive.

It makes Suzuki's look logical and well designed

31-07-08, 08:40 AM	#1
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Why are scooters such crap designs? Well the nephew has one as he is only 16, told him he should have got a fizzy from my youth but people want silly money for them. So this thing he has is 3 years old and done 2500 miles. If you thought Suzuki used cheese for fasteners and could rust. Just look at the Gorgonzola that Aprilia use. However it is the design that infuriates me. 1) they are that small that even bent down you have to get on your belly to work on them. OK, first problem was a U/S starter. We strip off the plastic as best we could and could not find the damm thing. Turns out to be under the rear hugger. 2) To get the rear wheel off, you need to remove the exhaust, 3) to remove the exhaust you need to fight corroded nuts with no room to swing a cat, a 3/8 drive socket is too big to fit round the down pipe and I dare not use my 1/4 drive with a swivel as I am sure the required torque will snap the drive. It makes Suzuki's look logical and well designed __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.