I Need Chinese Scooter Parts, Help! Five Options to Get the Parts You Need Quickly

With the onslaught of imported Chinese Scooters over the past few years, many of us are finding we need repair parts. For some, we can find a local Scooter shop, but for others, it seems near impossible. Even if we find a local scooter repair shop, some specialize in European Brands and don't work on Chinese Scooters (aka Mopeds), and if they do, they may not carry the parts we need for our brand.

Here is one of the easiest secrets to learn more about our scooters. Chinese Brand Scooters come to America under many names, and even worse, many of us buy a Scooter, and 2 minutes later, can't even tell our neighbor the make or model we just bought.

Here is the best way to figure out who is the manufacturer, and that is to find the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number), aka the serial number of the Scooter. For most Scooters, it is on the middle shaft of the front of the bike. There is a 1 inch by 5 inch plastic cover. Use a screw driver and pop the plastic off to reveal the VIN. Now look at the first 2 letters. Those letters tell you the name of the manufacturer, followed by other numbers which will tell the model number and the engine size. That is all we need. If you are unable to find your serial numbers, you can lay down on the ground and look up into the scooter from underneath.

Scooters also have the VIN somewhere else on the body frame. This is harder to find, but it is another option. If you go to your local Scooter Shop or search online for parts, tell them your VIN number so they can make sure they are getting you the correct scooter parts; then there will be no mistake as to the correct parts to order.

A third option is to pull out your registration. That will have the VIN number as well. It should also state the Manufacturer and Model. I don't like mentioning this option up front, as I have seen Registrations from many States, and the DMV makes huge mistakes. I find misspellings of makers and models on over half of the registrations I see. In my State, they have a maker spelled 3 different ways. Hence the VIN is the best way to get the correct parts.

Option number four is to take photos’ of the parts we need. Then we can email them to the supplier to double check we are getting the right parts. Anytime people call us to order parts and seem unsure of their make and model, I always have them send me a picture, and then I can ship them the right parts.

If they do not have a camera, a fifth way is I have them copy and email me a picture of their registration. Now I am clear with the VIN what scooter or moped they have. If you will follow these steps, it helps those of us in the parts business identify the correct parts and saves everyone time, effort and money.

Mark Kemp is the Parts Manager for ScooterStock in Orem, Utah. They specialize in Chinese Scooter Parts and High Performance Upgrades for most Chinese Brands. They have a Bounty- Hunter program; meaning they specialize in finding the hard-to-find parts

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The Ninja Secret for Chinese Scooters - "High Performance Upgrade in a Bag"

Your Scooter runs like crap, has no power and is very sluggish – you know it and I know it, so let’s fix it!
The main stay of our scooter business is repairs and high-performance-upgrades (HPU). Everyone wants a scooter with some zip, pizzazz, and some get-up-and-go. All of us hate how slow our scooters go and wish there was a solution. The good news is… there is.

If you own a Chinese scooter, I for one, am a fan. They make a great engine and a great transmission. The bummer part is many of the other components are low quality and cause most of the problems. So at our shop, we simply replace the cheap parts with American parts, and poof, we have a top grade, fast scooter (fast enough to get speeding tickets – just don’t ask). I own the fastest street-legal scooter in my town, and here is the step-by-step how you can have the fastest scooter in your town. Here are the parts we replace when people bring their scooter into our shop and ask for a High Performance Upgrade:

• Air Intake System – We completely remove the entire air intake system and we simply replace it with a UNI Racing air filter. We aren’t trying to turn our scooters into racing bikes, we are just giving them the air they want to run at their best.
• Spark Plug – We replace that cheap Chinese 49 cent Spark Plug with a high performance NKG Spark Plug. O yeah; now we are talking some power. You’ll get more power off the line.
• CDI – The CDI in our Scooters is the brain, it also has the Governor in it. We replace the CDI (yes I realize yours is working fine) with a No-limit CDI. This will get you 3-10 MPH faster.
• Engine Oil – We get rid of that oil that came with the Scooter from China. It’s not good quality oil. We change that out immediately with a top grade American Oil.
• Transmission Oil – These scooters use ‘gear oil’, not transmission oil – but it’s the same story. We replace this oil so now our machine is full of American made quality products.
• Fuel Lines – These are one of the key ingredients. The Fuel Lines that come on these scooters are low quality. They collapse very easily when any stress is put on them. We replace all the fuel lines with 3/16th ID (interior diameter) American Made hose. Even the Hulk can’t collapse these hoses.
• Air Lines – We use the same hose type to replace all the air lines to/from the carb and engine. These can also collapse and ruin your top-end speed.If your scooter chokes out near top speed, this is why.

That’s it. Find those parts and replace them and you’ll have the fastest scooter in town. If you need help finding the parts for your scooter, call us and we have a "High Performance Upgrade Kit" for only $97 for all the parts. Turn your scooter into a monster. You’ll have more power, higher MPG, higher MPH and it will run smoother and cleaner. You’ll be able to beat cars off the line at stop lights, no one will be honking at you anymore, and you will once again, fall in love with your scooter and remember all the reasons you bought it.

Mark Kemp is the Parts Manager for ScooterStock in Orem, Utah. They specialize in Chinese Scooter Parts and High Performance Upgrades for most Chinese Brands. They have a Bounty- Hunter program; meaning they specialize in finding the hard-to-find parts,

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Save Your Scooter Repair Money - How To Do Your Own Oil Change

Changing the oil in our Chinese scooters is vital in ensuring its proper functioning. Most of us have the tendency to ignore this and as a result end up burning-up our engines. When changing oil, we do not need to go to a mechanic.. Why spend money for labor when we can change the oil ourselves?

Before proceeding with the oil change, let’s make sure we have everything we ned. We will need a socket set or adjustable wrench, and an oil collection pan or mini container with a wide mouth (a cut-in-half open milk-carton works great). Of course, we will need oil; we can use any type oil except 30 weight – use 10/40, 15/50 or any combination of a 10-15/40-50 weight – just don’t use a 30 weight.

To begin the scooter oil change, put the scooter on the back stands so the scooter is level. Look for the larger bolt under the scooter below the engine. When you remove this large bolt, have your container ready to catch the oil. Once the bolt/cap come off, let it simply drop into the container, as the spring and oil screen are also going to come out. Let it all fall into the container. Once the oil has stopped draining, remove the bolt, spring and oil screen and clean them off. Rinse the oil screen and hand dry.

Inspect the oil to see if it has a milky color. This would mean that there is water leaking in other parts of the scooter and should be taken to a mechanic to reseal the gearbox. Otherwise, replace the oil screen, the spring and the bolt to the bottom of the scooter.

A caution about adding oil: Don’t add too much oil. We have had just as many burnt engines come to our repair shop due to people adding too much oil instead of not having enough oil.

Start adding the oil. After you pour in some oil, stop and let the oil drain into the bottom for about 15 seconds before measuring. When measuring oil, the dip stick does NOT need to be screwed in. Simply stick it in as far as possible without screwing it back into the oil spout and pull it out to see how much oil is on the stick. Once the oil level is half way it is ok to stop adding oil. A good tip is to start the scooter, let it run for 1-2 minutes, shut it off and wait about 2 minutes. Then recheck the dip stick to see the oil level.

If you are a visual learner, there are videos on the internet that show us step by step how to complete and oil change. A good place to go is www.scooterstock.com. They have several videos on diy scooter repair. They even have an online chat if we have any questions.



About The Author:
Mark Kemp is the Chinese Scooter Parts Manager at Scooter Stock L.L.C. and the Service manager at our local repair shop at EnduranceScooters.com L.L.C., located in Orem Utah.

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Fuse Problems & Solutions for Chinese / Korean / Taiwan Gas Motor Scooters

Many of us have scooter that have starting or stalling-out problems. For some of us, it’s the whole fuse setup that is causing our problems, and here are the top 3 solutions.

There is a small fuse box next to the battery on the main red battery cable. There is a fuse inside that white plastic housing. It also has an extra replacement fuse in most of these scooters. This is one of the least expensive gas scooter parts.

When our scooters don’t start or start to stall on us, we check the fuse first in our repair shop; so I suggest everyone try that step as well. I have had a few cases that the fuse looks fine, but we replaced it anyways with the extra fuse, and the scooter started right up. First of all, realize that might be one solution; but here is another unknown problem and solution we might not know that is happening at the same time:

We’ve replaced the fuse and the scooter starts up, so we think we solved the problem, when actually we didn’t. What we didn’t know is that the fuse that was already in there, was working just fine. The new fuse worked because we worked with the fuse holder replacing the fuse, not realizing the problem was the fuse holder. By simply playing with it, it made contact again and the scooter started. Sometimes these plastic cases melt and can cause a short.

The fuse box connectors in these scooters are very cheap. I recommend replacing the holder unit with a more heavy duty unit if you suspect anything, including the connectors. This is a very faulty gas scooter part and is easily replaced with a higher quality unit we can count on to work and not short out.

Mark Kemp is the Chinese Scooter Parts Manager at Scooter Stock L.L.C. and the Service manager at our local repair shop at EnduranceScooters.com L.L.C., located in Orem Utah. He is our resident expert on Chinese Gas Motor Scooter Parts.

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Struggling Getting Your Chinese Scooter Parts From Manufacturers?

When it comes to parts and accessories for scooters, people will always trust established names in the industry such as Vespa, Yamaha and Honda. If you have a tight budget, Chinese scooters can be an excellent alternative. However, one of the major issues that will confront you is accessibility to spare parts as well as services. Fortunately, this issue has been resolved recently with the immense improvement in Chinese scooter parts.

Some Chinese scooter suppliers have shown inconsistencies with the selection of their parts. Within the same model, the accessibility of Chinese scooter parts can still vary. Even if you provide the model and year, you may still end up getting a different product. To remedy this, it would be helpful to provide digital pictures of the part you are requesting online.

The problem with some Chinese scooter parts is that they do not carry the products they are selling. Their website is, however, designed to facilitate the search for parts for your Chinese scooter. You can even get in touch with the company if the part you are looking for is not among those in the pictures available in the website. As Chinese scooters share similar parts, determining the parts for your scooter will be much easier.

Most of the Chinese, Korean and Taiwan scooter manufacturers don’t sell parts to the public, they only sell to resellers who buy in huge bulk purchases, like www.scooterstock.com. For most of us, simply buying from a reseller is the fastest way to get the parts we need. An extra advantage of using a reseller like scooterstock, is they offer a free online chat to discuss what parts(s) you need, making sure you’ve ordered the correct parts.

Mark Kemp is the Parts Manager for http://www.scooterstock.com in Orem, Utah. They specialize in Chinese Scooter Parts and High Performance Upgrades for most Chinese Brands. They have a Bounty- Hunter program; meaning they specialize in finding the hard-to-find parts, especially body parts for out-of-business Scooter Companies.

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Scooter Battery keeps dying? Another Unknown Problem The Scooter Dealer Never Told Us

What most of us don’t know, is that the ‘kill switch’ continues to drain our batteries, it’s like an “ON” switch. The problem is all of us leave the kill switch ‘on’, even when the scooter isn’t running; and that is draining our batteries. What no one told us, is that we need to shut it off each time we walk away from our scooters. We all assume that if our scooter starts right up again, the battery must be fully charged, but that simply isn’t true. So the secret is to shut off the kill switch every time we turn off the scooter and take out the key.

The other big secret is no one ever told us that Scooters are not like cars. Scooters don’t recharge the batteries on their own. When our car is dead, we give each other a jump. We let it run for 20 minutes and it recharges the battery – all is well. What we have all assumed is that Scooters are the same way, but they are not. If we have a half charged battery, it remains half charged for about 3 months, then it just dies one day. Then we are all off to the Scooter repair shop to buy our 2nd or 3rd battery for the year. Frustrating, isn’t it?

Want the solution? It’s easy, just shut off the kill switch. So simply tell yourself when you stop your scooter, we have to do TWO things, not one. We have to remove the key AND turn off the kill switch. That will shut off the battery and stop the slow draining that continues to haunt all of us.

Happy Scootering.

Mark Kemp is the Parts Manager for Scooter Parts in Orem, Utah. They specialize in Chinese Scooter Parts and High Performance Upgrades for most Chinese Brands. They have a Bounty- Hunter program; meaning they specialize in finding the hard-to-find parts, especially body parts for out-of-business Scooter Companies.

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Mission Impossible: Finding Chinese Scooter Parts For Our Scooters

Chinese scooters have become popular nowadays because they are less expensive than other established scooter brands such as Vespa, Yamaha and Honda. The only drawback in owning mopeds is the unavailability of Chinese scooter parts. In most cases, the components are located elsewhere and moving from one place to another just to have your scooter fixed can be more costly.

However, sourcing Chinese scooter parts is not as difficult as it may seem if you know where to look. The truth of the matter is that you do not have to go through the difficulty of searching for parts as long as you practice proper maintenance on your Scooter. This means changing oil regularly, allowing your scooter to warm up before riding, conditioning your engine, to name just a few. It will also help a lot if you have knowledge of basic troubleshooting.

For the more advanced problems, there are generic scooter repair books which explain how to repair most Chinese, Korean and Taiwan Scooters. You can also get great ‘free’ advice from parts warehouses like www.scooterstock.com. They have a chat for customer to chat with mechanics about fixing your own scooter. If it is the first time you are working on your scooter, it will seem intimidating, but after one or two basic repairs, you will see how quickly and easily these scooters are to fix.

Also check out some of the other articles on the site about how to fix your own scooter, common problems and their solutions, how to winterize your scooter, what parts are the most common breakdowns and how to fix them. It won’t take but a few DIY (do it yourself) scooter repairs, and you’ll feel like a champion scooter mechanic.

Mark Kemp is the Parts Manager for Scooter Parts in Orem, Utah. They specialize in Chinese Scooter Parts and High Performance Upgrades for most Chinese Brands. They have a Bounty- Hunter program; meaning they specialize in finding the hard-to-find parts, especially body parts for out-of-business Scooter Companies.

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