Kinetic..cheap, problems but okay

Vern /
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Well, I finally got a moped shipped out here to the high plains. I bought the "low quality" Kinetic from India ($560 plus $125 to ship) I had parts broke in shipping but replacements were sent within a week. Cheap pedal broke on my first crank but I have steel ones from an old bike to replace them. After about the third ride, the air filter fell off but I have wedged a piece of foam between it and the frame. Otherwise, it seems to be running okay..(keeping fingers crossed) with just 50 miles ridden. I rode to the next town with the temperature at 34 degrees. Ran well but I froze my ass off. Get this, the manual calls for 4 percent Oil/gas mixture for first 300 miles.. then, 3 percent.. and the gas plug (not cap) says 2 percent? What is that.. take your pick between 2 or 3 percent? Then I have seen ads say "carry load, 250 lbs" ..the manual say "200, max"..but I have ridden son on back which is about 270 lbs load. It ran okay if you can get started! The Ads say: Top speed = 30+; the manual says 26. The manual was in 4 languages.. but lousy explanations with lousy illustrations in all four (my guess..I could only misunderstand the English). Well, if that engine doesn't have a fundamental problem.. it might work out to good value overall. I'm holding to 20 mph for the first 300 miles as one of the sheets said (another.. said 18.5!).

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  Kinetic..cheap, problems but okayTopic by: Vern Vern 04/02/01 08:54PM
  Re: Kinetic..cheap, problems but okayRe: Reeperette Reeperette 04/03/01 07:01AM
  Re: Kinetic..cheap, problems but okayRe: Jim C. Jim C. 04/04/01 10:00PM

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