> Dirty30 Dillon Wrote:
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> Your first issue was participating in Facebook.
>
> Second, Dan's right. Groups like that draw from all walks and most
> people buying a scooter are not doing it for the vintage aesthetic or
> for the opportunity to rebuild a motor.
>
> Here in NYC, as soon as my garage gate opens and I roll the bikes out I
> get people asking if I work on/sell scooters. The other day someone
> walking buy asked how much I sell them (mopeds) for, and I replied
> "between $1200-1400, depending on the bike and what work goes into it."
>
> His response: "Yeah, well for that kind of money I'd rather just get
> something with a real motor."
>
> Me: "These all have motors..."
>
> Him: "Oh, I thought you pedalled them to charge the battery."
>
> Me: (speechless)
>
> This is the type of person who will by the Qigong Speedway R50
> SuperSport Ruckazoid off of CL and be asking in two weeks why he has no
> compression after "derestricting" it and swallowing a valve.
>
> But seriously, get off Facebook groups for Mopeds. While MA isn't area-
> or make/model- specific, at least all the posts and info is searchable
> and databased, and you will get actual good, if critical, answers.
those Lovers of ___ mopeds groups are ok. In particular i find the derbi and the kanji-hobbit one very helpful.