I've been drooling over these for years. Your video was very informative. Enjoyed the tour, Thanks!

Thanks for taking the time to do this review. It's not only fun to watch, but also very informative. Cheers to you!

I really appreciate your comprehensive, yet easy to understand reviews! You have a great public speaking style. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for your extensive review. I was thinking about getting one, but settled on a moped. Still has a Chinese motor though... Yes, I totally agree with you, it's something you have to tinker with, you have to be a part-time rider, part-time mechanic! I really think the appeal of the "Chinese" motors/scooters is the price tag more than anything.

i love the way you speak. easy to understand, regular guy, and honest. i appreciated.

Great video. Entertaining and a very good assessment from what I can tell in showing a viewer what they'll get if they're considering one of these "Chinese" scooters. I do plan on getting one, but knowing what's in store helps a lot as opposed to expecting a gas-and-go thing.

Thanks for the review, man. I've been looking at these cheap scooters and this was helpful. Cheers!

Loved the review. Very informative thanks! I was just curious...Did you find a solution to the gas cap vibrating loose, and if so what was it? Also, what were the little fixes you needed to do? Could a newbie mechanic figure it out? thanks again!

Great review. I see the video is about 8yo so i’m wondering: did the scooter hold up, did you have it long and what broke?

Thanks for the great review! Seen this bike on Ebay same price in Dallas. Probably where you got yours lol. I am upgrading from a 50cc scooter and its great to see this on video and get a full depth look. Very awesome review and appreciate it a lot! Will get mine this summer. Safe riding!

Good info. I have been considering one of the Chinese 150cc scooters. Your video was helpful. Thanks!

Yes, they may be cheaply made, but when you can't afford 2 to 3 thousand for a good one, you still can get you money's worth out of these. I have two Chinese scooters, the 4 year old one has almost 29,000 miles on it and the 2.5 year old one has just over 7,000 miles on it. I did have a bit of electrical problem on the first one, but other than that just regular maintenance and a set of tires at 23,000 miles. So I have gotten my more than money's worth out of it.

It's great video ... can you post something about the issues you referred to but did not really mention what they were?

My 150cc runs good got 6000 miles on it and always change oil and gear oil, valve adjust and tune up and premium gas, got a friend that has up to 34,000 miles on his gy6 engine, it might be Chinese but it will last if u take care of it !

I think you got a killer deal for that scooter, but when you said it will hang with any Honda,Kawasaki etc............lets not get carried away......

thanks for the review, I've been curious about these.

I just bought a jonway 250 and so far I love it. and mostly because of your review. thanks

Thanks for the great video, had any problems with it since?

Dude! that was a fantastic review and you are a fantastic reviewer. I watched the entire video. Bravo man, I want one like yours for my girl..

what exactly did you fix on it ? tighten some loose bolts ?

Thanks for the info, how is it holding up a few years later?

Great video, I have not experienced the same issue with the gas cap but agree about all of the other quality issues.

Thanks for the review! I just got a JONWAY YY150T-12, which is similar. On day 2 the turn signal stopped working and for the life of me I can't find the fuses except for the one near the battery. Any clues?

Awesome real review. Thanks man. My friend is selling his. I am going to buy it!

Compared to a Vespa for 8000-9000 it's a bargain.

Really glad you mentioned the fact that the ABS brakes arent true ABS, and just limit the amount of pressure that can be applied and like you pointed out they are useless in rain or snow.

Hey thanks for the educational video, i learned a lot.

Nice Scooter, gonna get mine here shortly, I see you're a veteran, join the the club and thanks for the service, see ya at the VA in Houston

Is it a roketa? I just bought one 3 days ago that looks pretty similar.

I have a 2008 model, nearly identical but without grocery bag hook. Paid $897 for it. It's been going 10 years, runs great. I don't work on stuff like that, but have paid probably $500 in repair bills over the years for various things. Also installed a kill switch.

Thanks for the video! Inspired me to buy a Chinese scooter with same body style. Got a couple of questions for you. How is this scooter still holding up? What other things did you do to improve reliability of this scooter? I ask because so I can fix issues up front> Thanks again for this AWESOME video. I have showed this video to several friends of mine!

My only concern is the headlights. The low beam is on the left so will the light on the road be slightly to the left? Same with high beam, will the light hang to the right? I can’t find any videos that show how they work at night and if they are centered in front of the bike. If they are centered and has even lighting on both sides of the bike, then I’m definitely looking into this one.

Where do you get parts for it jtech87? I just bought one and also was wondering about high elevation, Do you know a part to get so I can get more gas into the carburetor ?

hi thanks for the video But what's the size of your helmet and is the chinese scooter good or not? hope you answer me thanks

what were the initial fixes you mention? I mean, what went wrong in the beginning that you had to address? Also, how is the bike doing now?

good video,i've only had my50cc meideo for about 400 miles,but so far it's been good

Change the fork oil to a hevier weight that will make a real difference. Also you can add a 1/2 inch spacer above the springs-any object that fits will do, then your forks will be stiffer.

Do you think it would be good as a starter bike or should I just save the money up and go for something better?

I have a 150cc phantom scooter. My question is ? My valve recently broke off accidentally, am I able to just buy a valve replacement or do some come tubeless.

You mentioned things that broke for the first few months. What sort of things broke and were parts easy to get online and how long did it take to get them?

A good, honest review! Thanks for telling about the warts as well as the good stuff! But, I didn't hear what manufacturer it came from...who made it?

Dude you're awesome. I'm considering buying a JCL 150 with 16 inch wheels because my girl friend is shorter than I am. What do you think? I was going to buy it off line but NOW I may go to a store a check something similar out before I purchase one.

I’m coming up on my first 500 miles on mine. Still running like day one. I like them.

How is it with you and do you have any issues with it until now ?

I’m looking to buy one in Dallas.. Where did you buy this?

I bought this model of bike recently for 350$, its in good shape (a 2009). Do you know where to get body parts for it? It's the same bike you have in the video. That's about all is wrong with mine, it's mostly aesthetic. Other few minor functionality issues were due to the previous owners lack of maintenance.

Hey jtech87, what exactly went wrong in the 1st couple of months that you had to repair?

Bought a Jonway 50cc. It was a rental and had less than 1000 miles. Dealer assembled and maintained. Very happy with it.

looks nice hows it holding up??

@guitargod1997 I swear every time I even THINK of making a video some kind of noise happens in the background. I thought I was safe doing this vid in the middle of nowhere but I guess not lol.

I guess that was you I saw riding all over those fields. You look like peewee herman crossed with Micheal Jackson! Good vid and review of details. The gasoline cap was funny. If you keep riding that thing around like crazy, shit will break! Big plastic chunks will crack off. Oh yeah, adjust the rear brake yet?

What were the initial fixes you had to do?

What's the best stand up gas scooters's and the best gas bicycle's and why ?

Thx for takin ur time to go through this scooter

Can you explain what the initial fixes were?

For the money you can't beat them just a lot of maintenance checking bolt's body screws oil but I like mine very happy with it.If you want to make it move better change the variater weights to 14oz they are 16oz stock it will rev faster.Great vid good luck.

After the initial fixes it’s great!? Like what?

great review, you are a natural. Sound is critical, more than video.

@MrPolymers wondering if once you get the bike stablized should be no more problems?

I just bought a bike like yours. What is the phone icon in the kilometers account? How is it used?

what dose everyone think about a roketa scooter mc-13-150

@jtech87 I'm wondering, exactly what initial fixes did you have to make to the scooter that made it run so well?

hey! can you also buy bikes in the US that are popular in europe? Like yamaha Aerox, Gilera runner, peugeot Speedfight, etc.?

@aves1pm The only fixes I had to do were changing the glass fuses over to modern blade types and I always had problems with the muffler rattling. Everything else was preventative work like checking every bolt and connection and changing all the fluids and stuff. Never had to do anything major to it.

Great review. Would like an update!

Thank you for the review. i've been considering a Znen knockoff of the Honda Ruckus that can fit parts directly off the Ruckus. They've got them in 150CC CARB legal for 1-1500.00 online, out of Hong Kong. That Znen knockoff will basically be this scooter in a different frame with different wrappings.

Nine years later it's 2019 & this scooter, now called the Tao Tao Lancer, is till under $800 :)

Thankx man i'm planning on buying 1 of these for 599 US$ if i pick it up in Dallas and 825 us$ if delivered. I'm living in waco Tx do u think i can ride the bike back home after i buy it ? also do u need a special driver license to ride this bike ? thnx man.

Greetings. I have a JCL 250cc with the Yamaha/Linhai engine. I noticed you still had the original Chinese tire on the front.. I assume also on the back? I would replace those tires immediately. I had the same Chinese tire on the front of my JCL which gave me terrible head-shake. Thought it was the design of the front fork or the bearing on the steering column. Once I replaced the Chinese tire with a quality Shinko, the head shake disappeared. I've had to rewire parts of the electricals.

I have a similar model with another name. What is this model called? I do not find spare parts for mine, but may be available for your model.

Hey I have the same scooter and I was wondering if you know the make and model.I need to buy the rear plastics

Where can I buy this scooter?, and what is that model? Thanks

excellent review :)

I have the same kind of chinese scooter, any idea where I can get an air filter?

What sort of initial repairs did you have to make?

if you fit similar springs to the front from the back. it'll solve the front end dip

There is a pro side to a fairly weak rear brake altought disc would be nice. Brakes that bites really really good (rear) could leed to unpleasent lock up ending upp in a nasty visit down the ditch. Especially if someone not used to it borrows it for a ride. :)

Do you know of the brand of scooter called motorino.?? I was thinking of getting a brand new one from vally scooters . They ship them 99% assembled . The scooter called a supremo.

@MrBorderghost The dealer I got mine from actually did a pretty thorough job checking it out before handing it over. But when I got it home I tore it apart myself and did a proper PDI.

Thx. for your share, is this the Taotao-150 ? which is a copy of Honda ?? How can we get it register ?? My minivan is way too old and Im thinking to get one of this

8:00 had me dying LOL aint nothing else to break!!

I work for a shop that sells Vespa,and I agree,the prices are out of line! Now with a Vespa from the 150cc and up,they're pretty decent,and now fuel injected so they actually run very well and without carb trouble.Now the Piaggio 50 ans 125's,they're Chinese made,but with piaggio's designs and standards,but there are problems especially with the carb on the 50.They have a new 50 that's under $3k out the door now and it looks decent.

Hey jtech87 I bought the same bike and I'm having trouble finding the body plastics can you point me in the right direction please!!!👏🏾

Hello everyone out there that's thinking about buying a taotao scooter. Well I got a red one just like the one in this video, and it runs very good. However, you need to be careful when driving over bumps in the road, because it will cause some of your bolts to come loose and you won't know there's loose. The only problem I really had with it; is the first two months that I had it; my belt broke on me, but the company outta Texas sent me another one for free. But the good thing about this scooter; it's so very easy to work on. You can pull it up on youtube, and it will show you what to do. Three dollars will full it up and last me all week.

If you need parts ware you go? What is the brand name?

Where do you buy the parts that broke?

Hey what year is the bike and what brand is it

@jtech87 you probably need to adjust the rear brake. The screw on the back is where you adjust it.

hey do you need m license or just class c? and how many cc?

@Mautaz Do you or anyone on here know if they is a video on youtube on how to remove the motor on the Romans 150 cc? the part that holds the rear shock broke and i need to remove the motor to take it to a shop to get the piece that broke and weld it. thank you for any help i can get

How much the insurance cost and registration?

thank you so much for this video, you were a God-send!

Can you go on highways with these and how fast do they go?

Where can i get the faning parts at i have the same scooter same color 2011

How is your moped doing now 4 years later?

Did you torque the variator pulley nut on to spec? Also, make sure the weights are placed in the right direction in the variator. Otherwise, the weights will rattle the whole pulley loose!

what are those quick fixes that you are talking about?

has the clear plastics started to turn yellow yet

what is the year model

as far as front end dive, i fixed that problem on my ninja 250 by using heavier weight fork oil, worked amazing. just a suggestion.