Whats so wrong with buying a clone scooter on eBay?
Common problems with clone scooters: Lack of dealership support – Overall cheap build quality – There are many scooter factories in China. These factories will contract out to anyone willing to pay them to make scooters. They use the same molds but the part quality, fit and finish will vary depending on what the contracting company wants to pay. On a low price contract the factory will use parts that would be substandard according to Japanese, European, or North American Standards. The scooters are then dropped shipped in a crate (perhaps labeled “motorcycle parts”)to someone in the US. The scooters never passed EPA or DOT testing and are not legal to register in the country. Some of them are advertised as having MCO’s, or Manufacter’s Certificate of Origin that would enable them to be registered. This would be true if they had passed EPA and DOT, but they haven’t.
