Reddit reviews Chinese Taiwanese & Korean Scooters 50,100,125,150 & 200 cc Twist and Go Repair Manual (Haynes Service & Repair Manual)
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2004 - 2009 Chinese, Taiwanese & Korean 50 - 200cc Twist and Go Scooters Haynes Repair Manual
> Today I purchased my first scooter. It's a 40cc Icebear Rocket
Congrats! As long as you go into it knowing you will have to maintain it frequently its not a bad starting place IMHO.
> what do y'all know about working on these kind of scooters
Change your oil when you first get it, again at 250 miles, again at 500 miles, and every 500 miles after that. Do valve adjustments also at 250 miles, 500, 1000, and then every 1000 miles. Consider getting this repair manual. Go on youtube and look up "GY6 maintenance", GY6 is the type of engine it uses and its VERY VERY common so there are lots of resources. Specifically its a 139QMB GY6
> I understand this a china knock of brand
I believe Icebear is at least partly US owned and is designed in Japan and manufactured in China. But it uses the same engine and similar design to other cheap Chinese scooters so is generally put into that category.
> some people get lucky and the knock offs last longer than name brands
It can happen - but plan to maintain it like for really real. Its not like with a car where you can just skip an oil change. Also you have to do things you don't normally do with a car like adjust valves and check for loose/missing/broken bolts regularly.
> Anybody else own one of these Icebears?
No but I own a TaoTao which, as far as I know, is very similar.
Answers.
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^(edited to correct two typos)