[RandyO]

my GF is thinking of a scooter so yesterday, I spoke with my dealer service dept, recommended staying away from chinese/korean/indian, common problems with carbs (usually due to ethanol) and replacement carb parts are hard to get cause they seem to change design from one week to next

 

[RandyO]

. The Chinese who buy these bikes don't want to track down parts anymore than you or I, My carb is literally all o-rings with standard brass jets.

China does not have and EPA that mandates ethanol

 

[RandyO]

I'm not too worried about ethanol. I don't run e10 in anything. I have access to regular unleaded. Otherwise they have a chemical to combat ethanol effects.

most of the US does not have access to ethanol free, not a big deal with FI engines, but a very big deal with carburated engines that are not used on a regular basis, like lawn mowers, snowblowers etc that sit long enuf for the ethanol to evaporate out and clog the jets with the residue