scorpion mini chopper

KingB · 05-17-2010, 09:33 PM

Hi,

Im thinking of getting one of the scorpion mini choppers but i hav heard of them having alot of problems. If some of you can tell me if it is worth it and what you paid for yours that would be great. also do the have lifan motors. thanks.

Weldangrind · 05-17-2010, 09:47 PM

Welcome!

Is this what you're talking about?

It looks like a Lifan style engine in the 250. Nice looking bike!

KingB · 05-17-2010, 10:57 PM

no thats not it i am talking about the one on this http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h...ed=0CC0Q9QEwBA

sorry i dont kow how to insert a pic.

Weldangrind · 05-18-2010, 01:47 AM

That's cool, I found it.

That looks like a Honda cloned Lifan engine to me. The four valve Honda version had two exhaust ports because of the two exhaust valves. On a dirt bike, the exhaust pipes were joined at the collector.

The bike looks fun, but you sure couldn't ride it where I live. I doubt that those tires are DOT approved.

Jim · 05-18-2010, 02:34 AM

That cruiser you posted looks pretty cool Derryk.

Weldangrind · 05-18-2010, 11:08 AM

That's what I think (except for the wheels). I'd ride it.

TurboT · 05-18-2010, 05:03 PM

Doesn't Gio sell something similar?

http://www.giobikes.com/Dirt-Bikes-i...200cc-Chopper/

Jim · 05-18-2010, 05:21 PM

Interesting, I never noticed it on Gio's site before. I always thought they only handled dirt bikes and atvs.

Weldangrind · 05-18-2010, 08:15 PM

Gio tried to sell mini choppers a couple of years ago, but there is nowhere to ride them. I doubt that these are new shipments; probably hangovers from old containers.

Jim · 05-18-2010, 08:22 PM

I agree about nowhere to ride them, they don't seem to be the most practical.

KingB · 05-21-2010, 12:46 AM

i just want it for fun,

Weldangrind · 05-21-2010, 01:20 AM

Me too, but where? You're taking a risk by riding it off pavement, and taking a financial risk on the road if Johhny Law catches you. When I was a kid you could get away with riding go-karts etc at the local Safeway parking lot on Sunday, but none of them close now.

I'm not kidding, where could you ride such a thing? My son's first bike was a mini chopper and we got rid of it for that reason.

KingB · 05-21-2010, 09:34 PM

i have a 30 acre paved yard so..... thats where i would ride.

Weldangrind · 05-21-2010, 09:53 PM

I didn't think that there was 30 acres of pavement in Vancouver.

Jim · 05-21-2010, 09:57 PM

That should give you sufficient space

05-17-2010, 09:33 PM	#1
KingB Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7	scorpion mini chopper Hi, Im thinking of getting one of the scorpion mini choppers but i hav heard of them having alot of problems. If some of you can tell me if it is worth it and what you paid for yours that would be great. also do the have lifan motors. thanks.
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05-17-2010, 09:47 PM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Welcome! Is this what you're talking about? It looks like a Lifan style engine in the 250. Nice looking bike! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-18-2010, 01:47 AM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That's cool, I found it. That looks like a Honda cloned Lifan engine to me. The four valve Honda version had two exhaust ports because of the two exhaust valves. On a dirt bike, the exhaust pipes were joined at the collector. The bike looks fun, but you sure couldn't ride it where I live. I doubt that those tires are DOT approved. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-18-2010, 02:34 AM	#5
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	That cruiser you posted looks pretty cool Derryk. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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05-18-2010, 11:08 AM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That's what I think (except for the wheels). I'd ride it. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-17-2010, 10:57 PM	#3
KingB Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7	no thats not it i am talking about the one on this http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h...ed=0CC0Q9QEwBA sorry i dont kow how to insert a pic.
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05-18-2010, 05:03 PM	#7
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	Doesn't Gio sell something similar? http://www.giobikes.com/Dirt-Bikes-i...200cc-Chopper/
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05-18-2010, 05:21 PM	#8
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Interesting, I never noticed it on Gio's site before. I always thought they only handled dirt bikes and atvs. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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05-18-2010, 08:15 PM	#9
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Gio tried to sell mini choppers a couple of years ago, but there is nowhere to ride them. I doubt that these are new shipments; probably hangovers from old containers. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-18-2010, 08:22 PM	#10
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I agree about nowhere to ride them, they don't seem to be the most practical. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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05-21-2010, 12:46 AM	#11
KingB Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7	i just want it for fun,
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05-21-2010, 01:20 AM	#12
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Me too, but where? You're taking a risk by riding it off pavement, and taking a financial risk on the road if Johhny Law catches you. When I was a kid you could get away with riding go-karts etc at the local Safeway parking lot on Sunday, but none of them close now. I'm not kidding, where could you ride such a thing? My son's first bike was a mini chopper and we got rid of it for that reason. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-21-2010, 09:34 PM	#13
KingB Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7	i have a 30 acre paved yard so..... thats where i would ride.
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05-21-2010, 09:53 PM	#14
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I didn't think that there was 30 acres of pavement in Vancouver. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-21-2010, 09:57 PM	#15
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	That should give you sufficient space __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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