Steve's Benelli BJ250T-8 Scooter

[braillce]

[...] Another (and more dangerous) thing is that quickly blipping the throttle doesn’t result in acceleration / deceleration. It results in acceleration - a bit more of acceleration after you let the throttle go - and deceleration after.[...]it’s not good.[...]

Wow.. Not too good indeed.
How much did u pay for it?

[Steve_Halt]

braillce, got it for 18600 yuan (without plates, that is). Here in Nanjing plates would be another 20000 yuan.

[Steve_Halt]

Took my scoot for the first service (500 km) this Wednesday.
Since it was rainy, I was the only one there. They did everything very fast - engine oil change, transmission oil change. Cost me 270 yuan for oil and work. I paid alright, but I'm not doing it the same way the next time.
I'll get the oils from taobao and change them myself (no rocket science there) and it will be half price of what I paid to the shop.
Good thing: after the oil change, transmission became way more smooth and the clutch engage / disengage moment became more predictable.

[kikikillercat]

I have a Kymco scooter 175 cc never a problem first oil change free, everytime factory rep come to town free oil free air filter and gear oil. Paid 11000 for the scooter,,, top speed 110
Just passing on info here

[Steve_Halt]

kikikillercat, I heard Kymco were great in terms of reliability and customer service!
Benelli for me is a trial thing - after all nobody tried it or wrote about it (in English, I mean). Why not be the first :)

[kikikillercat]

kikikillercat, I heard Kymco were great in terms of reliability and customer service!
Benelli for me is a trial thing - after all nobody tried it or wrote about it (in English, I mean). Why not be the first :)

Benelli's look cool,,, ive seen many at the canton fair in GZ

[Steve_Halt]

Benelli's look cool,,, ive seen many at the canton fair in GZ

They do, yes. Well, to some :) I think the design is alright.
There are quite a few other things to like: small details, materials used, the way the seat clicks into plays... Minor stuff. But they say the devil's in the details, right?

[Steve_Halt]

Well, today I had time, so I took my scoot to the local mechanic and together we removed the clutch assembly and had a good look at it.
This is what we saw:

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Apparently, the clutch is of pretty low quality, and the clutch shoes are uneven and sloppily attached. The solution was simple: sandpaper them smooth and reinstall the clutch.
The effect has so far been amazing: no shivering and twitching at take off / low speed. The clutch disengages on time and has become very predictable, i.e. it doesn't pull the scoot when you get off throttle.
I'm very happy with the result and am very unhappy with the factory QC.
Will see how it behaves further on, good for now.