a Znen defender !

[Stig / Major Tom]

An owner of several Vespas was getting grief from other Vespa owners about his Znen scooter.
He replied that no way was he getting rid of it - it was too much fun and he'd enjoyed thousands of mile on it!

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Stig

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This is a case of how the distributor rides herd on the supplier. ZNEN can build good scoots if the seller makes sure to tell them that's what they want. A lot of the  machines that were made by them got delivered in a crate at the curb with no dealer prep or parts support. I almost bought ZNEN (Lance Milano) when I was first looking to buy a scooter at a dealer that also sold SYM. It looked great and ran well when I test drove it but then I started researching previous owners experiences. There were a lot of scooters which ended up in the service rooms of dealers or even the backs of owners garages because of bad parts that could not be replaced. If a person with good mechanical talents buys one and can get needed spares they can be reliable.

[Stig / Major Tom]

I see a lot of people commuting to work on them in the StPete Beach in Florida.
I always check out the mileage when I spot any mid sized scooter while in Fla. - these average 8000 to 12000 miles when I check them. The little ones much less.
These scooters were not sold around this part of Ohio....Kymco was the only nonJapanese scooter I found at a dealership.. ..otherwise I might be riding a pretty step through Znen now.

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[Tromper]

When I was remotely searching for a scoot in Florida a couple years back, I found a few dealers who sold Znen & a couple other chinese brands.
For the most part they were pretty straight-forward on 'em that they were cheaper up front but the plastics weren't as good and they'd be more prone to needing repair vs. they SYMs or Kym's they also sold.
They also offered full service on 'em and parts for those who didn't do their own wrenching.
There's an outfit around here (Tacomaish) selling Chinese scoots the same way.  They are what they are and at the price point can be OK as long as ya keep on top of 'em.  Preferably if you know enough to at least understand what's broken even if you farm out the repair.

I see a lot of people commuting to work on them in the StPete Beach in Florida.
I always check out the mileage when I spot any mid sized scooter while in Fla. - these average 8000 to 12000 miles when I check them. The little ones much less.
These scooters were not sold around this part of Ohio....Kymco was the only nonJapanese scooter I found at a dealership.. ..otherwise I might be riding a pretty step through Znen now.

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