Not very lucky with my scooter lately - first I hear a funny noise and it's the big bolt that holds the muffler that was broken. Well, at least a trip to Ace Hardware got that fixed. Then I hear a funny noise and shortly after my rear fender comes off and gets stuck between the frame and the tire while riding 50mph. That was an interesting night (and pricey too). Soon after another funny noise. Didn't ride the bike for a week only to find out that it was the missing rubber piece from the center stand.
This time no funny noise. But my forks are pretty much useless (damn those horrible roads in Boston). The forks always kind of get stuck and I think the springs are gone. I would say that in the meanwhile the forks are compressed all the way down 90% of the time. Ouch my wrists. There must also be something funky going on with the seals, although I haven't recognized any leaks.
So my main trouble now is that there don't seem to be any replacement parts for the forks and I don't want to buy the complete OEM ones that are something like $85 each (and will likely only hold for another two years).
Did anybody here work on the forks? Are there any non OEM replacement parts anywhere or does anyone know of better quality aftermarket forks that are not super expensive? I asked Jianwayne and they have forks for $390 plus shipping!! That's almost a quarter of what I paid for the new scooter. It's devastating.
Any advice?
Thanks,
Emil
