Chinese Scooter Club

greasemonkey · Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:08 pm wildfire

This is new,on ebay. Snyder Tire, Steubenville, Ohio. Wildfire Sport Bike 180cc, single cylinder, four stroke, CVT transmission, weight 270 lbs, 70 mph. Would not disclose reserve, but I'm guessing $1,500 - $1,800 US. Bottom end looks like a Honda Ruckus, with sporty plastics slapped on top. The "gas tank", is actually a storage area. It's all Chinese.

asharin · Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:16 pm

Gilera DNA clone =)

Scootin · Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:06 pm

Run, don't walk, away from that one.

Wildfire has a spotty rep. I have heard some complaints about them on here in years past.

hobbes22 · Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:43 pm

It does look real nice though, shame.

GibbyTheMole · Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:15 pm

My wife & I both have Wildfire scooters with about 1300 km on the clock. We've ridden them since spring of '07 with no problems.

As far as them being better or worse than any other Chinese bike, most of the Chinese scooters I've seen are basically the same machine with different color schemes & stickers slapped on 'em.

larry8 · Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:59 pm

Scootin wrote: Run, don't walk, away from that one.

Wildfire has a spotty rep. I have heard some complaints about them on here in years past.

I have bought parts from them in the past and have had no problems.

Yellow Scooter · Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:09 pm

Wildfire, Sunl, Rocketa, Strada, are about the same overall.... A good 90% of problems comes down to the PDI and the customers own eye/ears.

I like these scooter motorcycle hybrids... Now if only they'd start using motorcycle motors instead of grossly underpowering them.. we'd be in business. At least get to where it can gett out of it's own way... :?
That chic looks an awful lot like the gilr I used to work with at my partime job over at the gas station...