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These are Taiwanese made four cylinder, air cooled, 50cc's so I was not expecting much power but I was very happy when I started riding it. It slow off the line but once it gets up to speed it is great. I have 520 miles on it already and it had its first service. I broke it in pretty rough I would say, keep it WOT whenever I could. But now at 520 miles it is running great. I consistently get 110MPG and i easily top off at 40 on the flats. When it is cooler I have hit 45. Yes, it is de-restricted. For $1200 new it is really a fun ride compared to the usual Chinese scoot.
It did die one day when it had about 200 miles on it. I was riding on a desert road and it just stopped. It had been acting weird the week before and I always felt like it was going to stall when I was starting at a stop light, but it one day just died when I was going about 25MPH and would not start at all. I had to push it a half mile. The dealer fixed it up at no charge, turns out the battery was leaking and it corroded some cables. They replaced the battery and a bunch of wires and it ran so much better after they did. Since then I have had zero issues. I rode it 10 miles in the 106 degree heat and it did not seem to care at all.
I have been getting a lot of nice comments on the look of the scoot and people ask me a lot of questions about it which surprised me. I think the black tires and rims, as well as the shade of green really give it an interesting look.
The seat and ride are actually more comfortable to me than the Buddy's seat and reach, but the knee distance is a little close. I tend to sit up on the second seat when I am cruising anyway so...
The seat, however, is wearing at the seam already and I might bring it in to have them look at it since it seems unusual.I have a full face helmet and it "fits" in the pet carrier, but it is tight. The fit in the Buddy was much better. They make a matching 24L topcase for it which I think I am buying this week.
Balance and turning feels very good and braking is great as well. Maybe it has been a while, but the difference between the Go and the Buddy is small given the huge difference in price. The small tires, or course, make riding on some of the degraded back roads of Tucson pretty jarring, but it was the same with my Buddy.
But I have no real complaints, and I think if you are broke it is better to but this new than a used Buddy.
I have a lot of scooter miles on me and I plan to put some more on this one. I am already planning a trip from Tucson to Globe, AZ this fall which would be 200 mile round trip.
