I was eyeing those the other day... I'm just nervous about getting a Chinese GY6 because I commute on my Ruckus. I don't want to get stranded somewhere with a busted engine.

 

I'm pretty sure all GY6's are chinese/taiwanese/kenny-ese

 

But I've read the Taiwanese version is much better than the Chinese version.

Kinda like a Yugoslavian AK-47 variant vs a Romanian AK-47 variant. They're both knock-offs, but one is much better than the other.

 

The dealer ship has the shims in stock, they have to. Which one did you call? It is the same shim as a CBR which they have to have in stock for tuning.

 

The GY6 isn't that much of a unreliable engine. Why would so many people be swapping them on if they were?

 

I don't imagine most people that go GY6 are daily driving the shit out of them... I could be wrong... I hope I am, a little more torque would be pretty dope.

 

aren't they just clones of an old honda engine anyway?

 

Southwade- That is something I am not to sure about, however there are a bunch of people that daily them after they get a DUI. Although this is still a question i am looking for some answers on before I make a final decision, because once I get mine swapped it will go back to being my daily.

FO- That is still a debatable fact, no one seems to be able to find a old GY6 Honda scooter so no one knows for sure. I haven't looked into this either so this is just what I remember reading when scanning the TR swap forum.

 

I did not know what CDI stood for so I looked it up:

Capacitor Discharge Ignition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacit...harge_ignition

 

Brand new $250... good deal?

http://compare.ebay.com/like/1207558...=sbar&_lwgsi=y