Baotian Retro QT-11

[joy]

Hi There
I've joined this forum from 'pre-loved' (thanks Phil)
My daughter (16) & passed CBT would like a QT-11 (Barbie Pink!!) Read loadsa stuff on 'pre-loved' forum but very confused as to whether its a good idea to buy one or not. Speed seems to be a prob, so does fuel gauge, not to mention the assembling of parts ie.wheels when it arrives!!
Can anyone tell me (if buying via ebay) how much assembly is required??
Think I've got the insurance sussed (3rd party only)...lost the will to live yesterday by phoning & emailing various companies (most didn't recognise the model on their system) Tried Lexham (£185) Wilsons (£201) Norwich Union (£387)Flux (wont do QT-11) Bennetts (cant find make or model) ebikeinsurance (£243) MCE (£300) MCD (£269)...phew!!
Oh & how difficult is it to register scooter at DVLA??
Appreciate any thoughts on all above dilemas!!
Cheers!

[Ginger Phil]

Righty, my first piece of advice would be to buy your scooter from a company on eBay called theinternetbikeshop

Write theinternetbikeshop into the search box via the link below and it'll bring up all their bikes for sale:

search.ebay.co.uk/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofindtype=8

The reason I say this is because they can register the bike for you (for a small charge) which will take a lot of potential hassle away. Some people on this forum have gone to their local DVLA office and registered their scooter quite easily while many others including myself had no end of trouble. It took me a month to finally get my Taishan Commuter registered.

Now onto the bikes themselves.
Assembly should be really easy, just a case of fitting the mirrors & battery.
The good thing about this forum is to learn from other peoples mistakes. Basically for about £500 you can't go wrong, don't be put off too much by all the horror stories that you hear as there's no reason why these bikes won't last for years plus because it's brand new you won't need an MOT for three years.

[Ginger Phil]

OK forget all that search malarky I was talking about as I've just found you a real bargain from theinternetbikeshop. You'll have to be quick though as this is the last one at this price before they go back up to £550.

cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-50cc-SCOOTER-MOPED-RETRO-VESPA-STYLE_W0QQitemZ4573878277QQcategoryZ424QQrdZ1QQ



It's not pink but it certainly is retro.

[stevieh]

[quote author=joy board=introductions thread=1126258875 post=1126258875 (most didn't recognise the model on their system) Tried Lexham (£185) Wilsons (£201) Norwich Union (£387)Flux (wont do QT-11) Bennetts (cant find make or model) ebikeinsurance (£243) MCE (£300) MCD (£269)...phew!!
Oh & how difficult is it to register scooter at DVLA??
Appreciate any thoughts on all above dilemas!!
Cheers!
[/quote]

I got my BT50QT11 insured through Bennets, on their system it is a FD 50QT11 and they insured it like for like, and that was cool with the dvla.

[onamission1989]

i bought by bt50qt11 through the now defunct tradeimportsuk, there was hardly any assembly (adjust handlebars, fit battery, fit top box) i got my insurance through lexham at £185, when registering through the dvla make sure you tell them its a 49cc road scooter and don't leave without it registered.

[onamission1989]

just to let you know joy there is a pink retro model on ebay
cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-VORTEC-CLASSIC-RETRO-SCOOTER-49cc_W0QQitemZ4574677792QQcategoryZ424QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem