I Built a Cheap But Custom Scooter: Start or Fall Apart? (Part 1)

Can we make a custom scooter but cheaply? We'll find out, but this is a tough one.
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🎥 What to Expect in This Video:
Initial assessment and teardown of a 2008 Taotao scooter
Innovative design ideas and the conceptual shift from Barnstormer to Alien Mech
Battery upgrades for superior performance
Troubleshooting starter and fuel delivery issues
Sponsors that help make our builds possible
A step-by-step guide on the transformation
Sneak peek into the next phase of our project
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Jump ahead:
00:45 - The Taotao Teardown Begins
02:30 - Sponsors & Partners Highlights
04:15 - Battery Troubleshooting and Fixes
06:00 - Mech Design Inspiration and Conceptualization
08:25 - Future Plans for the Taotao Build
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[@wildbrosNW]

Lets gooo! Im excited about this one.

[@tylerdoherty9081]

So excited for this, it’s gonna be awesome!

[@MotorsandMischief]

Thanks so much! We're pretty excited for this build!

[@ShaneBacca-yf1kn]

You guys have absolutely no idea what your doing its aggrivating me so much

[@MotorsandMischief]

We actually know exactly what we're doing and I think if you stay tuned to the next two videos you'll agree. We may not know the specifics of scooters but we know motorcycles, and through this build we're adding scooter knowledge Also, no one is born with all the knowledge so you have to learn sometime. I think you made another similar comment and my reply there was if you have knowledge you'd like to drop on us, we're all ears!

[@ShaneBacca-yf1kn]

You can tell this guy has absolutely no idea what he is talking about

[@MotorsandMischief]

Hey Shane, thanks for commenting, but that's not true at all. Jake may be new to scooters, but he's restored a half dozen motorcycles to better than new condition. Go check out our XL600R build. If we're still learning on scooters, well, that's how you learn when you don't know something, right? Sounds like you know a lot about these Taotao's, but at one point you didn't know anything and had to learn too, right? We're wide open to helpful feedback if you've got things we should know, share them! Also, hang in there until the 3rd episode, you might be pleasantly surprised. Thanks brother!

[@killingemthomas2102]

In need of dim parts we'll pay for shipping

[@MotorsandMischief]

Hi Thomas, we used some of them in this coming Fridays video for the rebuild. When it hits, have a look at whats left and let us know what you're looking for and we'll talk!