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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Grandvista 250 => Topic started by: michiman on May 08, 2008, 12:56:13 AM
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Wow... I love it... Quiet, quick and smooth... Still have to remember it is not a cycle... Scraped the stand on a quick 90 degree turn. Slow down in the hard corners... Low mirrors not a problem... Makes me more observent of the speed... The dual left brake seems weak... Need to get that checked at the 3 month check up...
Going to hit the superslab early Saturday... Also going to work with the adjustable rear shocks...
Happy to be Scooting on my Grand Vista... ;D
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THanks for the update!
The dual left brake seems weak... Need to get that checked at the 3 month check up...
So the left lever controls both brakes? They are linked?
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Yes they are linked... Just does not seem like there is enough bite...
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Even thought the owners manual says it is linked, the service/dealers told me the brakes are not linked.
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You can tell if they are linked by hitting the rear brake on a loose surface. When I do this on my bike (People S 250) both front and rear tires try to lock (they are indeed linked). I wasn't really prepared for the front brake to lock also at the time and I almost layed the bike down due to it.
My experience with the linked brakes has been positive. I rarely find myself actually having to use the front brake at all since its all done automatically. The only time I ever use the front brake handle is during an emergency stop.
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I have the GV 250, and even though the manual says that the brakes are linked they are not. I have tested them by putting the scoot up on the center stand spinning the front and rear wheel and pulling the left side brake lever, it only controls the rear wheel. The right side lever only controls the front wheel. I traced out the cables and they are not linked. Again this is only on the GV 250, I have no experience with the other models.
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I ran the same test you did and came to the same conclusion... They are not linked as the site says...