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the Price of Scooter Repair

Price 
Location 
Year 
Submitted by  
Description
$ 60
Nov 2008
San Diego, CA
Vespa GTS 250
2007
overall service
Regular scotter servicing  more... close row
$ 40
Jan 2009
Tampa,FL
Peace industries/150cc Race Scooter 808
2008
brakes
Scooter's brakes replaced  more... close row
$ 55
Oct 2008
Dallas, Texas
Vespa LX 150
2007
Engine and Oils
Engine checked and fixed up  more... close row
$ 120
Oct 2008
Tempe, AZ
Vespa Piagio
1980
wheel bearing
Inexperienced mechanic fixed wheel bearing  more... close row

Description of service

The service was a wheel bearing replacement at a motorcycle repair shop. The shop offers various repair and tuning services for all brands of motorcycles. Prices vary depending on parts, but labor costs $65 per hour with a half hour minimum and is billed by the minute thereafter. The price quoted included the cost of a wheel bearing and an hour and a half of service time.


Review of Service

My scooter broke down while I was at the university. A guy helped me push it to a garage he knew. In spite of advertising the ability to repair "all brands" of motorcycles, they had no experience with the idiosyncrasies of the Vespa drive train. If they had, they would probably have just replaced the engine/transaxle/rear wheel unit instead of getting the thing disassembled to the point where they were calling all over town to see if someone had an English translation of the service manual with the page that showed the way a particular part of the transmission went together, which was unfortunately missing from their copy.

It wasn't that bad, though. Once I found out things had gone pear-shaped, I spent the afternoon watching the pretty girls at the coffee shop around the corner and only had to pay for the parts I broke and time they spent fixing the scooter, not the time and parts they used to fix their screw-up. They even bought my coffee and danish.


Tips

First, don't buy old Italian motorized transport of any kind unless you plan to look at it more than ride or drive it. Second, don't let an inexperienced mechanic near it if you do buy one. Delicate and fussy on the road makes for delicate and fussy in the service bay. Also, a clean shop doesn't necessarily mean a competent mechanic.


$ 50
Apr 2008
San Diego, CA
Vespa GTS 250
2007
oils
Engine and brake oil changed in scooter  more... close row
$ 300
Apr 2009
Denver, CO
Honda Metropolitan
2008
carburetor
Scooter repair was a rip off  more... close row
$ 30
Apr 2008
San Diego, CA
Vespa GTS 250
2007
clutch plates
Clutch plates changed on scooter  more... close row
$ 20
Jan 2009
San Diego, CA
vespa gts 250
2007
horn
Problem with the horn on the scooter  more... close row
$ 150
Sep 2008
Gainesville, FL
Kymco ZX50
2003
Battery and tire
Towing, changing tire and battery and storage of moped  more... close row
$ 200
Jun 2009
Bruinswick,Ga
Roketa Bali 250
2008
brake dics.front & rear
Front and rear brakes on scooter repaired  more... close row
$ 40
May 2008
San Diego, CA
vespa gts 250
2007
clutch wire
Clutch wire change for scooter  more... close row
$ 80
Aug 2008
San Diego, CA
Genuine Buddy
2008
Engine, Electrics
Electrical problems with my scooter  more... close row
$ 145
Mar 2009
Ashland, Ky
MPH X-Treme Scooter
2007
Front and Rear Drum brakes and finders
Brakes fixed on son's scooter  more... close row
$ 100
Mar 2009
New York City, New York, NY
Vespa, S 50
2007
armature
Armature replaced on scooter  more... close row
$ 65
Mar 2009
New York city, New York (NY)
Vespa LX 150
2007
Starting motor
Issue with starting brush  more... close row
$ 45
Jan 2009
San Diego, CA
Vespa GTS 250
2007
brakes
Brake repair on scooter  more... close row
$ 180
Mar 2009
Brighton, CO
Honda Metropolitan
2007
Electrical
Electrical problems in scooter  more... close row
$ 45
Apr 2009
Buffalo, New york
Honda, Metropolitan
2009
Engine and oils
First servicing of scooter since it was bought  more... close row
$ 45
Aug 2008
falls Church, VA
Chinese Gearless 50CC Scooter
2008
Rear Break
New rear breaks on my Chinese gear-less 50 CC scooter  more... close row
$ 60
Jan 2008
Austin , Texas
Vespa GTS 250
2007
Engines and oils
OIl change and washing of scooter  more... close row