Lance Venice 150 Motor Scooter Review

by Scooterchick
(Florida)

We bought this Lance Venice, a 150cc scooter, in April of 08. It is dark metallic red, and a very pretty scooter.

It very quickly started to get rust on the cheap metal parts, even acorn nuts on the seat pad back. It sits outside, so I am not too surprised. The paint and chrome on the plastic scratches very easily, so if you're anal like me, this scooter might not do.

The seat is very uncomfortable, not much better than a 2 X 4. I can flat foot the scooter, I am 5' 7". The 10" wheels don't make it feel very stable. The hand grips were terrible, and needed to be replaced with nice soft cushy ones.

It stops very well, for having a drum brake in the rear. The floormat started to come up on the corners right after we brought it home, so we drilled holes in it, through to the body, and bolted it down. Easy fix.

The short case GY6 engine is carbureted, and is really peppy. It doesn't seem to use or burn any oil at all. It runs fine on Rotax motor oil from Walmart.

I like the fact that it's a twist and go. No shifting means less distracting. The scooter's body panels are all plastic, I wonder how long they'll last. Even the mirrors are plastic.

The odometer reads in kilometers, who knows why. It has 12,000 KM on it, and it starts first time, every time. The only trouble it has given us is the muffler welds break, and it almost falls off.

Once, the rear inner fender liner came loose, rubbed on the back tire until it had a hole in it. A replacement was not cheap. It is the same scooter that TNG and Flyscooters have now, so parts will be interchangeable. It shouldn't be too hard to find a good mechanic, as long as he is familiar with Chinese scooters. It does not ride well two-up, there isn't enough room on the back for a full grown passenger.

The bike cost us about $1450.00 out the door without dickering. That was when the 2009 models were going for about $400-600 more. It came with a rear trunk, which will hold a bag of groceries, or a purse and a set of Froggs Toggs.

I would recommend this scooter for anyone who is not concerned with a lot of comfort. My GF rode it 17 miles one way to work every day for a year, and loved it.