Can a YouTube Mechanic REALLY Fix My Scooter? - 2025 Scooter Cannonball

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  • @bucharestbiketraffic
    @bucharestbiketraffic 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    This 200cc engine is the one used in the best motorcycle in the world, the SYM NHT 200?

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Nope, it's better 😎

  • @markneville8069
    @markneville8069 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great viewing, thanks Alex

  • @lukaszperun
    @lukaszperun 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really fantastic mechanic who is committed and really knows his business.

  • @MrHugemoth
    @MrHugemoth 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    In the mid 1970s I got several friends together to stress test a Vespa Rally 200 by riding it continuously for 72 hours. We took turns riding day and night without ever shutting the engine off. The scooter ran perfectly with no issues and ran better than ever afterwards.

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You did an extreme version of the "Italian tune-up"

  • @exgtt2061
    @exgtt2061 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great to see Sym using a Kymco style larger crank bearing on the CVT side of the crankshaft - generic Chinese GY6’s make do with same size smaller bearings both sides of the crankshaft 👍
    Fantastic video, scooters make so much sense cost per kilometre

  • @phildaniels1214
    @phildaniels1214 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Welcome back Donnie!

  • @QJCTR
    @QJCTR 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Alex, the video was uploaded without subtitles and not even your fellow Romanians can watch it. You can re-upload it if you want because none of your videos have been uploaded without subtitles so far.
    Thank you.

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The subtitles are automatic from TH-cam, I have everything turned on, and automatic subtitles. I don't know what the deal is with this one I'm guessing it detected my subtitles when I translated from Romanian to English and now it won't add the automatic ones 🤷

  • @MrRatchaphruek
    @MrRatchaphruek 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great to See Doonie Back, I'm glad the open heart surgery went well, There was a tense moment with the leaking oil . I think SYM should make you their embassy and give you a new scooter 🛵🛵🛵🛵🛵🛵🛵🛵 🛵🛵
    Great video Alex 🙏🇹🇭

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Even if they give me a new scooter Donnie is still special and will remain my special scoot for a long time.

    • @MrRatchaphruek
      @MrRatchaphruek 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Must keep Donnie, He's your friend 🙏🇹🇭
      Not seen Rattie in a long time🛵​@@RideWithAlex

  • @Mihaita191
    @Mihaita191 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Welcome back :D

  • @Thierryvadrouilleur
    @Thierryvadrouilleur 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Je t'avais bien dit que c'était les roulements du vilebrequin ! 😉👍

  • @lukaszperun
    @lukaszperun 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Donnie is back!!!

  • @TheArdeleanDaniel
    @TheArdeleanDaniel 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Full engine rebuilt, what were the costs, how much would the total be?

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      normal retail price parts would be 600 Euro and labor depends on your region, about 7-8 hours of labor.

    • @TheArdeleanDaniel
      @TheArdeleanDaniel 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @RideWithAlex ...... super

  • @rolacook222
    @rolacook222 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    OREGON OR BUST! Happy for you & Donnie! Best, Rola (Oregon / USA), PS: Gonna be a great adventure!👍🏻

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It is, I'll be in touch in June so I can stop by and say hello :D

    • @rolacook222
      @rolacook222 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@RideWithAlex Looking forward to meeting you for a few minutes, (you’ll be tired & very busy). Gonna be GREAT! Best, R👍🏻

  • @Adrian.B01
    @Adrian.B01 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Buna treaba! Sper sa te tina mult si bine! Drumuri frumoase sa ai cu el!

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Mulțumesc, urmează drumuri 😁

  • @petergeuke
    @petergeuke 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Donnie 4 ever. Now the last pieces to replace and of you go to an exceptional challenge. Can't wait to see the vids. Maybe I wil join in 2027.
    Are you planning to do 360 vids and livestreams?

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I don't have a 360 camera so no, and livestreams maybe on quassi's channel. I will be limited by roaming charges. Maybe if I get wifi I will livestream.

  • @EndritBs
    @EndritBs 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The 200cc engine is good as my Jet X,is the transmission problem,thats why this bikes start to scream past 95 kmh.
    I had a GY6 150cc chinese and it hit 110 kmh,but it was not so noisy like this.
    The only thing this bike needs is to find final drive ratio that is lower,like ADX 125.
    I have brochure and the power and torque of 169cc SYM is made at accleration until 70-80 kmh,then it lost its power.

  • @iulianciocan5672
    @iulianciocan5672 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    that sounds like crankshaft bearings bro ... damn ... >_>

  • @Scape974
    @Scape974 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Dang I can't watch the video yet!
    I'll watch it tonight 😁
    Hope donnie is doing well now!

  • @gergobozsik1614
    @gergobozsik1614 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hello Alex!
    What a nice suprise to see Donnie, I sure missed him😊.
    Maybe I missed some previous info, but what was the reason to take him elsewhere than your workplace. Do you have a service at your workplace?
    Oh and one idea for next Monday: how about that white Dacia Sandero, it would be interesting.😇
    Be bad.😊

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      That was a Dacia Logan and it was a rental, it's gone now :))
      I took him to another shop because I like working with Sorin and like I said in the video, he has 30+ years of experience working on scooters and motorcycles and is the best mechanic that I know of. Plus he agreed to be the technical support in getting Donnie ready for the Cannonball. Think of it as a sponsorship where he makes sure the scoot is in perfect running order and educates me on how to fix as many things that might go wrong on the side of the road before I get there. We did the work on a Saturday when he's shop is closed so no one would bother us and he could teach me as much as he could about taking the engine apart and putting it back together.

    • @gergobozsik1614
      @gergobozsik1614 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@RideWithAlex I didn't think of the education part, but you're absolutely 100% right. This new knowledge will come handy if anything failes in the US. Smart.😀

  • @iulianciocan5672
    @iulianciocan5672 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If you wanna keep donny more , i recomend with hand on my heart AMSOIL 10w40 full synthetic ;) american oil ... the VF 125 ran with it daily 12 hours 2000 km .. came out almost brand new at changes :D just sayin... motul is ok too i guess .. i wold go for motul 5100 10w40 for scoots

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm curently going to test out the best that motul has, specifically for scooters.

  • @shadowsgaming125
    @shadowsgaming125 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cred ca au schimbat baietii de la Under Motors locatia de vreo 3 ori de cand am mers prima data la ei :)) initial erau langa voi la Sym, apoi Ghencea si acum unde?

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Acum sunt în sectorul 3 pe fizicienilor

  • @QJCTR
    @QJCTR 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Why are the subtitles in this video not available???

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Maybe you have to wait a bit for TH-cam to process them, I don't know, subtitles is a TH-cam thing, I don't make them except for when I translate Romanian to English.

    • @QJCTR
      @QJCTR 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@RideWithAlex In all videos, the subtitles are inserted immediately and automatically. That's why I have a question

  • @sniperule2004
    @sniperule2004 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Kymco mananca cam 2-3 sute de MLL ulei la 1000 de km. Cat au costat piesele si cat manopera?

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Piesele cam 3000 Ron dar am exagerat, am schimbat multe piese care inca aratu ok gen: patine distributie, lant distributie, axa cu came, tacheti, arcuri tacheti, cilindru, supape. Practic daca voiam piesele puteau fi sub 1500 de lei. Insa am vrut sa fiu sigur ca totul e nou si pregatit pentru inca 50.000km doar cu schimburi de ulei.

  • @mihaibogdan4703
    @mihaibogdan4703 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Salutare Alex! Mă bucur că ai reușit să il aduci pe Donnie pe șosea unde îi este locul! Ne poți spune numele service-ului?

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Link-urile sunt în descriere, under motors

  • @NitRevolution
    @NitRevolution 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi alex where did you buy the parts

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      From the dealership where I work, the parts are SYM OEM parts

    • @NitRevolution
      @NitRevolution 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ can we order and shipp to my country

  • @alexandrudantoma4365
    @alexandrudantoma4365 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    salut ! de unde ai cumparat suportul de " suport telefon / Gps " merci !

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Salut, e un suport de cruisym si l-am indoit pana s-a aliniat cu prinderile de la parbrizul GIVI

  • @mavrifoustanela4993
    @mavrifoustanela4993 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    let me get this right. You changed piston + cylinder etc.. and put full synthetic oil from the start. Your idea or the mechanic's?

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yes I did, full synthetic is ok for the brake in period. The brake in period and it's succes depends on how you heat cycle the engine and not what oil is in it.

    • @mavrifoustanela4993
      @mavrifoustanela4993 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      this is an air cooled engine. mechanical tolerances and temperature ranges are somewhat higher. the first couple of hundred km wear is important and desirable. full synthetic will work against it.

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @mavrifoustanela4993 I monitor engine and oil temps for my rides in this periods. I will have to get it out on the open road and ride it a bit harder because curently it's very cold here and in the city oil temp doesn't go high enough for me to be happy.

    • @mavrifoustanela4993
      @mavrifoustanela4993 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i would not keep steady rpm and change oil with quality mineral or semi for the first 500 km. thats just me of course. i guess you have your own experiences. wish you and donnie the best!

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @mavrifoustanela4993 it's a cvt transmission, it always keeps the same engine rpm roughly :)) I know the concerns but talked to many people and using synthetic is fine. The only advantage of mineral oil is that it has a much higher flash point. In my BMW R1100GS also aircooled I use Motul 3000 20w50 with a flash point of 240 degrees, the scooter power I put in Donnie has a flash point of 228 degrees. Donnie doesn't get all that hot, even at the height of summer I've never seen temps higher then 140-150 degrees so it should be fine but I will monitor it. At the moment my only problem is with curent ambient temperatures hovering arround freezing I can't get the oil past 80-85 degrees and for a proper heat cycle I want to see at least 120-130 degrees, I'll see how I can get it up that high now in winter.

  • @karlfonner7589
    @karlfonner7589 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Donnie is sick? I have a question. If you are to take this to the United States of America, where will you find parts? I have never seen this kind of scooter here before. Still say borrow one from quasi
    Motard, and enjoy the ride with without an itinerary

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I will have spare parts with me.

  • @jpsholland
    @jpsholland 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Alex there is one hing about the Sym ADX 125 i can't find on the internet, nor in his documentation. How much amp output has the generator? How much can i hang on the ADX without overloading the generator and stay safe for the engine?
    I can't wait for the cannonball, men that something on a scooter.

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I also don't have that info, usually I connect stuff and watch the voltage to see if it's still above 13.2-13.3

  • @iulianciocan5672
    @iulianciocan5672 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    :? really ... i dont think is so hard ... i am myself a scooter mechanic ... i had that VF 125 witch i broke the crankshaft doin wheelies like a dumbass and i replaced it solo ... an aircooled scooter is simple to do :)

  • @vkkafoto
    @vkkafoto 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Translate?????!!!! Alex

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Translate what?

    • @vkkafoto
      @vkkafoto 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@RideWithAlex σε βλέπω απο Ελλάδα και βάζω μετάφραση απο αγγλικά. Και τώρα το κουμπί απενεργοποιημένω
      ||| I see you from Greece and I put a translation from English. And now the button is disabled😮‍💨

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @vkkafoto I'm from Romania, I'm not from Greece :))

    • @vkkafoto
      @vkkafoto 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@RideWithAlex I know very well that you are from Romania. I watch all your videos with translation into Russian. Today the translation function was disabled 🥲.Thank you for interesting videos and all the best to you, Merry Christmas. I recently became the owner of a Daytona Mista 125cc scooter. You were one of the few who told about this model, about which there is very little information on the Internet.

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@vkkafoto awesome to hear, thank you. I don't know why there's no auto translation on this video, I have everything enabled on the video like all my videos :/

  • @turbobox7234
    @turbobox7234 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The oil level being so low was probably the cause of that crank bearing wear. I'd bet if the oil level was ok, it would still be in good condition. Still, the SYM parts look good, from a quality standpoint, from what I saw in the video. I go ride my 150 now (PCX).🛵👀

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Might of been, it's been drinking oil for some time.

  • @lukaszperun
    @lukaszperun 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Donnie is back!!!

    • @RideWithAlex
      @RideWithAlex  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      He sure is, missed him a lot 😁