Wildfire Scooter?

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I am so glad I get to help in the destruction of the Wildfire name! A friend and I both purchased a 49cc mopeds from a local dealership on the same day. A problem with his we noticed right a way was that the speedometer was off by 5 mph. Other than that, they both ran great. After about 1 month, mine started running horribly bad. I would only use it to drive to work and back which isnt far, and would also use it to drive around town (sometimes just for fun.) I would start off at an intersection or stop sign and the moped would either die or (after learning how to deal with the problem) take forever to start off and get through the intersection. After 3 visits for that problem and 2 visits because there was no gas flow through the carb, it was too cold to ride so I had to store it for the winter and the problem was still not fixed. My friends moped still runs ok, but it doesnt run like a new moped should. Now after storing them for a cold winter in correct fasion, the moped will start but doesn't stay running. Another trip to the shop and a week later I guess we will see what they don't come up with as a solution. Not only are the problems im having annoying, but I feel they may be unsafe. On the cosmetic side of things, they are kind of ugly not to mention that the compartment under the spedometer barily opens and the key hole for the ignition is not flush with the plastic due to a poorly made product. I would reccomend one of two things. The first thing is, if you are set on buying a moped, buy a brand name moped. Whether it is new or used, doesn't really matter because in my opinion anything is better than a Wildfire and will last more than double the time. The second thing you could do, is do what I did. I got my motorcycle license and am in the process of buying a bike. Now I just need to find somewhere to pawn the moped off on. Dumpster? Happy trails!

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I bought a new Wildfire WFH150 and in the first 900 miles it broke down 4 times. Horn didn't work, regulator broke, exhaust fell off while driving, fuel line broke while driving, 2 frame bolts fell out while driving and the rear wheel almost seperated, luggage mount broke off. Fuel valve stuck open and flooded crankcase with raw fuel. It burns oil like a fogger and fuel gauge sticks. Constant electrical problems. Really shocking is the fact that most bolts and nuts were cross threaded or stripped. This rendered most repairs impossible without a tap and die set. I will be posting videos soon. I've tried to get repairs under warranty and then I read the fine print. Good luck! The owner of the company must be very smart. He continues to sell this "stuff" and is still in business. I am currently waiting for parts for my "new" scooter.

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Hi. I am a scooter store and on of the brands we decided to carry was Wildfire. That was the biggest mistake we have ever made. The scooters were shipped in to us with many, many problems. Parts were missing , broken, dented ,covered with battery acid. I have spent many shop hours just trying to get these bikes to run and look like a new bike should. The service dept. is a joke. Their techs don't know what they are talking about. They carry almost no replacement parts and don't trust their "DEALERS" until I (their dealer) ship the damaged parts BACK to them. BOTTOM LINE---Don't trust them . Don't buy their products, and If you are a dealer --STAY AWAY from Wildfire Motors. There are some Chinese brands that are real good, but most are only as good as the warranty and parts availability to the dealers. Caution --don't buy from the internet, shorter warranties and most dealers won't work on bikes they don't sell. Good Luck.

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We purchased a 50cc and a 150cc wildfire scooter last year, and we nicknamed it the Hardley. (because it is hardly a Harley)! the scooter has over 2500 miles on it and has given us nothing but problems from the first day we purchased it. At first we lost bolts and nuts from the inner fender to the muffler, and then the inner fender cracked, screws and bolts loosening and breaking and wiring problems. Currently the scooter is out of commission, because of it throwing oil. we had the engine out two times within the last couple weeks and replaced the head gasket and cylinder gasket and new rings and piston. To much avail. It has been a continual effort just to put any miles on it. We are now going to use the scoot for off-road (backyard) use only. Until it either falls apart or blows up. the bottom line is that you get what you pay for. you pay less for a cheap scooter, you have a cheap scooter! I would recommend staying away from chinese scooters or motorcycles, because of their poor quality and difficulty getting parts for. I would recommend spending your money on a different kind of scooter, like a name brand. (like one of the big four)! Please don't waste your time nor money on these!!

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Hi- just bought a used wildfire myself with some interesting problems. However--Haynes does make a manual for chinese scooters that has been helpful. Reading prior posts I know they were a pain of a company, but they seem to be doing somewhat better-although I am also having problems as others have mentioned. previous owner sold for several reasons, but 1 was the belt-broke for a second time in 800 miles, so am trying to be certain it is on properly--these scooters are deceptive-something looks right, but it isn't!
Getting parts from the company is also hard-they are 'backordered' from China-for years, apparently!
bought a new ignition on ebay-figured it would be plug-and-play, holy smokes can NOT get it to work--anybody understand the wiring concept? On the new ignition the black and red wires are swapped in respect to the original one--but swapping them into the plug doesn't help...
any ideas or thoughts would be helpful.
Haynes manual: ISBN 9781844257683
got on amazon for around $25.