2004 Vento Triton R4i #2

A member of the ScootDawg forum linked me to an eBay auction for this scooter. The scooter was listed as having engine damage and not getting much interest. I decided it would be a good buy, even if only for parts, if I could win it for $100 or less. Much to my suprise, I won the auction for only $62.09 and was even able to pick the scooter up the next day from the seller just over and hour away from my home.

I was a little nervous when I initially saw the scooter and looked it over. It was still worth every bit of the money I paid for parts, but it was looking like a lost cause. Nearly all of the panels were either cracked, broken, or missing. The fuel system was no longer on the bike and the tank was rusty and missing a cap. The exhaust was rusty and missing a proper hangar. The seat was in bad shape, and so on. Not to mention the engine was supposed to be damaged. What did I get myself into?

I decided to check into the engine issue and see just waht type of damage it really had. I found that the cylinder was damaged so that an exhaust couldn't be connected to it. Otherwise I couldn't find anything really wrong. I put a shot of carburetor cleaner into the engine and it fired up easily. This gave me new hope. I stripped it to the frame and started getting parts to restore it. I like the GT5 version of the Triton so I ordered GT5 panels, along with new tires, tank, and too much to list here.

I wanted to put a 70cc big bore cylinder kit on this 49cc scooter, so the damaged cylinder didn't worry me. I began to disassemble the upper end and was suprised at what I had found. The cylinder bore on this scooter was way larger than the standard 40mm 49cc piston or even the 47-48mm big bore kits. I quickly found that the bore was 52mm and the stroke was 42mm, making this a 90cc version of the Triton not sold in the U.S.! Luckily I had a new 52mm cylinder kit sitting around.