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Post by ng5y on Mar 19, 2014 23:26:31 GMT -5
I got my first scooter the last day of February. It's a TaoTao150 EVO-ATM. I have a 23 mile commute and I have already logged 1200 clicks.
I changed the factory engine oil at 200 clicks, and gear oil at 300. At 800 clicks I installed one of these performance CDI's. The orange one. Today I finally got round to installing an 'upgraded' spark plug and ignition coil.
My wife says I spend more time playing with the scooter than I do spending time with her. She was out in the yard today giving me an earful and I dropped the new plug and it rolled down into the stator assembly area. So then I took even longer to fix things because I had to loosen some of the other panels to retried the AWOL spark plug.
I half expected no fire when I finally did button things back together. But it fired right over.
I am not so convinced the performance CDI has made any great difference. The one or two mph differences could be just the presence of or lack there of tail/head wind.
I don't understand the wife being jealous of the scooter though, lol.
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Post by ramblinman on Mar 20, 2014 5:33:07 GMT -5
My wife says I spend more time playing with the scooter than I do spending time with her. She was out in the yard today giving me an earful... uh oh!  my ex reacted the same way to my personal activities... and you see how that turned out. |
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Mar 20, 2014 13:54:50 GMT -5
I know  my wife told me that she was going put my bed in the garage  |
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Post by PCBGY6 on Mar 20, 2014 14:15:50 GMT -5
I know my wife told me that she was going put my bed in the garage If I had a garage I would've already done that. lol |
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Mar 20, 2014 18:09:24 GMT -5
Maybe she needs to take yours for a ride  then she would get the fever  people just don't understand what we see and feel until they experience for themselves  |
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Post by justbuggin2 on Mar 20, 2014 23:39:15 GMT -5
so which is better to look at the wife or the scooter?
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Post by PCBGY6 on Mar 21, 2014 7:04:42 GMT -5
so which is better to look at the wife or the scooter? That's a loaded question. lol |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 21, 2014 20:49:48 GMT -5
Welcome to the site!
I rode (and ENJOYED) a Chinese 150 for nearly seven years... I can pretty well tell you what will improve them over "factory". I found an upgraded CDI truly DID make a noticeable overall improvement with faster starting, smoother idle, better gas mileage, stronger acceleration and no rev-limiting. A good coil, and iridium spark plug also seems to work well with the new CDI. All these "upgrades" are simple "plug n' play" and affordable, taking only minutes to achieve. And yeah... Don't drop the spark-plug down the rabbit-hole... LOL!
Getting the carburetor "just right" is also a key element. Usually they are too lean from the factory, so do check the plug to see if the engine is running lean. It's not difficult to change jets in them.
If the "improvement bug" REALLY does bite you, you may want to play with the exhaust. I found however that the actual MUFFLER made little difference in performance. It's the HEADER being too small from the factory that limits performance. I eventually made a full, 1-inch header (matches the actual exhaust port opening for free-breathing) and THAT made a dramatic improvement.
My Xinguye 150 GY6 did most all the typical "Chinese boo-boos" but honestly, it was pretty good transportation for over six years. I finally traded it on a well-used 2007 Kymco water-cooled 250 only because local roads increased in speed to the point that the 150 simply was not safe anymore, not being able to keep up with traffic. Otherwise, the 150 was just fine, and a LOT of fun to ride!
One word of caution (I learned the HARD way): Keep WATER (especially spray-washes) FAR away from the electrics! No spraying around the CDI, coil, cooling-fan inlet, dashboard, etc. These Chinese scooters are NOT, I repeat NOT even close to waterproof! At near seventy years old, pushing the dead scoot home several miles from the car-wash convinced me... That, AND, a month of diddling with CDI, coil, etc. to get it running again! Another new CDI and Coil did fix it.
Treat the little fellow right, and it will give you many happy miles!
Ride safe!
Leo in Texas
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 22, 2014 13:56:44 GMT -5
When I did a lot of strenuous mountain biking, my wife fumed over the time I spent on that hobby. She was not interested in mountain bikes and wanted to invest in adventurous hobbies we can share.
We bought his and hers scoots and she is having a great time. I can weave scooter rides into many of the other things she likes to do.
We also have a pair of kayaks. The water has a very calming affect on her.
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 22, 2014 20:24:31 GMT -5
I'm jealous of her smart-phone, not only does she spend more time with it than I do, but she can quickly look up whatever nonsense I'm spouting and prove me wrong!
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Post by rockinez on Mar 23, 2014 13:56:15 GMT -5
OldChopperGuy, I found, like you, China scoots hate water. Very strange for a machine that comes from a country that has very wet regions.
The wife thing..... My wife (at the time) wanted to spend more time with me. What she wanted was for me to hang out in the living room and watch her read. I took a video, and she gave me a break ;-)
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Post by spunn on Apr 17, 2014 21:09:01 GMT -5
Oh I get that's stuff all the time
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Post by bvance554 on Apr 17, 2014 22:57:37 GMT -5
This is why I'm happily divorced.
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Post by spandi on Apr 18, 2014 0:00:06 GMT -5
Welcome to the site!
I rode (and ENJOYED) a Chinese 150 for nearly seven years... I can pretty well tell you what will improve them over "factory". I found an upgraded CDI truly DID make a noticeable overall improvement with faster starting, smoother idle, better gas mileage, stronger acceleration and no rev-limiting. A good coil, and iridium spark plug also seems to work well with the new CDI. All these "upgrades" are simple "plug n' play" and affordable, taking only minutes to achieve. And yeah... Don't drop the spark-plug down the rabbit-hole... LOL!
Getting the carburetor "just right" is also a key element. Usually they are too lean from the factory, so do check the plug to see if the engine is running lean. It's not difficult to change jets in them. If the "improvement bug" REALLY does bite you, you may want to play with the exhaust. I found however that the actual MUFFLER made little difference in performance. It's the HEADER being too small from the factory that limits performance. I eventually made a full, 1-inch header (matches the actual exhaust port opening for free-breathing) and THAT made a dramatic improvement. My Xinguye 150 GY6 did most all the typical "Chinese boo-boos" but honestly, it was pretty good transportation for over six years. I finally traded it on a well-used 2007 Kymco water-cooled 250 only because local roads increased in speed to the point that the 150 simply was not safe anymore, not being able to keep up with traffic. Otherwise, the 150 was just fine, and a LOT of fun to ride!One word of caution (I learned the HARD way): Keep WATER (especially spray-washes) FAR away from the electrics! No spraying around the CDI, coil, cooling-fan inlet, dashboard, etc. These Chinese scooters are NOT, I repeat NOT even close to waterproof! At near seventy years old, pushing the dead scoot home several miles from the car-wash convinced me... That, AND, a month of diddling with CDI, coil, etc. to get it running again! Another new CDI and Coil did fix it. Treat the little fellow right, and it will give you many happy miles!Ride safe! Leo in Texas Hey Leo, (not to change the subject or anything,) but when you finally got it home what watered-down part malfunctioned? |
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Post by novaraptor on Apr 18, 2014 9:18:21 GMT -5
Jealous.. wife.. redundant use of words.. Just the nature of the beast..
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