Post by volatilepulse on Oct 20, 2015 19:42:47 GMT -5
Hey guys, just joined the forums looking for some help on this seemingly odd scooter. I picked it up about a month ago for $400 with what I was told to have 1100 miles on it (more on that in a bit). I've been reading some posts here and there has been a wealth of knowledge that has helped me this far, but looking for some more advice.
I got this off some guy I believe to have been a drunk off of craigslist and didn't take care of it. I'm now the third owner and somewhere down the line, most of the scooter has taken apart, plastic clips are broken, screws missing, and the rear left plastic is barely held on (one screw and a zip tie). The carburetor was also replaced and poorly tuned so I don't know the complete history of the thing.
One of the most frustrating things I've ran into, aside from numerous missing screw and screws in the wrong location, is that one of the owners couldn't stand the factory bulb, which I believe was a BA20D, and instead replaced it with a 9004 car headlight bulb. It was held in by nothing more than some electrical tape. They didn't reattach the headlight housing to the front headlight cover. They used spare wire and, surprisingly, crimped some female spade connectors to plug into the back of the headlight. This was the last thing that impressed me. The factory pigtail and bulb socket was removed and in it's place, the wires coming from the bulb were just shoved into the pigtail and fastened with electrical tape. The housing was only held in place by the adjustment screw at the bottom and the mess of wires behind the housing.
I purchased an LED headlight kit, wires and all, from an amazon seller and replaced the mess the previous owner had created. The headlight housing is partially melted above from the old headlight, and also has a dark spot in the front. The new LED bulb is much brighter, requires much less power (20W as opposed to 55w) than the 9004 bulb, but is having a flickering issue due to the AC system.
I have also purchased a new CR7HSA plug to replace the factory one and a quart of Valvoline 20W-50 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil. My manual states to use 5W-50 oil in both the engine and final drive but I've been reading that we are to use gear oil for the rear, and 5W-30 in the engine, but my manual states otherwise. What is right? Also, what body style does my scooter fall under? The closest I've found is a Sunny, but it varies a lot from that one too.
As for the 1100 miles on the scooter when I bought it, while I can't completely rule out tampering of the odometer, I noticed that my trip to work registered as 7-8 miles. I thought maybe the tire pressure was low, which it was, but the return trip measured the same. I just read a post that stated that while my speedometer is in MPH/KMPH, there is a good chance my odometer is measured in KM. That would mean horribly low miles on a scooter that's 8 years old.
Sorry for the long winded introductory, but I have my hands full with this thing. By the way, I'm from Pennsylvania and will be posting pictures tomorrow, it's already late in the evening here. I also purchased this as my primary vehicle since we only live 4 miles from my job and I plan on riding through the winter.
I got this off some guy I believe to have been a drunk off of craigslist and didn't take care of it. I'm now the third owner and somewhere down the line, most of the scooter has taken apart, plastic clips are broken, screws missing, and the rear left plastic is barely held on (one screw and a zip tie). The carburetor was also replaced and poorly tuned so I don't know the complete history of the thing.
One of the most frustrating things I've ran into, aside from numerous missing screw and screws in the wrong location, is that one of the owners couldn't stand the factory bulb, which I believe was a BA20D, and instead replaced it with a 9004 car headlight bulb. It was held in by nothing more than some electrical tape. They didn't reattach the headlight housing to the front headlight cover. They used spare wire and, surprisingly, crimped some female spade connectors to plug into the back of the headlight. This was the last thing that impressed me. The factory pigtail and bulb socket was removed and in it's place, the wires coming from the bulb were just shoved into the pigtail and fastened with electrical tape. The housing was only held in place by the adjustment screw at the bottom and the mess of wires behind the housing.
I purchased an LED headlight kit, wires and all, from an amazon seller and replaced the mess the previous owner had created. The headlight housing is partially melted above from the old headlight, and also has a dark spot in the front. The new LED bulb is much brighter, requires much less power (20W as opposed to 55w) than the 9004 bulb, but is having a flickering issue due to the AC system.
I have also purchased a new CR7HSA plug to replace the factory one and a quart of Valvoline 20W-50 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil. My manual states to use 5W-50 oil in both the engine and final drive but I've been reading that we are to use gear oil for the rear, and 5W-30 in the engine, but my manual states otherwise. What is right? Also, what body style does my scooter fall under? The closest I've found is a Sunny, but it varies a lot from that one too.
As for the 1100 miles on the scooter when I bought it, while I can't completely rule out tampering of the odometer, I noticed that my trip to work registered as 7-8 miles. I thought maybe the tire pressure was low, which it was, but the return trip measured the same. I just read a post that stated that while my speedometer is in MPH/KMPH, there is a good chance my odometer is measured in KM. That would mean horribly low miles on a scooter that's 8 years old.
Sorry for the long winded introductory, but I have my hands full with this thing. By the way, I'm from Pennsylvania and will be posting pictures tomorrow, it's already late in the evening here. I also purchased this as my primary vehicle since we only live 4 miles from my job and I plan on riding through the winter.