Post by romei on Mar 9, 2016 20:44:11 GMT -5
I included all of these models in the subject because they are all the same body and frame style. You can also include the Bintelli Valor in this class. I just had cause to repair the ignition switch in my wife's Puma Valentine 50cc scooter.
The body is assembled from the front to the rear, which means that if you have to remove the body panels, you must do it from the rear to the front or you will certainly break a lot of plastic tabs and you eventually have to do it that way anyway.
You can pull the front luggage rack off and the very front panel by themselves but all that gets you is access to the turn signal plugs and the ignition switch plug. If you want to work on or replace the ignition switch itself, which requires removing the leg shields and running boards, you have to start at the back of the bike and remove all of the body panels from back to front. It can be done in about an hour or less if you know this going in but if you go into it blind like I did, you'll easily be there for three hours or more and do a lot of cursing.
I bought a replacement ignition switch from ebay but it wound up being the wrong one. I couldn't find the right one, so I installed a toggle switch just near the ignition switch and bypassed it. So she still uses the ignition switch for fork locking only, and the toggle switch turns the scooter on and off.
Anyway, I thought this might come in handy for others who might have this body style.
The body is assembled from the front to the rear, which means that if you have to remove the body panels, you must do it from the rear to the front or you will certainly break a lot of plastic tabs and you eventually have to do it that way anyway.
You can pull the front luggage rack off and the very front panel by themselves but all that gets you is access to the turn signal plugs and the ignition switch plug. If you want to work on or replace the ignition switch itself, which requires removing the leg shields and running boards, you have to start at the back of the bike and remove all of the body panels from back to front. It can be done in about an hour or less if you know this going in but if you go into it blind like I did, you'll easily be there for three hours or more and do a lot of cursing.
I bought a replacement ignition switch from ebay but it wound up being the wrong one. I couldn't find the right one, so I installed a toggle switch just near the ignition switch and bypassed it. So she still uses the ignition switch for fork locking only, and the toggle switch turns the scooter on and off.
Anyway, I thought this might come in handy for others who might have this body style.