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Hello everyone,

I have a 2009 Shanghai Beta, 4 stroke 50cc scooter. I bought it new and its about 4000 miles on it now.
It normally sits in the winter and sat all of last year.
I changed the oil, cleaned the carb a few times, adjusted valves a few times.
I just purchased a few new belts, new variator fan and new 5g rollers.

To the point:
I have no spark.
I only have a test light, and i'm getting no light from hardly any wire except the battery, even while cranking.
I am getting light while cranking from.. I think a Green and Yellow wire, I don't know where it goes(somewhere to the front of the bike).

I tested with the test light
The CDI=no light from any wire, even while cranking,
Ignition Coil(the 2 wires on the top)=no light, even while cranking.
The Stator=no light while cranking, but only once briefly and dim from the Black and Red wire and only when I kicked it(and not the electric starter) and it didn't light again when I tried to kick it a few more times.

I checked my spark plug and its ok.
Took apart and cleaned my carburetor and its flowing gas.
I jumped my run/stop switch.
Tightened up my kick stand kill switch(it was loose) and verified that its still pushing the little kill switch up and down.

I'm stumped.
Please Help

Side note:
Also the about a year or so after I got it the head light and the tail light went out. Only the side head head lights work(its a three light system, 1 main light and 2 side lights in the main head light glass)
but not the main head light, the tail isn't lighting up either only the thin top strip when I hit the brakes, the whole thing used to light up. I heard this as something to do with the stator?

Brief History:
It sat for about a 9 months to a year, it ran so-so before I put it up(not going as fast anymore and slow take off)I adjusted the valves a bunch of times and it didn't really fix it like it did when I first adjusted them a year or two prior.
During that time I had starting/no spark issues so I took it to a shop when valve adjustments wouldn't solve my problem anymore.
I don't remember if it was my Ignition coil, CDI, Stator or whatever, all I remember is when I went to pick it up, it was running and the mechanic wasn't there for me to talk to so I just left.
I recall my run/stop switch wasn't turning off my bike anymore but I thought nothing of it, I just used the key to turn the bike off and was going to go back to the shop later when I had the time(I never did).
The bike ran but never really as fast as it did when I first bought it. I drove it home on the expressway when I first got it and it was flying to the max needle point (45-50) with no problems(on a side note how can I get it like this again? Is it possible?).

Thanks for the info. ill try a few things. I dont really want to waste money with trial and error but i guess thats what it takes.

what exactly makes them give you a higher top end?
i thought they just were for opening the plate sooner or later and i thought the plate was either open or closed allowing the belt to either sit at bottom for take off and the top for high speeds. but how could it make it go faster? will it allow the belt to sit higher than usual?

so will they make my bike jerk?
Also i want faster take offs, I'm in Philadelphia which is pretty flat but a decent amount of traffic. i just want to take off at a light and not slow traffic down because I'm too slow, or get out in traffic and up to speed fast so i wont get hit.

Thank you, ill check them now, also what info can you give me on the 1.5k springs and what they will do for me. I kind of know but not really