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i haven't taken the time to read all the posts, but as far as how long to leave the slim in before it ruins the rim, i can say it was in my tire for the life of the tire, several months (maybe 5-6). that said, i don't actually know how long it took to get noticeable and worrisome pitting and it is an aluminum rim. if yours is steel you may have nothing to worry about. the pitting was a pain in the as i couldn't get the next 2 tires to seal properly at the bead and had to add air every couple days. didn't have the money for a rim. but that is where bead sealer, about $10 i think at advanced auto did the trick very well and you get enough to last forever. i have not put one psi of extra air in the latest tire in 2 1/2 months. it's small pitting and does not make the rim dangerous or close to breaking or anything like that so it isn't "ruined" per say. i have no current plans to replace it (thanks to bead sealer) until i just have some extra funds and feel like a shiny new one.

my first scooter would blow a belt about every month-month and a half or so. very damn annoying. when i got my new scooter they were side by side with the belt covers off and i just happened to look from one to the other (i wasn't trying to figure it out) and i saw that the pulleys on the old scooter were out of whack, meaning not in line, so it was always running a bit warped causing much more friction and tearing up the belts prematurely.

no one near me can do a scooter tire, but have always done it myself anyway. they are not "real" hard to change. i'm sure there is a vid or 3 to help ya. but a quick help with breaking the bead. get a 2x4 about 6-8ft long or so. best with a friend so one can hold the wheel steady and the other can stand, bounce, or jump on the board. worse case, such as after i had lubed an older change with straight dawn, the bead was damn near welded to the rim so i walked a car up the board and easy as pie.

and this thread proves it.

the slime is the problem, also it WILL corrode the wheel. even the so-called non-corrosive style green slime they claim is safe on aluminum (it's not). been there and done that, along with half an hour with a wire brush on my drill to get all the crap off, including all the white corrosion. the wire brush didn't help the pits in the rim but bead sealer fixed that. I had put it in as a cautionary tactic and learned to just leave that crap on the shelf and my money in my pocket.

that said, i can't think of anything for you to do but take the tire off the rim, clean it and the rim well, then plug it.

while I can't simply refute it as i have had only the one experience with the orange cdi, that experience has lasted for going on 2 years. maybe i just got lucky.

has anyone attempted to replace the plug wire/boot with a regular car style one? these damn things for the scooters with the cheesy spring wire style holder that just grips the threads of the plug suck. i was think of finding an old but workable plug wire and putting on the little threaded adapter most of these plugs come with specifically for that style of boot. i was wondering if there is any type of impedance issues with the wires themselves that may lead other unwanted issues such as burning up the coil or some such thing, as the conductive material is probably different. ours are pretty much just wire (i think) but many vehicle plug wires are more of a carbon based conductor (again, i think).

any insight would be appreciated, thanks.