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Encountered a nice surprise while trying to figure out why my Bashan wouldn't start after getting it out of winter storage.  After putting in new gas, oil and a fully charged battery; I couldn't get the darn thing to start up.  My blinkers and lights wasn't working either.  Fuses were okay, but replaced them since I did have a bunch of spares.  Still trying to track down the problem and getting frustrated since it was running great when I winter-prepped it, I noticed some small leaf particles fall out of the handlebar flaring.  I took it apart and discovered to my horror a mouse had made a home in there to wait out the winter.  To pass the time, the little bugger had chewed thru almost every wire and cable running thru the handlebar area.  Most were bitten off right at the base of the instruments.   So not only will I be needing a complete wiring harness, but also every electrical component that's on the handlebars.
Or maybe just spring for a new scoot? 

Next winter, I think I'm gonna lock a cat in the shed to keep the mice out!!!