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No I don't. I was going to start doing that. But the Gel batteries don't like Float chargers and such I've been told. ?

What do you mean by compatible with more displacement ? I wish I could afford a $500 upgrade if that's what you mean. A 295 cc with a little more cam and slightly larger carb would be all the scoot I need from here on out. A Herculean effort to pay for and build but a of a scoot it would be. Maybe this carb I'm getting and a set of Dr. Pulley sliders will have to be about it right now.

I live in Dunnellon. A town about 20 miles west of Ocala.

My first thoughts were "fuel" , Then valve adjustment as said. And they (the valves) can drive you nuts on this 260 Linhia I have. Depending on how hot or cold the weather or engine is as stated. I know yours is a 150 . But much of this scooter HooRah is universal. Vac line to fuel pump I presume ?

Yea tortoise, I only need 5 mph on top. everything else is satisfactory with this lighter than 400cc scoot. If I needed 10 mph I would see it your way. I can probably do 5 with no more than $200 I hope. A lot cheaper than switching scoots. And again I like the lighter scooter than the big maxi's.

I live down here within striking distance of this scooter too. And the same thing was going through my head too. But, lets see here. If its got oil in the crankcase " with no milkyness to it", And had whats left of an antifreeze mix in the cooling system this whole time ( stops or slows down corrosion ) . And he has not blown the motor up before he parked it (bring battery or jumpercables and at least crank it over and over) . If it does that it probably hasn't thrown a rod or anything like that. In this case a fuel system cleaning and maint would probably get it running. No ?

I was told the quickest and one of the easier ways to get quicker acceleration and / or a bit more top end is to modify the variator on a scooter CVT. I myself am plenty satisfied with my acceleration. Even with my 260 lbs. 6 '2 self. But I would like a wee bit more top end. The only aftermarket variator I could find for a 257cc (260) Linhia engine was a Doctor Pulley Linhia " ATV " variator on Ebay. Now I know the Starter clutch for a 260 Linhai "ATV" has more spline teeth than a the Scooter 260 . I wonder if the variator has differences also ? And could I eeeak 5 more MPH with a variator and slider modification even so ? Any feed back fellow Scoots ? btw I go 63-67 mph now per scooter speedo. PS I've decided to go for a 32mm Performance carburetor instead of my stock 30 mm. And some Dr. Pulley sliders instead. Waiting on the 32 carb now. Haven't orders the sliders yet. One thing at a time I say.