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11 pole upgrade guide scootdawg.proboards.com/thread/21253?page=1

I have bought bad gas with water in it when I was riding too far away from my trusted sources . My scooter had been running great and did so ATW home . The next day no start at all . I knew I had gas and made sure the sparkplug wire was on and later pulled it to see if it got fire . I called my scooter dealer since it was newsish and under warranty . He told me they had one with the same issue and after draining out the fuel tank and bowl on the carb and refilling with good gas from a trusted source it fired up . I went to Harbor Freight and bought a siphon pump and drained the bowl into a spare gas jug . I filled up with nonethanoll gas and TADA it was alive again !

Here is some useful tips and scooter repair manual in .pdf form which you will need Adobe Acrobat reader or plugin . Both are free www.adobe.com . Tips scootdawg.proboards.com/thread/21878 Manual www.chinesescooterreference.com/pdf/dawgscootermanual.pdf

With all of my cars I buy a Haynes or Chilton repair manual since it has exploded pictures and wire schematics and other useful info . I bought the Haynes Chinese Scooter Repair manual from Amazon since I found a like new used copy for only 6 dollars where Amazon and some of the sponsors here sell it for 25 or so . It is great to have it so your not reliant on a computer or geekphone .

Keep on reading posts here on issues and fixes from others to learn from them to get knowledge as you will gain wisdom when you have to deal with service and repairs if you do your own wrenching . Most stuff you only need common hand tools and its not that hard . One cases like an engine rebuild and its your only source of transportation and your a newbie then if you have a trusted shop nearby it would better to pay them than do that yourself as it is so easy to make a mistake since some are impatient . Even wizards can go oops too .

My TaoTao ATMa the headlight was so weak I could not see good at night in the country . My Echarm has a single 35w bulb with two two helper lights that widen up the side of the beam a bit and I can see quite good and seldom use the hi beam . I try to use the lights on cars that are ahead of me to look for any hazards like a pothole . Yes clean the headlight lens with eyeglass cleaner as it works better than Windex ETC . I also apply Scotts Anti -fog after making sure it is streak free to prevent fogging since it is often humid here in SC .

My Jonway Magnum has a handsome boy body like the Peace VIPs and others share with twin 35w headlights that both work at the same time where some with dual headlights one is the low and the other the high and only one works at a time . The tail light bulb went out right after I bought it and it uses a 1157 like many cars also use . Instead of getting a bulb I went to Cycle Gear and bought a 1157 LED which was red instead of clear and had a metal housing instead of plastic . The salesman at CG told me that the plastic ones tended to crack and they were no longer going to sale them after they sell out of em . A clear one would light up the tag better but I can see it just fine . The tail is usually 5w and brake light 25w when the brakes are applied . I did notice just a hair more brightness out of the headlight as at low RPMs sometimes they would dim when I put on the brakes but did not at high RPMs . You can replace your running lights , dash lights and blinkers with LEDs which use less wattage . LED blinkers will need the blinker relay replaced with a new type where the others you just install like a bulb with no mods . I can see better at night on my Magnum in some cases but the Echarm has a much further beam . One night a Harley was behind me and it had additional running lights that were so bright I would not need any light if he was behind me .

In some cases you may go up ten watts . If you do put in a higher wattage bulb it will pull more watts and put off more heat so I have read where some drill two holes to allow venting .If one tries this I suggest going to any auto part store and buy a 99 cent packet of bulb grease to protect against corrosion from humidity and rain . Some have replaced their 8 pole stator along with voltage regulator with an 11 pole stator since they put out more watts .

My scooter dealer put HIDs on his scooter that have a halo around the bulb and he wired it up some the low is always on even when he switches to hi beam instead of one at a time . CFMotos like we both have use a 12 pole stator with DC headlights that come on with the key and run off of the battery instead of stator like most that brighten and dim as the RPMs go up and down . It looks neat at night but the blueish white hue is glary to my eyes compared to mine that have a slight yellow hue . The HIDs really blind me on oncoming traffic and I have ridden in cars with them and the glare seems to be worse in heavy rain . I had my retinas burned when I was 18 but a plasma cutter and after that they are more sensitive to light . I am also very nearsighted and have strong prescription eyeglasses . My ophthalmologist ( higher end eye doctor than optometrist ) said if my lenses were any stronger I could see 3 minutes into the future LOL .

Long ago when I wore contacts I bought some copies of the popular Blue Blocker sunglasses that have dark amber colored lenses and also had a much lighter tinted pair for night time driving . It was amazing how much crisper lights were at night as I see halos . I bought two pair of glasses over glasses on Amazon for night driving that have yellow lenses like those used in target shooting with guns . In some cases they were ok but they did limit visibility in dark areas like in the country that did not have pole lights . A nearby town uses amber pole lights instead of metal halide which has a light blue and white hue like most do . The amber lights make it much easier to see without the glare .

I talked to my dealer about handlebar vs body mounted headlights since I had 3 go out on me . He said those in the body seem to last longer since the handlebar type took more of the impact from bumps on the road . Handlebar is nice that you can point it where body is fixed . Having both types on two scooters it is hard to say which is better as they both have variables . The Echarm is better on long highways and the Magnum with dual headlights has a wider beam so it works better in dark curves for me .

I have a few that added LED cornering lights that most auto part store sells but I only saw them during they day . I have seen a couple of guys where a miner style light that is on a headband so they can point the beam towards the direction they look . I had my hi/lo switch break on my Geo Metro one night so I had to use a 2MCW spotlight for headights since I had none for a bit and after hitting a bump the low beams came back on . I left in in low for 3 years since it was so finicky to change and the part was expensive and a hassle to get to . It sucks that some parts on cheap cars cost so much .

Last night I saw a guy riding a scooter at night with no tail light and he had a red flashing LED clipped on the back of his shirt . I am pretty sure it was illegal unless only used in an emergency to get home rather than full time use since it did not light up when the brakes were applied . One night when I was 14 I was riding a Motobecane which is pedal type of moped and the tail light burned out and I did not know it . A car came up from behind and almost ran into me . I could see and smell the smoke from the front tires that had locked up with me at WOT just narrowly ahead of him . Ever since then I always do a light inspect and always chase down anyone on two wheels to warn them when I see their tail light is not working since I hate to hear about people getting hurt and killed where a 3 dollar bulb could have prevented a tragedy . I have also seen many with no headlight which is a federal law that it must burn 24/7 to help others see you better . I almost ran into a tweaker at night who was riding with no lights on his scooter . Unsure if it just went out on him or if he stole it . I like to carry a spare headlight bulb in a protective box lined with foam to have handy for a roadside fix . I had a YugoGTY that had a spare lightbulb box which gave me the idea to use on my scooters too .

Is the Polini variator larger in diameter than the stock one ? Does it go faster at 8,8k than at 7,5k RPMs ? Revving that high will shorten life of the engine and increase the chances of BOOM

Anyone else see that ? I have never saw it before until just now on Firefox

I am always hot as my FF helmet makes me burn up as do wearing socks in the summer .