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Post by scotttx on Aug 8, 2014 13:47:31 GMT -5
they're good prices but remember you're going to have to pay more than the sticker price. taxes, fees, whatnot. might want to check craigslist for a used japanese scooter though. if you have a friend with a truck its worth driving an hour to pick one up. on the other hand if you're not mechanically inclined owning a chinese scooter will educate you in a hurry  |
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Post by scotttx on Aug 8, 2014 12:07:35 GMT -5
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Post by scotttx on Aug 7, 2014 21:24:10 GMT -5
seems likely
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Post by scotttx on Aug 7, 2014 18:35:35 GMT -5
got it running last night. filled the tires, checked the brakes and took it for a ride. notice when I hit the front brakes real hard the wheel was hitting the plastic behind it. started digging and found one of the bolts holding the forks in was stripped when installed. skeery.
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Post by scotttx on Aug 5, 2014 20:30:58 GMT -5
maybe time to run malwarebytes, see if some spyware prog has you running through a proxy
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Post by scotttx on Aug 5, 2014 20:30:01 GMT -5
Its just amazing how little effort it would take for chinese scooters to be very competitive. Most of the vacuum lines were cracked and the most every hose clamp was put on wrong. sheesh.
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Post by scotttx on Aug 5, 2014 11:10:30 GMT -5
Took a ride yesterday and picked up my new scooter (upgrade from a taotao 50). 2012 with only 500 miles and sat in a guys garage for a year cause he couldnt get it to start. $300. As soon as I got the cover off the engine I found a cracked vacuum line to the petcock. Still going through everything before I start it up though. New lines, sparkplug, etc etc etc.  |
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Post by scotttx on Aug 5, 2014 10:59:19 GMT -5
works fine here
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Post by scotttx on Jul 31, 2014 20:06:14 GMT -5
just readjust it.
your gas prob could be a bad vacuum petcock also
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Post by scotttx on Jul 31, 2014 19:36:49 GMT -5
raising the needle allows more fuel to flow up the main jet
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Post by scotttx on Jul 31, 2014 11:21:10 GMT -5
no idea, I've only got a taotao 50.
you should be able to tell if its bad by pulling the vacuum line from the carb after its run a bit and see if gas is dripping out it. also, maybe your new air cleaner is more restrictive?
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Post by scotttx on Jul 30, 2014 10:49:44 GMT -5
I've heard of people having gas come down the vacuum line on the vacuum petcock that's gone bad.
Other than that I'd say its prob your carb. maybe the float height is too high?
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Post by scotttx on Jul 25, 2014 19:42:14 GMT -5
how about jb welding an aluminum finned heatsink to the oil tank area? I'll assume you're using synthetic oil already.
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