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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 14:27:03 GMT -5
Ok I'm trying to check what your talking about and can't see anything... You see something out of place? as you can see the lever is almost touching the handle. That's normal?     Assuming nothing is bent or broken. this is how I adjust the rear brake. 1) Adjust the rear brake actuator lever: Put the bike on the center stand. Spin the back tire. Does it move freely? If so then: See the nut on the back of the cable? Push forward on the actuator arm it is up against to relieve pressure on the nut. Keep spinning the tire and turning the nut in a few notches at a time, until the tire stops moving freely, and then back it off a notch or two until the tire moves freely again. 2) Check the brake lever: Now check your brake lever again. If it is hard to pull or doesn't move much then back off the nut on the actuator arm some. If it still mashes to the handle then something else is wrong or you have loosened the actuator arm nut too much. 3) Check the brake wear indicator: There is an indicator notch on the side of the cvt / brake housing, where you were pushing on the actuator arm, and a little pointer on the actuator arm. If you go past that notch with the pointer then you might need new brake shoes. The indicator will be a little pointer on the actuator arm, and it will look something like this:  Go try it out in a safe place. You know how to adjust it now if it is too tight or too loose. Happy Scootin'! |
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 12:54:40 GMT -5
A 5.6v would suggest you have a bad wire somewhere. Even 10v is too low. You should be getting pretty much what the battery is putting out. If the battery is putting out 14.5v that is probably what you should be reading at the wires. You may have some wires crossed or a ground wire or other wire that is corroded inside. So you think I should rewire the positive and negative wires. Can't quite make sense of where the negative wire comes from? You'll probably have to use a continuity tester to find out which wire is which and where they go. I'd start by testing the voltage from the positive on the battery to the frame in a few spots. If that voltage is low then put a new ground wire on from the battery to the frame. If it does work then check the ground wire at the ignition, to the positive on the battery for voltage and see if that wire is good. You might unhook the blue wire while you test the other wire. I don't know what the two hot wires do but to keep things simple maybe you should test the thing with only one wire hooked to the ignition to rule out a short in the other wire. Heck, unhook both hot wires while you test the ground, and take off the positive battery cable. You want to know it the battery, which I'm assuming you are getting a 12-14v reading on, can deliver that voltage from the positive battery terminal to your frame and ground wires. |
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 12:41:49 GMT -5
If there is no power getting to any systems then I'd suspect the ignition switch. When you turn it on, you should get voltage on your meter from ground to a hot wire. If you were getting voltage then at least some things should work, like your horn or lights unless everything on the scooter is broken. One of these electrical gurus will have to help you on this. I'm electrically illiterate for the most part. I know it's not the ignition switch as I bought a brand new one. I just did a meter test on the positive and negative going to the switch. Got a surprising 5.6. Not sure if that is good, I was told it received a straight 12v. A 5.6v would suggest you have a bad wire somewhere. Even 10v is too low. You should be getting pretty much what the battery is putting out. If the battery is putting out 14.5v that is probably what you should be reading at the wires. You may have some wires crossed or a ground wire or other wire that is corroded inside. |
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 11:11:57 GMT -5
I suspect he is watching the 30 minute video. I would bank on a broken connection or bad ground. John have watched the 30minute video already trying to fix it. Nothing happens when the ignition switch is tuned, no lights. The fuse is fine and checked out with the multimeter. I have checked both wires going to the negative battery terminal and they both ground out. If there is no power getting to any systems then I'd suspect the ignition switch. When you turn it on, you should get voltage on your meter from ground to a hot wire. If you were getting voltage then at least some things should work, like your horn or lights unless everything on the scooter is broken. One of these electrical gurus will have to help you on this. I'm electrically illiterate for the most part. |
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 11:08:11 GMT -5
Good call, John. I didn't think to ask that.  I suspect he is watching the 30 minute video. I would bank on a broken connection or bad ground. John Yeah. No power getting to any of the systems. I misunderstood the part where he said "I turn the key and nothing happens.". I thought he meant just the starter not turning. Sometimes I miss important details like that.  |
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 10:56:08 GMT -5
when the key is on does anything work? John Good call, John. I didn't think to ask that. |
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Moto slang
by: scooter - Apr 12, 2015 10:19:46 GMT -5
Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 10:19:46 GMT -5
"Target fixation is terrible." Riding dirt bikes helped me with target fixation because you often face many obstacles at the same time. If you want to avoid that big rock or big hole, you have to look "away" from the rock or hole and keep it in your peripheral vision. -That video really illustrates how ATGATT can be the difference between a bad day and a bad year (or life!). Did you see how the leather sleeve was torn in the second clip? I prefer sweat as well. I saw that. When I had my wreck, it tore the shoulder of my thin nylon jacket. Lucky for me it was slippery and I slid on it. It took the cut and not my shoulder. I am just glad I had boots and a helmet on. What would be nice is a one piece suit, that zips all the way from the neck to the ankles, that you can throw on like a jacket. I can't wear hot clothes. They make me miserable. If riding is miserable then it isn't worth it. I like riding in the winter. That's when I get to wear my nice warm jacket. I ride in the rain a lot. That's no fun because the rain suit gets pretty warm. |
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 9:53:10 GMT -5
I am totally lost on this engine. I turn the key and nothing happens. Everyone tells me to look for a fuse and the fuse is fine. I have disconnected the break switch so that can not be the problem. I have power to the starter solenoid and when bridged with a screwdriver turns the motor over. I have made sure there are no breaks in the ignition wires as they show continuity through them. My key switch have a 1,2,3 on it and I could have possibly hooked it up wrong. Please any help would be awesome. Thanks The brake switches on scooters are interesting. On my first scoot, I had to have both sets of them connected, even though only one had to be pressed to make the engine start. I think I had to connect the ends of the broken switch wires together to make the bike work until I got another switch. Somehow the scoot needed both sets of wires or it would not work. Just unplugging one set disabled the bike. I never did figure out why or how it worked. |
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 9:25:32 GMT -5
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 5:59:18 GMT -5
RCQ mentioned what I call "deer whistles". They are nice chrome ones that the previous owner installed. They look nice, like little mini-headlights. There aren't a lot of deer near the roads here but there are a lot of raccoon and possums. So far so good!
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Moto slang
by: scooter - Apr 12, 2015 5:47:05 GMT -5
Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2015 5:47:05 GMT -5
I don't think anybody mentioned wearing ATGATT. (All the gear, all the time). My days of feeling invincible are long gone. Most of the scoot riders in my area wear a baseball cap, shorts and flipflops on the road. The maxi scoot riders tend to wear all the protective equipment. That was a good video. Target fixation is terrible. I remember riding my bicycle as a kid, going between two objects, like a fence and a car, staring at the fence, and sure enough, I ate the fence. I did that twice. By the second time I realized why it happened. |
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Post by scooter on Apr 11, 2015 14:57:45 GMT -5
I purchased a scooter, a tao-tao 49cc when I got my income taxes back as a means of transportation. This scooter has been the bane of my existence however. I have tried to deal with it but its latest issue, deals with my safety, its like the scooter is constantly accelerating. I start it, and its full throttle. I stop at a stop sign or stop light, full throttle. I can't back up with it because it constantly wants to go forward. How do I fix this issue. Look at the carb while you move the throttle. When you let go it should go back against the stop screw. If it's working well, make sure your stop screw isn't keeping it idled up too high. If it won't slow down when you back off the stop screw then you have a carb problem. Get a screwdriver and a can or two of carb cleaner. Take pictures of the carb on all sides so you can see how it goes back together, then take it all apart, gently, clean all of the parts and clean out the nozzles, and put it back together. It's easy and these carbs have very few parts. Just make sure to be gentle with it and put the diaphragm in the right position and don't squash it when you put the cover back on. Cleaning the carb is easier than taking a bicycle apart. Hook it back up and you should be good to go unless something is broken in it. If you have a friend who is mechanically inclined then get their help. People love to show off their skills. Just make sure they are gentle with it. Once you clean a scooter carb a couple of times you'll wonder why anyone would pay someone else to do it. |
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Post by scooter on Apr 11, 2015 9:36:39 GMT -5
I Wanted to add one thing to this post,,its something I have been doing for years and none of my tabs or panels have broken or come loose yet,,i cut a small piece of old inner tube about 2" long then fold it in half,,I then poke a hole in the middle of it with a razor,,then I push the mounting bolt through the inner tube and insert it into the socket,,tighten it up just snug,,this method is awesome cause you don't have to crank down real tight on any of your panels,,the rubber acts as a vibration dampener and also keeps the bolt from backing out...try it you will love it,,so will your panels..you will have to replace the rubber if you remove the cover often,,but they hold up pretty well That's a great idea, brother! That reminds I need to put some rubber washers between my screw heads and body panels on the cfmoto. It has screws on some parts that just go through the body, stressing the area where they push on the body. Bones for you too! |
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Post by scooter on Apr 11, 2015 7:50:19 GMT -5
This is just absurd. It's not a great video but I could not resist looking. This bike has 48 cylinders and uses an onboard 125 engine to start it. Some of the comments on youtube were hilarious! |
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Post by scooter on Apr 11, 2015 7:39:10 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear about your misfortune, Geh. I'm glad you're not broken too badly. Like bad drivers, deer are so random. You never know when they'll get you. Get well soon, friend. Thanks , that's def true , especially around where I live . I usually see a couple deer every morning. I should have been more careful , but I guess you kinda get to confident sometimes. Me too. I thought I could outmaneuver a bad driver, but there's only about 20 feet between a left turn lane and the curb, and when they hit the gas, they can cover that distance in just a second or two. That's way faster than I can stop at 40mph. |
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