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Post by thattmoguy on Sept 3, 2015 12:20:03 GMT -5
I'm going to try and hunt down the wires this weekend, the weather is hot and humid! Those storms missed us but still dumped allot of water which jumoa the humidity far to high to deal with wiring outside on a sunny day.
I don't disagree that I could have melted some wires but wouldn't my fuse keep blowing?
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Post by thattmoguy on Aug 31, 2015 23:23:34 GMT -5
So a few weeks ago I put a new exhaust system on my Tao Tao VIP, It looks and sounds great but it melted my right rear turn signal and that had some very ill effects on the lighting system. I replaced the main fuse in the battery box, the left side controls (horn, turns, hi/lo), all the bulbs, and the main 4 plug voltage reg. Still no turn signals, headlights, running/brake light, tag lights. It starts right up and runs no problem, gas gauge works, tach works, and the amber running light upfront works. What am I missing here? I'd love to be able to safely ride my scoot again and I'm at my wits end trying to solve it.
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Post by thattmoguy on Mar 9, 2015 19:14:41 GMT -5
I'll look into the valve stems but upon inspection they look brand new and are solid metal upgrades.
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Post by thattmoguy on Mar 8, 2015 17:08:54 GMT -5
First thing i would Replace would be the valve Stems for both tires. If your a bigger Guy then it is a MUST to get good ones. That front tire blows because of a old cracked (old as in "been setting in a crate in some warehouse") valve steam and your going to have a very bad day. Safety first, then i would look into the CVT starting with a good Gates or Brando belt. Larry The previous owner make a big todo about how he did everything he could to kill vibrations on the front wheel to the point that its a brand new wheel/stem/ dynabeads/and kenda tire. The back wheel is stock other than the dyna beads and valve stem. I also have a brand new set of wheels and tires that he received from Tao Tao after complaining they where unsafe. Thank you that sounds like a great idea, I've been poking around and doing research trying to make sure that before I open it up I will have enough know how to complete the task! The CVT looks the only part of the scooter I know nothing about lol. I may end up getting rid of all of the emissions control stuff first even though it wasn't on my radar until the other night. I think people should leave their emissions equipment on. It's there for a reason and doesn't seem to affect performance unless it's broken. I know people like to simplify things to avoid problems but if why trash the environment for no good reason? I also think it's irresponsible to encourage people to remove their emissions systems. It's just asking the government to "crack down" on the scooter community. Where I live we don't have scooter emissions checks, and I'd like to keep it that way and avoid the hassle of yet another government program. Just my opinion. Florida has never had any emissions programs and I don't think they ever will. Most of the vehicles on the road down here never see anything more than 1/8 throttle (think  year olds driving cadi's every where) now in China the Scoot is what everyone rides so they need that stuff and when it breaks they have spares all over the place! I know my local scoot store could fix it but when they sell 10+ yr olds 50cc scoots for nearly $2k I'm not bringing my scoot or wallet near them. |
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Post by thattmoguy on Mar 8, 2015 5:09:52 GMT -5
Thank you that sounds like a great idea, I've been poking around and doing research trying to make sure that before I open it up I will have enough know how to complete the task! The CVT looks the only part of the scooter I know nothing about lol. I may end up getting rid of all of the emissions control stuff first even though it wasn't on my radar until the other night.
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Post by thattmoguy on Mar 6, 2015 14:38:16 GMT -5
Just picked u p this Tao Tao 150 this week  |
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Post by thattmoguy on Mar 6, 2015 0:16:21 GMT -5
Thanks for posting all this info and the videos, This might be the first mod on my scoot.
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Post by thattmoguy on Mar 5, 2015 15:33:10 GMT -5
Hello everybody, Checking in from Sunny South West Florida here. I just purchased a 2011 Tao Tao 150cc VIP (future champion?) it only has 1,382 miles on it and I've been lurking around trying to find out where I'm going to start my mods on this thing. I want to eventually get the EFI kit and put on a baby turbo so I'm probably not going to buy a new carb or CDI, I will how ever mod the spark signal sender (don't know if thats what its actually called or not) to pick up the timing a bit and tune the carb. I am wondering however if it would be worth modding the stater while I'm in there and if so what should I go with? (I plan on adding a ton of lights as well) Should I wait to mod the CVT until after I've done the power mods or before? the front wheel on the bike has already been upgraded by the previous owner but the back wheel and tire is bone stock, should I be worried about the back wheel holding together after power upgrades? (I'm not a little guy)  |
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year olds driving cadi's every where) now in China the Scoot is what everyone rides so they need that stuff and when it breaks they have spares all over the place! I know my local scoot store could fix it but when they sell 10+ yr olds 50cc scoots for nearly $2k I'm not bringing my scoot or wallet near them.