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Im trying to locate a replacement cable for a df50tka. its the cable that throws a pin that locks the front suspension to the frame, allowing it to stand upright on its own. it looks like a short, thicker throttle cable but one end has a u-shaped bracket.

has anyone else had to replace one of these and can tell me where to find one? ive sent in requests to a few sites online but they havnt gotten back to me yet. thought someone here might have some experience with it.

I think this is just a part from some other application, like a 4 wheeler or go-kart or something because the way these Chinese "companies" swap parts back and forth. maybe someone knows what it is...

Hi all. I first encountered this problem then I put a new 83cc engine on my DF50TKA and had a bunch of problems with it staying running and the starter wouldn't work. I sent it off to the local scoot shop here and after looking at it they were able to get it running but couldn't get the starter fixed. they said I might need a new one. they also said I had a bunch of damaged wires around the bike which was the reason it wouldn't stay running. the tech who worked on it wasn't there when I picked it up so I couldn't get en exact description on what he did, but I think it had a lot to do with the electric choke, causing it to flood and foul the plug.

About a month back I asked people here about some of the problems and someone (I believe it was allyoop (sp?)) told me to bridge the 2 terminals on my solenoid and see what happens. at the time (before the shop fixed my wiring) when I did this I could hear the starter motor spinning but it wasn't engaging. I just tried to mess around with it this morning and when I bridged the 2 terminals, it immediately fired up!

So what does this mean? is the solenoid fried? is it the starter switch or a connection in between? anyone know the next step I should take? it getting really old kicking this thing to get it to start. when its cold it starts fine but after I ride it and shut it off, I have to give it full throttle and kick the crap out of it to get it to start...

thanks!!!

I recently got a new crate motor from scrappys along with a 83cc BBK, which was installed by the local scooter shop here. After bolting everything up and kicking it over a few times, it fired up. purred like a kitten you could say. I let it idle for about 20 mins like numerous ppl have said to let the new gaskets and such heat up and "melt" to make a good seal before I gave it any gas (by that I mean throttle, obviously it was getting a little gas to let it run...)

So after that I did a few laps around the parking lot at my work to make sure it was good to go as I would rather have any problems happen there rather than in the middle of the road on my way home, leaving me stranded. It seemed to run ok, although the acceleration acted a little funny. What I would describe as "stuttering". About a half second of lots of power, then a half second of nothing. Not less power really, just kind of a flat spot, followed by another half second burst of power, and so on...

As my scoot has been out of commission for about 2 months now and ive been relying on co-workers for rides, I was about to take my chances with it and ride home. Was SOOO looking forward to being mobile again! I figured id work out the bugs shortly. So the parking lot at my work is fenced in and the last one to leave has to close and lock the gate. I left the bike (trike really) running to lock it up as is I was going back to the scoot, it bogged down and died. I spent about 10 mins kicking it over and nothing...

At this point I want to say that the reason Im kicking this thing is that the starter on the new engine came with 2 wires coming out of it, one leading to one of those plastic plugs, which my scoot didn't have, and another which for the life of me I cant remember exactly what it was right now, but I want to say is a ground. I just know that the original starter I had had only one wire coming out of it that led to an eyelet, that hooked up to a "thingy" (because I don't know what to call it) next to the CDI. That wire is a negative I suppose because its a black wire and the other wire on the other side of the "thingy" has a red wire hooked up straight up to the battery. So I figured the best option was to put the old starter back on with the wire I figured would work. It didn't. And I hold the brake, hit the start button, nothing, not even a click. like I said, I figured it was just another bug I would fix shortly. I wouldn't have minded kicking it a few days as long as I had wheels under me to get around.

So after kicking it a while and trying to figure out what was up with it I looked at it and noticed that one of the grounds had come loose (off) while I went on my little test ride. A little green one that was part of a pair that grounded to a bolt that holds that little elbow between the carb and the engine itself. I also noticed that another plastic wiring clip was disconnected. two little wires which I know I hooked up at one point, but as everything was coming together I had to disconnect to move around the frame out of the way, and im not 100% sure I reconnected, but pretty sure I did. but either way, connected or not, that was the way it was when the engine first ran, except for that ground that came loose. I should have taken pictures of this before I left to give ppl I better idea of what talking about.

I work at a body shop, painting cars (or motorcycles, or planes, or anything really, as long as it can be sprayed with a gun) and sometimes we get a car that has been taken apart for us to paint a core support (the main front structure of a car that holds the radiator, front bumper, and usually the headlights on, which the hood locks into). some of these cars (toyotas and BMWs especially) have a thing that if certain grounds arnt hooked up, it will fry the whole wiring harness. Its a big deal around the shop to make sure that those kinda cars don't even get the key put in the ignition. just turning it on (not starting it, just turning the key one click to the on position, will fry it) a new Toyota wiring harness will cost you around $1000. that's parts. if you're a weekend mechanic and realize you f'ed up, I cant even imagine what the labor rate would cost you to replace one by a pro.

My main point/question here is that is it possible to fry a scooter wiring harness? Im definitely getting compression in my motor, can feel it when I kick. Im thinking its electrical at this point. but it failed after I locked up my shop, my boss doesn't give out keys so I couldn't get back to my tools to investigate much more. it might be something so easy as checking the main fuse or whatever.

I also will apologize and give props to anyone reading this line. Most of my posts on this forum have been lengthy, drawn out, and pretty much considered rambling to most ppl, so thanks for hanging in! but I think when you get on a forum like this, asking/or pleading for help, there is no such thing as thing as too much information. so that's what I try to give.

About everyone this forum rocks! If you need your scoot painted up professionally... hit me up. I can give u a deal. And I mean professionally. not that maaco slapdick crap!

I did some research on this a few month back as mine came stock with a 1p39qmb and was curious myself. what I was lead to believe was the "p" ment it had the longer valve/higher head, something like a 69mm valve length, which seems to be more and more common for engines made with in the past 2-3 years. don't know if its better than a 139qmb, but if these cheap Chinese companies are willing to spend the money to convert their factories to produce them, they've done some kinda testing to make sure its legit...

So I ordered a complete motor for my scoot from scrappys 2 months ago and it finally showed up today. Supplier and custom delays they say but I'm not here to gripe about that. I ordered the "100cc" (83cc) 50mm long case. After opening it up and taking a close look at it I noticed that there is no way this thing would bolt up to my ride. The mounts were on top instead of the bottom, and the mounts for the center stand were not there.

So I called them and explained, they said they would look into it and call me back, which they did. A very nice lady named shelly (I think) then told me that their supplier made a mistake and sent them a whole bunch of the wrong engines. What they sent me is a 1p50qmg which I found out is a downgraded 125cc instead of an upgraded 50cc. They are working with me to fix the problem and gave me some options, but then told me that the engine they did send me was mine. "Do want you want with it, sell it, whatever..." They didn't even want it back.

So now I got this 83cc motor that will fit on a 150 or 125cc scoot. Is it even worth anything besides spare parts and scrap metal? Why would someone want to put this on a bike that can fit a 150? WHY DO THEY EVEN MAKE THESE??? I kinda realize why don't want it back. Maybe there's a few parents out there with an old broken scooter they might fix to give to their teenager but don't want it to go as fast as a 150... but that's the only scenario I can think of as a reason that this motor even exists.

So I guess my question is... What the should I do with this thing??? Try to sell it even though I doubt anyone will want it? Strip it down and scrap the aluminum? Maybe I'll build a little go-cart frame and make myself a new toy... im pretty handy with a welder...

I was thinking if I could maybe sell it to someone who really needed to get their scooter back on the road but didn't want to (or couldn't) pay full price for a new 150cc, a $200 asking price seems fair to me, even though its a huge downgrade. A lot of people here in NC run small frame 150s and try to pass them off as 50s so they don't have to tag or insure them, so a good selling point might be that a cop will never catch them doing 65mph, and get busted.

Dunno. What would you do?

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and yes, they are on backorder for a couple weeks.