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Hey all,

I've been trying to fix my 2002 honda elite 80 over the past few months, and I finally figured out that some idiot who had it before had done some irreparable damage to the carb, and I bought a new one. I just threw it one today, and It started up for about 10 seconds, but then it suddenly shut off, and wouldn't start. I tried to turn it over, when I noticed that there was fuel leaking from the air filter box, something I've never seen before.

I drained the carb, opened the air filer box, took out the air filter, and tried starting eveything again, and it just spilled fuel out of the air intake of the carb.

I'm not sure what is going on. It's a new carb (or so the eBay seller says), and I know that it's not a problem with anything else on the scooter (by tweaking the old carb, I could get it to run until I let go of it).

What's going on?

Hey, quick question. My scooter won't turn over. I've charged the battery up to full power, and when I go to turn it over, it won't turn over, It just "clicks" like the battery is dead (at one point, even tried to jump it with a sedan- still just a click). I researched and figured that it's either the starter or the solenoid that's having problems, and I'm pretty sure it's the starter, but I wanted to make sure. I've done the test where I touch both poles of the solenoid to a screwdriver, it sparks, but it still doesn't turn over. 

Is there anything else I should check before ordering a new starter?

Thanks!

-Kreider

I'd still go with checking the valves. Make sure they are at the right valve lash.

Also, if you haven't already, make sure you have tuned your carb properly.

Hey everyone,

So I finally got my honda elite 80 running the other day, and ive got a problem. When I first got it running, it would die when I gave it gas. Let it sit overnight, and then the problem was gone when I went to work on it the next morning. I repaired a hole in the fuel line, and it was running beautifully. I came out to ride it the next day (today), and again, it now dies when I give it gas (and it took forever to start). Any ideas on what is wrong?

-Kreider

This might be something you've thought of before, but I had this problem once before, and it was because I has adjusted the part of the car that that attached to the throttle cable to be too tight. This meant that I got to much fuel, which made my idling scooter try to move forward.

First thing I would do is check out the jets on the carb. You might have jets that don't work well in the winter months. I'd also replace the petcock, because that can be a troublemaker and it only costs a few dollars.

If that dont worj, and if you have the skill to do it, I would try pulling off the cylinder head and the cylinder and inspecting it. You might have something messing with the valves (maybe small bits of debris).

Hey everyone! Kreider here. I almost got hit by a car turing left at a green light because they didn't see me , so I'm putting in some new headlight bulbs into my 2007 roketa 150cc. I was wondering if you have any recommendations on the best bulbs to buy for them. I'd personally love some LED bulbs (small profile+big lights= better profile), but I'm open to  anything. The kind hat I need are 3 prong plug-in style, 12V 18/18W.

Let me know what you think are the best ones! I'm curious to find out.