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Post by poeticajasmine on May 13, 2013 20:57:03 GMT -5
Hi there. I posted last week about my scooter tipping over and then no longer starting. Well, I fixed that (insulated wire coming out of the spark plug was severed!) but....now I crashed for the first time. I was crossing a big bridge in the rain and the road had streetcar tracks in it. I tried to merge and then I hit the ground.
The scooter started up fine when I got it out of traffic and got myself put back together. I rode it about 5 miles towards home, running fine, but then within a block or so, it started slowing and losing power. After that, it wouldn't start again. It tries to start it won't fire up, making the same sound it does when I'm out of gas.
Any thoughts? It's a 2009 vanguard Excalibur.
Thank you. Like last time, I don't know much, so be patient with me when answering!
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Post by poeticajasmine on May 1, 2013 21:39:27 GMT -5
How long is a good amount of time, do you think?....other than just "until it starts up," i suppose. I tipped it this morning and now it's night time. Keep waiting or start pursuing other issues?
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Post by poeticajasmine on May 1, 2013 21:31:17 GMT -5
Hi there. I am new to having a scooter and this morning I was in a hurry and when I parked my scooter, it was on a slight incline and ended up tipping over. I picked it up immediately but now it won't start. I had ridden it a few minutes before and then just ran into the house for something, so it was working right before it fell. There is a tiny bit of damage to the body but it didn't seem to hit that hard, really.
I have a 2009 Excalibur Vanguard scooter--which seems to be a scooter that barely exists, according to the internet, when I look it up. I know it's a cheap Chinese scooter, but it was all I could afford at the time. When I look up other people who have experienced this problem, they list many different things that could be wrong but none of them mention the exact kind of scooter that I have--although I'm not even sure if that matters. If there are some super simple fixes that I could attempt here at home before I shell out the money to take it in to a mechanic, that would be fantastic.
I know that this has probably been answered before, but I searched and didn't find anything, so I appreciate your patience. When answering me, keep in mind that I'm brand new to this stuff and will probably be a little slow in my understanding.
Thanks for everything.
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