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Forum: General Scooter Discussion 03-31-2023, 09:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,864
Posted By Roscoe
Owned it for 6 1/2 years now. 1st start of the season

Scooter season again, I charged up the battery (topped it off, I keep it charged over winter), checked the tires and added air, blew the dust out of the air filter and dusted off the seat. The old...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 06-13-2022, 05:31 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,473
Posted By Roscoe
Car auction scooter on youtube

Probably more information on how not to trouble shoot and get them running then how to go about it properly but, here it is.


We Bought 6 Totaled Mopeds for $18 at an Abandoned Car Auction, Will...
Forum: The Dawg Pound 05-20-2021, 09:12 AM
Replies: 214
Views: 114,165
Posted By Roscoe
Why Would Anyone Do Drugs When They Could Just...

Why Would Anyone Do Drugs When They Could Just Mow A Lawn?.... Hank Hill
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 05-20-2021, 09:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 767
Posted By Roscoe
50cc to 83.1 makes a huge difference. That's an...

50cc to 83.1 makes a huge difference. That's an increase of over 50% in displacement. I've done it and it was worth it. Yes, larger jet, yes, free flow air cleaner but make sure it's a real air...
Forum: 50cc - 124cc 04-05-2021, 07:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 608
Posted By Roscoe
How I do it.... charge the battery or jump from...

How I do it.... charge the battery or jump from a good battery, make sure it cranks good, a shot of carb spray into the intake... if it fires and runs a bit it's some kind of fuel problem. If it...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 11-23-2020, 08:26 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,202
Posted By Roscoe
Big Clive disects some scooter electrical parts.

Big Clive, a popular youtuber for those of us that like the sort of things he does, has made some videos of typical scooter electrical parts... so far three of them, wiring, charging, ignition tear...
Forum: 125cc - 249cc 09-24-2020, 10:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,850
Posted By Roscoe
If it's running rich it's got to be the...

If it's running rich it's got to be the carburator.... new ones are cheap. I've fought the battle of trying to get old carbs working and sometimes maybe usually I could get them working properly. ...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 04-19-2020, 04:22 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,859
Posted By Roscoe
For the old timers

Industry on Parade, Cushman motor scooters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTEQh1ZCMPM
Forum: 125cc - 249cc 04-19-2020, 03:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,673
Posted By Roscoe
Well, since you asked, ...

Well, since you asked,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7JuMGsyDAg

I'm thinking a disk brake caliper cylinder hone might work for you. Have you priced a new cylinder?
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 12-29-2019, 06:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,396
Posted By Roscoe
Winter here so I transition to inside stuff...

Winter here so I transition to inside stuff usually. And nickle and dime stuff fixing stuff that ought to have been fixed over the summer. Current project is an old Dell Optiplex 740 with bad...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 11-29-2019, 10:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,490
Posted By Roscoe
The kind of riding you are doing it should last...

The kind of riding you are doing it should last 5K miles easily and probably a lot more. What I do, I keep a spare belt around, an ignition coil and CD and of course spark plugs. Use 100 % ...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 11-29-2019, 10:48 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,396
Posted By Roscoe
Oh yeah, you just keep fixing things and finding...

Oh yeah, you just keep fixing things and finding something else that needs fixing until finally there isn't anything left to fix. Been there and done that many times.
Forum: 125cc - 249cc 11-26-2019, 05:27 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,820
Posted By Roscoe
I'm trying to wrap my head around all this. I...

I'm trying to wrap my head around all this. I understand, I was young once, but geeze, it's a GY6 not a Chrysler Hemi. There are practical limits to every thing.
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 11-23-2019, 06:50 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,397
Posted By Roscoe
Probably around 9 horsepower at 8K rpm ... so you...

Probably around 9 horsepower at 8K rpm ... so you might go faster top end but slower against the wind and up hills.
Forum: 50cc - 124cc 11-23-2019, 06:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,909
Posted By Roscoe
What I'd do. Jump from a car battery and see how...

What I'd do. Jump from a car battery and see how fast it cranks. Check the cables both to the relay and the grounding cables. Check for warm or hot spots on the cable after cranking. Check...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 11-23-2019, 06:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,136
Posted By Roscoe
I can only speak for myself, I've gotten a lot...

I can only speak for myself, I've gotten a lot of miles out of the used 2008 Johnway I got three maybe 4 years ago. I worked on it when I first got it and now it's dependable. I ride it like it...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 11-02-2019, 07:28 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,289
Posted By Roscoe
The only thing I plan to do with my old scooters...

The only thing I plan to do with my old scooters is keep the batteries charged. A motorcycle battery maintainer ... you don't want to let them sit and over charge and you don't want them to sit...
Forum: The Dawg Pound 10-23-2019, 09:02 AM
Replies: 214
Views: 114,165
Posted By Roscoe
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of...

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
Napoleon Bonaparte (https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/napoleon-bonaparte-quotes)
Forum: 50cc - 124cc 10-23-2019, 08:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,423
Posted By Roscoe
There is a trigger coil, to tell the CDI when to...

There is a trigger coil, to tell the CDI when to "fire" and the exciter coil which has only two wires and it energizes the CDI. I suspect your ignition switch is grounding the CDI. Chase the kill...
Forum: Custom Builds 10-23-2019, 08:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,041
Posted By Roscoe
This caught my attention, a neighbor "gifted" me...

This caught my attention, a neighbor "gifted" me an old Honda 80 Elite and when looking for a shop manual for it I also found this ... ...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 10-19-2019, 04:37 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 36,953
Posted By Roscoe
I finally got around to soldering the fuse wires...

I finally got around to soldering the fuse wires and used heat shrink to seal the solder joints.... finally. Sometimes it takes me 3 years to do a 10 minute job.
Forum: New Member Introductions 10-15-2019, 05:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,483
Posted By Roscoe
I got myself an old 150cc Chinese made scooter...

I got myself an old 150cc Chinese made scooter for a birthday present to myself 3 years ago. Kind of a time machine for me going back to the mid 1960s when I had a Honda 150. I got the bugs...
Forum: 125cc - 249cc 09-03-2019, 08:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,849
Posted By Roscoe
What did we do before youtube? I spent hours...

What did we do before youtube? I spent hours looking through motor manuals, page by page.
Forum: 50cc - 124cc 09-03-2019, 08:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,117
Posted By Roscoe
Sure you can... several video showing how to do...

Sure you can... several video showing how to do it, probably not for your exact scooter but you'll get the ideal.... here's one, .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZEF9QvxZDI you might want...
Forum: General Scooter Discussion 09-03-2019, 07:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,067
Posted By Roscoe
Fuel injection would be nice to have, but if you...

Fuel injection would be nice to have, but if you should have problems with it could be expensive. It's your call. I like the simplicity of carb engines, I like the easy starting of fuel...
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