Post by unknownsoldier on Jul 1, 2008 18:27:20 GMT -5
Hi scooter fans, I would like to say thank you to all of you who posted things on here to help others, and encourage everyone to add to the knowledge base for the good of us all. I pray that I might be useful to scooter owners someday too!
My SUNL experience:
I got on line (I knew how much the high-end scooters cost already) looking for the low-cost scooters and when I typed in "scooter", the Scooterdepot site name came up on the yahoo search list. When I entered there, the first section I saw said "California-Legal Scooters".
So I clicked that and found the 150cc (touring) model.
After checking a couple of other sites selling the same-looking model for varying prices, I ordered the least-costing one fron scooterdepot. It took 30 days to receive the scooter, and about 10 more days to get the MSO (or whatever, title ) paper.
When first trying to start, cranked but wouldn't catch. Took the fuel line off the carburator and found it had fuel coming out when cranking. Put the line back on, and it started right up.
I suggest anyone try that too when starting for the first time.
Took scooter out and found out if I go down the country road full WOT, it would de-accelerate, which caused the drivers behind me to look like they were trying to make some kind of sound effects with their mouths!
Came home and found this Scooterdawg forum, read a lot of posts, downloaded helpful manuals, put in the irridium plugs, changed the fuel filter, fuel lines, and vacuum lines, put good clamps on. Replaced the oils, checked (most) of the hardware for tightness.
Replaced the belt ( bought the harbor-freight impact wrench and added clips on the lines so I could clip it to my scooter battery) and added an 4 AAA battery LED light with extra cord right under the seat, shining down onto the engine for a night time aid.
Made a "glovebox" in the unused space by the fuel tank out of leather cut to fit the irregular space.
I broke my scooter in the "hard way" and now drive sensibly. As of now so far 134 showing on the odometer, I'm having fun cruising 30-40mph in town. I'll post more when it seems timely
A couple of thoughts: it seems like it would make a good video game, buying and upgrading scooters then testing them.
Does anyone have an inductive neon light attached to their spark plug wire like those ones used to see if the plug is firing correctly?
Maybe that would be a cool light show?
Does anyone know what the little panel on the left side of the saddle is for, and would it help to duct air from there to the CVT inlet?
Thanks again, and I hope everyone is having fun with their scooters!
My SUNL experience:
I got on line (I knew how much the high-end scooters cost already) looking for the low-cost scooters and when I typed in "scooter", the Scooterdepot site name came up on the yahoo search list. When I entered there, the first section I saw said "California-Legal Scooters".
So I clicked that and found the 150cc (touring) model.
After checking a couple of other sites selling the same-looking model for varying prices, I ordered the least-costing one fron scooterdepot. It took 30 days to receive the scooter, and about 10 more days to get the MSO (or whatever, title ) paper.
When first trying to start, cranked but wouldn't catch. Took the fuel line off the carburator and found it had fuel coming out when cranking. Put the line back on, and it started right up.
I suggest anyone try that too when starting for the first time.
Took scooter out and found out if I go down the country road full WOT, it would de-accelerate, which caused the drivers behind me to look like they were trying to make some kind of sound effects with their mouths!
Came home and found this Scooterdawg forum, read a lot of posts, downloaded helpful manuals, put in the irridium plugs, changed the fuel filter, fuel lines, and vacuum lines, put good clamps on. Replaced the oils, checked (most) of the hardware for tightness.
Replaced the belt ( bought the harbor-freight impact wrench and added clips on the lines so I could clip it to my scooter battery) and added an 4 AAA battery LED light with extra cord right under the seat, shining down onto the engine for a night time aid.
Made a "glovebox" in the unused space by the fuel tank out of leather cut to fit the irregular space.
I broke my scooter in the "hard way" and now drive sensibly. As of now so far 134 showing on the odometer, I'm having fun cruising 30-40mph in town. I'll post more when it seems timely
A couple of thoughts: it seems like it would make a good video game, buying and upgrading scooters then testing them.
Does anyone have an inductive neon light attached to their spark plug wire like those ones used to see if the plug is firing correctly?
Maybe that would be a cool light show?
Does anyone know what the little panel on the left side of the saddle is for, and would it help to duct air from there to the CVT inlet?
Thanks again, and I hope everyone is having fun with their scooters!