new from california

[keen]

hi,
im new here and i am gonna get a ricardo rm150-7 on friday from my friend at work. he got it as a quick fix and never put any time into it at all. so im buying it for what he paid, 200$.

he got it from a mutual friend of ours and she said that the piston might be fried...

not sure if it was ran dry or anything, when i get it im going to get a battery, new plug and clean gas out and maybe try a carb cleaning.


can i start it with just the kick or do i need a battery in it to start it?


thanks

[keen]

oh! it has about 3k miles on it and i want to do the valve adjustment too. aside from these things listed is there anything else i should do/check.

it has oil currently. when i push the kick start it feels like its got compression. im hoping that a cleanup/tuneup will get this scooty on the road.

[TERRA NUVO]

well hi keen

welcome to scoot dawg........check the plug see how it looks.


and get back to us during the day when some ones a wake