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Post by 4950cycle on Oct 21, 2012 15:51:36 GMT -5
My girlfriend's JCL MP 250 A has been having ignition problems after about the 5th day she owned it. Sometimes it would work and sometimes it wouldn't. If you took the shroud off the handlebars and stressed the wires from one side to the other sometimes it would make it work (dash light up) and it would start. I called Killermotorsports to see if they would help and that was a waste of time. They never even returned my call. Thats OK, they won't sell me so much as a screw from here on out ;D. That being said, It turns out that before I ordered a new key switch (this being the most expensive ignition of all scotters) I waited untill I took this one out to make sure I couldn't fix the old one. I will let you know how to do it and what I did.
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Post by 4950cycle on Oct 21, 2012 21:35:26 GMT -5
First of all the thought of taking the front fairing off an all that was involved just turned me off. Geez I just had to tear the whole ass end off of this thing to change the starter clutch. So I was really trying to find a way around having to take a hundred screws and bolts out and having to keep track of every place each screw and bolt came from. Soooo , I started from the glovebox / dash side instead of the fairing. After taking the upper dash screws out you can kind of prop the flexable black vynel plastic up for clearence to get at the ignition switch to remove it . Don't worry about the black plastic piece right around the ignition on the actual steering head. It can just stay put. There is one 6 or 7mm allen bolt on each side of the switch underneath that you can't see very much. But if you come from underneath the switch you "can " get them out. Then the ignition switch is free after you unplug it. It is not the easiest thing but you can do it. Turns out I didn't need to buy a new switch. There are screws that hold the ignition switch together instead of rivits . I took the base of the switch apart to find out the contacts inside are a bit corroded (very simple). Must have gotten some salt water in the seapack that the scoot came in on the way over from China ? Anyway, I cleaned the contacts and put some dielectric grease on them to keep corrosion from happening again. Was able to get the switch back together good as new. Reinstalled the switch and put the scoot dash back together in the reverse of taking it apart obviously. The repair was a success . Key switch turns on and off reliably now without a glitch. I think my girlfriend can actually get some use out of this scoot now. Its a good scooter if it just wouldn't have come with such serious bugs that needed fixed. Hopefully she can get all the enjoyment from this scooter that I hear all of you guys and gals get. This scoot hauls butt for just a 250 single cylinder. I like the Linhia 257cc platform for a scoot.
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Post by spandi on Oct 21, 2012 23:02:36 GMT -5
Congratulations on a job well done. You have the satisfaction of fixing it yourself, and didn't needlessly spend a pile of cash for a new switch.
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Post by 4950cycle on Oct 22, 2012 16:21:59 GMT -5
Yea, Thanks. I found this Rocketa 250 style switch for as high as $79 . And after days of looking being the cheapskate that I am I found it for about $ 43 to my door. But I like $0 even better. Couldn't get around having to buy an $80 to my door starter clutch though. I bought this thing brand new BTW from Killermotorsports. After about only 200 miles been doing nothing but working on it since. Stalling so Valves adjusted, Starter clutch failure & fix, And last but not least this bad ignition switch. But she (my girlfriend) took a 100 mile run to Gainsville today without a hitch finally. My girlfriend really enjoyed riding it without so much worry this trip.  Seems to be trustworthy now  |
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Seems to be trustworthy now 