Damn Chinese Scooter Driving Me Mad!!!

[jon.bda]

Got collared by the neighbours last weekend as the husbands scooter wasn't charging, so i told them i'd have a look. Fast forward to today and its got me tearing my hair out!.

Trying to get it started, it has the stupidest alarm system i've ever come across...manage to get by that and it won't start, just wind over and over and over.

Get round that after finding the intake rubber has split wide open...get it running and trying to test voltages with one hand whilst covering up 7/8th's of the intake with the other to stop it getting too much air and dying proves fun. It won't idle properly, keeps cutting out, AAARRRGGGHHH!!!.
Phew, rant over.

P.S. I can also confirm the generator is putting out voltage after probing the wire with my finger whilst earthed with my other hand blocking the carb!!!.

 

[jon.bda]

Got it charging last weekend after pulling the connectors out of the reg/reg to loom block and making sure they were actually touching, something they wasn't doing inside! .

So, just the carb inlet to track down...managed to find a chinese scooter spares place that seems to have the identical part for £9.99p, except the one thats on it means that the airbox can't be fitted properly (was cabletied on!!!).

Oh, and now they would like the kickstart to work as well...except the gear on the crank for it is destroyed and all the bushings to hold the kickstart mech in the engine casings are worn away...

Apart from that, the head bearings have more slop than a very sloppy thing, the fork stanchions are so corroded they've destroyed the fork seals and the rear wheel bearing is kapput.

Still, what do you expect from an old 2008 model that has almost 200 miles on the clock!.