help with scooter pleeeease!

[newbie]

Hi guys i was pissing around with my scooters carburetta (adjusting the fuel and air intake by turning the screw thing) The main aim was to increase the revs so it wouldnt cut out at traffic lights!

Anyway my dad knows fuck all so now the scooter splutters loads and is unridable. I tried to put the screw back to the right amount of twists but it didnt work, and now i think the engines flooded!

Can someone please give me some advice.

thanks in advance

[Scooby]

Crash it and claim off insurance then get an NSR....well you might get a nose cone with the insurance, you will have to find the rest of the cash from somewhere else
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A big enough hammer fixes anything!

[newbie]

I would love to do that but im not on fully comp. Maybe if i park behind some old woman in a car park she will reverse into it?

but before i jump to that as my last resort, can no one offer any me advice on how to fix the damn thing?

cheers

[Scooby]

Help us out a bit here tell us about the ped. Make/model will do for starters.
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A big enough hammer fixes anything!

[newbie]

its an italjet dragster 50cc (2001)

Like i said i adjusted the carb settings (should be the same on all scootes/bikes i was told)

anyway ive tried putting it back to original setting but the engine still sputters for about 10 seconds after starting and then it just dies!

cheers

[Korn]

Experiment with the screw... There should be two, the larger one is usually the idle setting, somewhere in your manual it should have the number of turns for the default setting.

[newbie]

cheers for that, I dont have a manual with the scooter (was never given one) but i did a search on the net and found the default settings

I will give it another go to night to see what happens.

thanks again.
newbie

[Doddmaster]

Look after your Dragster mate, its the best scooter around!!

[newbie]

I thought i would post a piccy of the dragster incase anyone else is interested. Not the fastest scooter on the roads (it wont move at the min)
but definately the nicest looking me thinks.

https://www.italjetdragster.com/images/info/red_dragster.jpg

[johnny]

the idle screw should be about 2 turns out from the seating. if that fails, ask a bike mechanic. He will laugh at you for a while and then tell you how to fix the scoot.
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Vrooooom......ahhhhhh....crash!!!!!!!

[newbie]

thats for all your advice

it turns out that there is nothing wrong with the carb... All the stopping and starting of the engine has damaged the spark plug! So im getting a new one fitted tomorrow.

Turns out the screw i was turning was just a bolt that held the air pipe thingy onto the carb Im learning slowly! (i hope)

cheers
Newbie

[Doddmaster]

Is yours derestricted? How fast is it?

Heres a pic of mine, looks best in the race colours

https://doddmaster.freewebspace.com/images/dscf0017.jpg

Sorry about the size of the pic by the way, for all you people with dial up

[mobbzy]

did the spark plug sort the problem out if not you could have some shit in your carb (i had the same problem with mine)
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MOBBZY

[newbie]

I do like the racing blue and the stickers make it look wicked. I have a mate with one like yours. I see you have the same problem as me with the annoying bottom half of the exhaust rusting. I have sorted it now though (applied this stuff called crust that made the rust disappear!)

Anyway i will be finding out tomorrow if the spark plug works a mechanic person is coming to look at it.

I have had about 52MHP out of it but thats down hill! On the flat it does between 45 and 50. It does annoy me and I cant wait to get a bigger bike! (only two months now)

I think about 50MPH is standard for the italjet dragster, its fully derestricted but im sure it could be tunned to get a bit more speed! I got mine for 1200 pounds brand new (600 quid cheaper than usual) so thats basically why i got it.

cheers
newbie

[newbie]

I like your michelin tyres by the way, did they come with it standard or did you replace the others? The wheels on mine are silver, looks nice in black though.

I forgot to ask how fast does yours go?

cheers

[podgester]

eeeeeerrrrrr sorry boys but mines got to be the nicest looking of all peds

https://www.mototek.com/images/SR50Corser.jpg


does 39mph now but will be doing 60's 70's when i get it derestricted
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https://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/blackeye/2gunsfiring_v1.gifKORN

[newbie]

60MPH 70MPH mate? you planning on having it pulled out to a 70cc?

I think the fastest 50cc I have came across is my mates Aprillia RX50 (very nice scrambler) he gets about 65MPH out of that and its all standard.

I love the indicators on your Prillia mate! i was thinking about getting mine inverted (so that the bulb is orange and the cover is clear) Shame that the italjet doesnt come like that, it would look cool!

cheers
newbie

[Doddmaster]

Those are the tyres that came on it, but I coloured in the Michelin by myself (Dont tell anyone, it looks cool!)

Mine does about 45mph on straights, but i havent taken out the pulley spacer so it still has more to go. No point now though! dont use the thing

[Zimma]

ur ped will not do 60-70mph... the max they do is 55... and no offence but u throw the power to weight ratio out the window bruv
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-Zimma

[WildGoose]

yeah

im sorry but the SR50 owns all peds

:D

[newbie]

Hi Doddmaster, what did you use to colour the michelin text in? Tip ex lol?
It does look good!

cheers
newbie

[TiN]

[M1ke]

Does anyone know if halfords do this tyre paint? i may nip down there tomorrow

cheers
newbie

[tanner18]

my gilera runner was fast for a ped it did 55 all the time some times 60 on a good day once i was going down the steepest hill ive ever been down on a bike very high to it hit 70 mph i shitme self it was shaking big time good old gravity

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inline 4's rule

[Demonic69]

I reckon if you did get your scooter up to 70 you'd still insist on waering a normal jacket? No cowhide or CE armour in sight? And JEANS!!!
Don't care what you're riding, come off at 70 and it's gonna be messy
I'd love to see the pedders in leathers.... LOL
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Back on a Blade. Just feels so right.