speedfight

silentriver · L Plate Warrior Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Karma :

ok im new to owning a scooter, got the bike end of january had to sit my cbt, get insurance tax etc to get it on the road. I had a couple of shots of the bike to try it out.

Got everything sorted this week and now it won't start. I disconected the battery when it has been sitting idol so as not to drain it.

Im a bit confused as to how the petrol and oil work. Im sure the guy said it would mix it but im not convinised. I put petrol in it yesterday to see if would start. I also got some 2 stroke oil and put that in the oil part, should i not have done that and should i have put it in with the petrol.

anyway at the moment it will not start it tries but just ends up failing, kick starting didn't work at all. I notice the oil light flash on and the imobiliser when it tries to start is that normal?

and the speedo doesnt work, the guy had said that it had seized....

any help and advise is greatly appreciated. its a 100cc

divuk83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Karma :

I assume your over 17 if you bought a 100cc ped, anyways the oil should be in separate tanks and is fed into the carb with the petrol, so don't put any in with the fuel. Oil lights always flash when you turn the key so thats nothing to worry about. Speedo cable is probably just knacked. Any garage should have no trouble ordering you a replacement one. Although this does mean you dont know for sure how many miles the bike has done before you got it. If it won't start a good first thing to try on a scooter is a new spark plug.

Dave

silentriver · L Plate Warrior Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Karma :

The guy i bought it off's, brother works in the garage ill have to take it to,so im wondering why he didnt fix the speedometer.

the battery seems ok, it just won't start. Where is the spark plug located on the bike?

Kye · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

Seriously, take it into a garage if you don't know where the spark plug is, because you WILL end up in a mess.

But if you insist on continuing, then under the seat there is an access panel, lift that up and you'll see the plug
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binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Karma :

silentriver · L Plate Warrior Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Karma :

ok might have a problem,bought a new spark plug got a spark plug remover,the spark plug looked ok.Replaced it with the new one,and it's still not working.The battery might be flat now as we have been trying to start it.

if i go out and buy a new battery and it's still not working what do you think might be wrong.

divuk83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Karma :

Why not check the battery first? Then charge it if its flat? In the mean time why not try kick starting it?

Dave

binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Karma :

had it been standing for long before you bought it
(I.e. not been running for a few months)

If it hasnt been started for more than say 3 months, then I would consider taking off your fuel hose and draining all the petrol out, then swiling it all through with fresh.

On the other hand, you could put a bit of petrol in a syringe or a small cup and tip a tiny bit into the cylinder (through the spark plug port)

[you will have to remove your spark plug to do so]

Then try to start it, If it still dosent start (or even fire) at that, then its either a spark problem or a compression problem.

A good tester is to see if its sparking.

A good way to check it is too remove the spark plug and put it into the HT cap and earth the component on the spark plug, then kick it over, if it sparks your safe. (ish)

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