Maintaining your Battery
Written by phildave on February 20, 2009 – 3:00 pm -The battery in a scooter is different to the one your car. It has comparatively small electrical capacity, is constantly drained by alerts and headlamps, and doesn’t charge as promptly as a automobile battery does. The Problem A scooter battery can lose substantial charge whenever the scooter hasn’t been used for a week or two, and it generally requires much more a short run to recharge it. Usually its more common to see a dead scooter battery in wintertime when scootering is at a minimum. Also, Chinese scooter batteries are distinctly inferior, but domestic ones are not much better. The always-on headlamps, put together with the on-by-default warning devices on most scooters both contribute promptly to dead scooter batteries. The... more
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Rebuild a 2 stroke Top End
Written by phildave on February 19, 2009 – 2:50 pm -1. Before you disassemble your engine, power-wash the engine and the rest of the vehicle. That will reduce the risk of dirt and debris falling into the engine. Once you remove the cylinder, stuff a clean rag down into the crankcases. 2. The cylinder and head use alignment pins to hold them straight in position from the crankcases on up. The pins make it difficult to remove the cylinder from the cases and the head from the cylinder. Sometimes the steel alignment pins corrode into the aluminum engine components. Try spraying penetrating-oil down the mounting studs before attempting to remove the cylinder and head. Never use a flat-blade screwdriver, chisel, or metal hammer to remove the cylinder. Instead use this technique; buy a lead-shot plastic... more
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Oil Changes
Written by phildave on February 18, 2009 – 2:49 pm -I know this is a bit off topic, but the principles ally to almost all scooters, Lambrettas included.The most important thing to do is regular oil changes for four stroke engines. Two stroke engines burn up their engine oil, and so you do not have to trouble yourself with changing it. Scooters only accommodate roughly a quart of engine oil. The larger Yamaha scooters have got oil filters, but Hondas do not have filters (only a small screen). Given the small engine capacity of nearly most scooters, they incline to get run hard. The low volume of oil, lack of an oil filter and high rpm use results to oil breakdown much faster than your in car. Ideally change the scooter oil about every 1000 miles. This might sound intense, but consider these couple... more
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