I think theres something with with my moped. I can turn the engine on and it seems fine although when i pull the throttle it just wont move. I cant think what to do. It has petrol, oil and obviously the engine power, but it wont actually move. Any idea what could be wrong with it?
this is the honda moped i have.
i bought it with 1220 miles on the clock. for £950. i have done 600miles on it to this video post, and no problems.
the engin is cold and don't get full power, revving the engin warms it up.
I am going to buy a scooter/moped. I want one that is 50cc's or less. In SC you don't pay taxes on them under this size.
I know Honda, Yamaha and Vespa (Italian?) sell them. Can anyone recommend a good one. I went to a local that has a Chinese brand, but I don't think I will be buying it.
First its Chinese, and Second it has a limited 6 month warranty. I know Honda beets that hands down. And labor is not included.
I thought about a motorcycle, but then you have the taxes and license and all that junk. Besides, I road an RD 350 for 5 years and owned a couple of others. I am in no hurry now. It's just to get back and forth to work.
2 gallons of gas for a weeks travel is very appealing to me at the moment.
Any suggestions, warnings, recommendations on Brands and your experience is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Frank Pytel
Is a moped or scooter safe in the winter? I live in NY state and have a 9 mile ride to work. What is a good type to buy? Honda? Tomos?
I am getting myself a scooter/Moped/Vespa to save on gas around town and to/from work. While I know they are very uncool, I do not want to look like a complete idiot while riding around. However I do want to wear something that will save my skin if I do end up dumping the scooter. Any suggestions on what to wear to keep me safe, but also keep me from looking like a complete gomer? The weather here is between 60-110F
Super Cheesey Burnout.
I recently bought a JMstar scooter and stored it for the winter...now it doesnt work! Ive tried to start it with the key and also manually and even changed the oil and charged the battery but nothing happens. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?
my moped acts like it needs to warm up forever. once i start to ride it, it takes off nicely, gets to about 30 mph with full throttle(max speed about 40-45 mph) and it just winds down slowly until i'm almost stopped( even with full throttle). Then it dies. Also when it dies, and only after it dies, it sounds funny. Normal starting sound= wuh wuh wuh wuh. After it dies and then restart= wuhhhhhhhwuhhhhhhh, more of a flatline. My muffler is not clogged, air filter isn't bad, i bought a new fuel filter, checked spark plug, carb jets are clean, it idles fine- it only wants to die when it loses power as explained earlier. I just don't know why it has been not as fast, losing power- dropping down to 20-25mph, or just plain not making it past 20-25mph at times. But eventually it will go faster but just not as fast as it used to. Its a 2005, but its was bought new in February this year. It just loses power almost like hitting the kill switch. Sometimes it doesn't quite lose all its power and ill do about 15-20 mph for a 1/2 mile. Then back up to 35 mph. Just the other day i got it up to 50 mph (slightly downhill for a little bit) , then when it levels out- it goes its normal average speed of approx. 40 mph, then just kinda drops to about 32mph and thats that. I dont think it has anything to do with battery. It has moments of wanting to accelerate but just doesn't pull through all the way. What am i missing? I dont know the air/fuel mixture stuff, and no one has changed that. It usually only dies a couple of times at the most when first taken out for the day and then at times i can tell it wants to again but doesn't- normally after that it just runs slower as explained. Anything? THANKS
