Post by skunkhome on May 27, 2015 0:32:48 GMT -6
I decided to trouble shoot my headlight and get this scooter road worthy today. Started by following the Helix manual. I managed to get the bulb out only to discover it was burned out. Low beam went first then the high beam. That was the easy part. After running out and getting a new bulb I tried putting the new one in and the spring clip popped out. I thought well I get the bulb in and then reattach the clip. It took me about 30-40 minutes to get the bulb in but promptly knocked it out and down into the frame trying to put the clip in. I managed to retrieve it out of the frame without breaking it and without taking off the plastic. I tried it again and decided I needed to have better vision and hands about the size of any 8 year old. Presumably that is what honda intended. Plan "B".... Get out the manual and see how to take the headlamp assembly out. I suppose that is what I should have done first but what a pain. Previously being a motorcycle buff I find this kinda annoying.
Take off the mirrors, then the windshield trim, then the windshield, then take apart the front shroud, then loosen the three capscrews that hold the assembly. In doing so I found out how many screws and speed nuts were missing. I went off to the hardware store to get 5 of each. I finally got it all back together without breaking something. And, it all works. Now the only issue with the bike is that the lights stay on all the time. Only way to cut them off is to turn off my battery isolator. This bike is a wiring basket case. Apparently it had issues early on and there is a bunch of jake leg wiring, abandoned grounds, even an aftermarket fuel pump with strange wiring.
If I don't sell it tomorrow I'll address the headlight and taillight circuits next week. I took it out riding a good distance today and it is truly a very comfortable scooter, forgiving handling, with reasonably good performance.
Take off the mirrors, then the windshield trim, then the windshield, then take apart the front shroud, then loosen the three capscrews that hold the assembly. In doing so I found out how many screws and speed nuts were missing. I went off to the hardware store to get 5 of each. I finally got it all back together without breaking something. And, it all works. Now the only issue with the bike is that the lights stay on all the time. Only way to cut them off is to turn off my battery isolator. This bike is a wiring basket case. Apparently it had issues early on and there is a bunch of jake leg wiring, abandoned grounds, even an aftermarket fuel pump with strange wiring. If I don't sell it tomorrow I'll address the headlight and taillight circuits next week. I took it out riding a good distance today and it is truly a very comfortable scooter, forgiving handling, with reasonably good performance.