Post by jahunt on Feb 13, 2012 10:43:36 GMT -6
Hello,
This will be both my own introduction, my scooters introduction, and also the process of refurbishing my 2007 Jonway 250.
First off, my name is Jack (who would have guessed my my username right?), from Pittsburgh, PA. This isn't my 1st scooter - I previously had a 2007 Roketa Bali 150. I had to sell it about a year after buying it new due to lack of storage in my past situation. Luckily, I am a new home owner and have the perfect place to work on my new scoot! I'm 31 and do marketing for a very large Pittsburgh Based clothing retailer - found in every local mall. I have built race motor for Japanese cars and have a pretty good understanding of engine theory & electronics.
Now enough about me, let me introduce you to the scoot. I "paid" $300 for it. It has about 5,000 miles on it and in very nice cosmetic shape. The reason "$300" is in quotes is because I essentially got it for free. While browsing Craigslist, I came across this in Greensboro NC (about 8 hours away). I decided with the help of my awesome wife watching my daughter for a day that I was going to roadtrip it 8 hours each way in my F150. The guy wanted to trade me for an old computer I had laying around (essentailly free, but had to buy a LCD monitor from craigslist for him). So with the fuel, food, and computer monitor, I have $300 into it. Sweet!
So, the deal was to sweet to pass up. I told the guy that if it wasn't wrecked and the title was there, I would take it. Of course the scooter didn't run, and was labeled on craigslist as "needs engine rebuilt" , scaring away any of my competitive deal hunters!
So... this is where I begin. The "story" is that he bought it for $600 and needed a starter. He put a starter in and it ran, but really ruff. He "rebuilt" the carb, and then it wouldn't run at all. He "tried" to do a compression test, but couldn't get the harbor freight gauge to read anything but '0'PSI. He was fed up at this point.
So with my previous auto & scooter background I know it is nearly impossible for a motor to have 0PSI on a compression test; unless, the piston has a hole or SEVERE damage, which you would hear during the motor turning over. This leads me to believe I need to run this test again just to get it out of the way.
So... this is where I need you lovely folks to help out. A hack job mechanic has tried to fix different things in a way that isn't thorough to say the least. He didn't have any of the rear plastics, airbox, seat, etc on the bike when I picked it up. Check out the pictures below to see!
Step 1: Piece all of the plastic back together just to make sure I have everything I need.
*Issue found: No rear view mirrors included.
Step 2: Look at hacked electrical (prior to looking at compression, fuel, and spark)
Take a look at the 1st picture. There is a "looped" harness with fusible links. The previous owner told me that all the lights stay on if this remains plugged in, even if the key is off.
This harness really looks like someone elses hack-job, prior to the prevous owner. Can anyone understand the intent? I haven't yet located a fusebox or main ] fuse (bracket style) that I have seen in other members pictures. I have found a inline "glass tube" style fuse as seen below within a white fuse holder.
If anyone can help identify the white connectore harness/fusible link cluster, I would greatly appreciate so I can jump into the nuts & bolts.
By the way: this is the 244cc CF MOTO engine for future reference.
Thanks all!
The Harness, a little blurry. It connect to another white harness. It conists of a bunch of electrical loops with a fusible link on each loop (what you see in my hand):
What appears to be the 2 battery connections:
1 Green (Ground)
2 Red (1 x red starter solenoid)(1 x red "accessory" wire with the inline glass fuse as mentioned above)
Does this ground setup look factory to you? It has both a engine and chassis ground which is good!
Notice anything immediate jumping out at you from this pic?
The "piece back together" pics... just to make sure most everything is there...
I look forward to meeting some of you!
Cheers,
Jack
This will be both my own introduction, my scooters introduction, and also the process of refurbishing my 2007 Jonway 250.
First off, my name is Jack (who would have guessed my my username right?), from Pittsburgh, PA. This isn't my 1st scooter - I previously had a 2007 Roketa Bali 150. I had to sell it about a year after buying it new due to lack of storage in my past situation. Luckily, I am a new home owner and have the perfect place to work on my new scoot! I'm 31 and do marketing for a very large Pittsburgh Based clothing retailer - found in every local mall. I have built race motor for Japanese cars and have a pretty good understanding of engine theory & electronics.
Now enough about me, let me introduce you to the scoot. I "paid" $300 for it. It has about 5,000 miles on it and in very nice cosmetic shape. The reason "$300" is in quotes is because I essentially got it for free. While browsing Craigslist, I came across this in Greensboro NC (about 8 hours away). I decided with the help of my awesome wife watching my daughter for a day that I was going to roadtrip it 8 hours each way in my F150. The guy wanted to trade me for an old computer I had laying around (essentailly free, but had to buy a LCD monitor from craigslist for him). So with the fuel, food, and computer monitor, I have $300 into it. Sweet!
So, the deal was to sweet to pass up. I told the guy that if it wasn't wrecked and the title was there, I would take it. Of course the scooter didn't run, and was labeled on craigslist as "needs engine rebuilt" , scaring away any of my competitive deal hunters!
So... this is where I begin. The "story" is that he bought it for $600 and needed a starter. He put a starter in and it ran, but really ruff. He "rebuilt" the carb, and then it wouldn't run at all. He "tried" to do a compression test, but couldn't get the harbor freight gauge to read anything but '0'PSI. He was fed up at this point.
So with my previous auto & scooter background I know it is nearly impossible for a motor to have 0PSI on a compression test; unless, the piston has a hole or SEVERE damage, which you would hear during the motor turning over. This leads me to believe I need to run this test again just to get it out of the way.
So... this is where I need you lovely folks to help out. A hack job mechanic has tried to fix different things in a way that isn't thorough to say the least. He didn't have any of the rear plastics, airbox, seat, etc on the bike when I picked it up. Check out the pictures below to see!
Step 1: Piece all of the plastic back together just to make sure I have everything I need.
*Issue found: No rear view mirrors included.
Step 2: Look at hacked electrical (prior to looking at compression, fuel, and spark)
Take a look at the 1st picture. There is a "looped" harness with fusible links. The previous owner told me that all the lights stay on if this remains plugged in, even if the key is off.
This harness really looks like someone elses hack-job, prior to the prevous owner. Can anyone understand the intent? I haven't yet located a fusebox or main ] fuse (bracket style) that I have seen in other members pictures. I have found a inline "glass tube" style fuse as seen below within a white fuse holder.
If anyone can help identify the white connectore harness/fusible link cluster, I would greatly appreciate so I can jump into the nuts & bolts.
By the way: this is the 244cc CF MOTO engine for future reference.
Thanks all!
The Harness, a little blurry. It connect to another white harness. It conists of a bunch of electrical loops with a fusible link on each loop (what you see in my hand):
What appears to be the 2 battery connections:
1 Green (Ground)
2 Red (1 x red starter solenoid)(1 x red "accessory" wire with the inline glass fuse as mentioned above)
Does this ground setup look factory to you? It has both a engine and chassis ground which is good!
Notice anything immediate jumping out at you from this pic?
The "piece back together" pics... just to make sure most everything is there...
I look forward to meeting some of you!
Cheers,
Jack
..BAD TO THE BONE..
