Foot peg snapped off in spill By newbonsuperhornet (Read 1,273 times)

[newbonsuperhornet]

forgive my complete newby lack of knowledge. i heard this is the place to get some. I have a super hornet lky 2. it was knocked over and the foot peg snapped off, the end of the brake lever snapped off, and the electric start wont work. what do i do and what do you think it will cost? any advice would be really appreciated. thanks.

[bcgreatness]

did the electric start work before the spill or had it not worked prior to that or at all since you have owned the bike? and dont worry about your lack of knowledge, ive been a mechanic for atleast 7 or 8 years and when i got my first scoot i was clueless lol we are all here to learn and teach welcome to scoot doc by the way.

[bcgreatness]

there are a couple of people on this forum that own super hornets, i never recall seeing any parts for those but when im looking for parts im usually looking for parts to fit my scoot lol. i will take a look though.

[newbonsuperhornet]

thanks. the electric start worked fine before the spill. i've had the bike a few days. its got less than 5 miles on it. i dont even have insurance yet. in im Long Beach. thanks for the welcome. ive been a bit intimidated about the bike because i don't know anything or anyone who does.

im wondering if there is anyone in the area who rides at all who might want to meet up and show me some things and whatnot.

[bcgreatness]

long beach cali? thats cool. yeah the parts ( as far as i can see ) are a little more difficult to find then the standard gy6 scooter parts. i did find a foot brake lever on the motobravo site but there is no price on it, i dont even know if it would fit up with the one on your scoot. im thinking when the bike took a spill, it most likely knocked a wire or two loose. tell me, when you press the start button, does it do anything at all? any noises or clicks? you could have popped one of your fuses that go from your battery to the starter. i would check those first. those cylinder shaped glass fuses that come stock are very flimsy, i replaced the ones on mine the day i discovered how thin the filiment inside of the fuse was. another thing that could have gone wrong is maybe the kill switch took a hit and could have damaged it or maybe a wire pulled out from behind it.

www.motobravo.us/parts_details_table.php?lb=130

[newbonsuperhornet]

the start button produces no noises, no turn, nothing. however when i turn the ignition the gauges move. i called the guys who sold me the bike and theyre sending one guy to get the bike. he did give me sort of weird advice though. he said i should take pictures, get insurance today, and then claim the accident tomorrow and have someone else fix it. i feel weird about that but i dont even really know what im looking at when i open it up. the manual would have been useful had it not been a literal translation from chinese.

[bcgreatness]

i bet you that its one of the fuses that is coming off of the battery, if you can gain access to your battery, look at both the positive and negative wires coming from the battery, there should be two inline fuses, i would check both of them to see if they are broke or not.

[jct842]

I would think over the insurance scam, you get caught and there will be trouble. john

[terrilee]

Mar 5, 2012 16:32:58 GMT -6 newbonsuperhornet said:

the start button produces no noises, no turn, nothing. however when i turn the ignition the gauges move. i called the guys who sold me the bike and theyre sending one guy to get the bike. he did give me sort of weird advice though. he said i should take pictures, get insurance today, and then claim the accident tomorrow and have someone else fix it. i feel weird about that but i dont even really know what im looking at when i open it up. the manual would have been useful had it not been a literal translation from chinese.

;D ;D ;D HI & WELCOME

insurance fraud is NOW the big thing
to get caught at.
companies are spending lots to prosecute .



now about being a complete nooob.
dont worry about it.
when i got my scoot i had only done a few oil changes and changed plugs, on the mini van. not much more. heck i even stripped the threads doing a oil change. im dumb.

the best way to get confidence is to do a PDI.
theres links everywhere, plus theres a ton of youtube videos
take all the plastics {tuperware} off and look. check electrical connections, air & fuel lines. EVERYTHING

not sure about ur budget, but the 2 shops close to me { yea close 40+ miles} one charges $50/hr & the other charges $80/hr.
so doing preventive maint. is cost effective for me to do.
i AM having some probs now, but thats waiting on parts.


so good luck, keep asking questions
the only dumb question is the one not asked

[newbonsuperhornet]

im not having excellent feelings about scams regardless so i'm going to see what it would cost to just have the guys do it for me. i am currently looking for the parts. wont kick start either. hm id also like to find some people in long beach who tinker so i can learn a bit more. let me know if anyone in the area is up for the (big) challenge sad to say but i think the most ive ever delved into things would be checking the oil.... on a car. thanks to everyone for trying to help.

[terrilee]

HEY SUPER

i sent u a private message { PM]

[newbonsuperhornet]

does anyone know how i can tell if a mounting plate for the peg will fit the bike? im guessing they arent universal.

[bcgreatness]

if you could take some pics of your hornet and the pieces you are talking about we could help you out tons more maybe you could get a bicycle peg to replace it, some people change over to those just for the look of it. just an idea,

[newbonsuperhornet]

so pumped. got it started! it was flooded. some small cosmetic damage still BUT i put a message on craigslist and found someone in the area who is an enthusiast. he knows a welder so we are gonna meet up monday to see if he can show me some basic maintenance and if he can get his friend to weld it for me. SUCH LUCK! thanks everyone. ill repost if i have new questions.

[bcgreatness]

ok well glad you got it running again! i dont know how it being flooded made it not want to even click when you hit the start button but as long as it runs thats a plus. hope the welding goes well and happy scooting.