1 Year and 10,000 miles on my Automoto By automotoguy (Read 4,551 times)

[automotoguy]

So alot of people had originally asked me to report back on how I like my enclosed 3 wheel GY6 powered Automoto scooter.

So here goes - its been really great for the first 10,000 and aside from belt changes that aren't really easy to do maintenance has been pretty simple. Automoto company has been pretty good if I needed a part or something, but almost all my maintenance items and belts I bought from scrappydogscooters. Tires were easily ordered from www.motorcyclesuperstore.com when I needed them and put on at my local cycle shop. I did pull the wheel from the bike though and just had them mount / balance. Back tires were worn out at 8000 and the front is still on there but getting skinny.

The parking lock system is a PITA requiring alot of adjustments to keep it working right but otherwise efficient. I've changed the oil every 600 miles like the manual said to and always run Rotella 15w-40 as it sayes to. Gear oil changed every 2000 miles with 75w-90 synthetic and the belt replaced every 4000 miles per the book.

No real problems to speak of except the spark plug boots fail alot on it. You'll be riding along and the bike will start missing and when you pull over and stop it will stall out. You'll see the plug wire hanging because the boot fails and comes off the plug. The piece inside it will be stuck on the plug. But the boot can be changed in under a minute and they are cheap so not a real big deal. I think its the constant movement of the cab that causes this. Coil is bolted to the cab which leans all the time, but engine isn't so its twisting and pulling alot.

It's been a great ride and not sure what to expect out of this GY6 150cc engine in terms of mileage but the first 10,000 were pretty easy.

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[automotoguy]

Just another pic of the bike!

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[terrilee]

WOW!!!!!!!! 10,000 IN ONE YEAR
THATS A LOT OF RIDING. LOL !!!
im about to break 8,000 in about 2 1/2 yrs.
she had 41 on her when i bought her

wow, keep on the PM and maybe another 10K

[Alleyoop]

To stop the Coil wire from being pulled off the plug and or boot cap, Move the whole Coil Closer to the Spark plug and make sure the COIL WIRE has some slack. That is a very common problem that people do not realize they can just move the entire COIL closer so the coil wire has slack.
Alleyoop

[automotoguy]

Oct 31, 2012 11:13:55 GMT -6 terrilee said:

WOW!!!!!!!! 10,000 IN ONE YEAR
THATS A LOT OF RIDING. LOL !!!
im about to break 8,000 in about 2 1/2 yrs.
she had 41 on her when i bought her

wow, keep on the PM and maybe another 10K

Not really, I ride more than that each year. I ride 76 miles a day to work / home. 3 of the those are normally on the Automoto, other days on my Silverwing which now has 28,000 miles in 2.5 years of owning it.

[automotoguy]

Oct 31, 2012 11:49:17 GMT -6 Alleyoop said:

To stop the Coil wire from being pulled off the plug and or boot cap, Move the whole Coil Closer to the Spark plug and make sure the COIL WIRE has some slack. That is a very common problem that people do not realize they can just move the entire COIL closer so the coil wire has slack.
Alleyoop

I'll look into that, but its only about 9 inches away from the plug now and has lots of slack. It's hard to describe this problem honestly. Never effected any other GY6 I owned like this one.

[Alleyoop]

Well you know it is pulling on it, so I would take a guess and say the coil is mounted on the front frame part of the scoot which leans left and right. You may need to either mount it on the stationary part where the motor is mounted on. OR go to the Auto Parts store and get a LONGER COIL wire and Screw that into the Coil and screw the Boot Cap on. I would not put up with it dieing on me due to the Coil wire being pulled off the Plug.
Alleyoop

[automotoguy]

I understand what your saying, but its not pulled off, it just falls off once the part inside comes unscrewed from the cap completely. there is plenty of slack in the cable, but the piece inside of the boot that screws in simply becomes undone and stays on the plug top usually and the boot then just falls off since nothing is holding it on. If I have a screw driver handy I can even fix that one on the spot by screwing back into the boot and putting it on. I will look to see if there is a place to mount it down on the engine and have to extend the wiring to reach possibly. It's not that big of a deal really and now I unplug the wire at oil changes and tighten the thing up as a safety measure so I don't have two worry it will come undone.

[Alleyoop]

AH, different story then, Just so you know DO NOT use the screw on tips on the PLUG take the screw on tip off the plug and the BOOT CAP goes on the THREADED PART also you might want to get a NEW BOOT CAP. Using the screw on type on the plug after many uses weakens the clip inside the BOOT CAP to grab the plug. Also using the screw on tip on the plug is wider and widens the clip inside.
Alleyoop



If there is a scooter shop around they will have them.
Or you can order them I always get a few of those to keep as spares.

www.buggypartsnw.com/home?page=shop.browse&category_id=18

[richardthescooter2]

That's what I did, mine kept coming loose, i bought the spark plug cap that snaps on, no more problem.

[kz1000st]

Isn't it amazing how Chinese scooters keep lasting a wee bit longer than "Good for about a mile per dollar spent"? If that were true my 250 should have expired about 800 miles ago.

[automotoguy]

Your not kidding bud!
I swear I get so tired of hearing people calling them junk, yet now I am over 12,000 miles on this and still its going just fine. I tell them of my 3 vehicles which consist of 1 chinese scooter, 1 honda silverwing and the Ford Freestar guess which has stranded me twice this year requiring expensive tows both times??? F-O-R-D!!!