300cc tilting reverse trike starting issues (FIXED By justincrediblem (Read 1,143 times)

[justincrediblem]

I'm having a hard time starting my trike. When I push the starter button the engine will sometimes turn over properly but most of the time its sounding like a kick back. And now along with the kick back I get a spinning noise like the starter is just free spinning. Does this sound like a starter problem, CDI problem, or the starting clutch again?

[Alleyoop]

BUMMER!! If the STARTER is spinning and not turning the crank it is either the IDLER gears or the STARTER CLUTCH sorry to say.

Do you have a performance CDI or the OEM one?
Alleyoop

[justincrediblem]

The OEM cdi.

[daddue11]

Hey Justin , I don't know if this will help or not,but, mine would do just like that if I would let it sit for 4 days or more with the exact symptoms, unless it was on a battery tender all of the time. The battery that comes with these aren't the best and they drain quickly while setting. I bought a new battery and keep a tender on it and even though I haven't ridden it since the fall it starts up every time without the funny noises or that scary backlash like hiccup. I hope this might help you my friend.

[jct842]

Heck even a 50cc motor that does not have enough amps in the battery will make funny sounds when starting. I have been getting similar sounds on my 150 when cold. When it has been warmed up it will restart just like it was new. It is a 2008 with the original battery and I know it is getting to the end of its life span. 5 years on a battery is almost unheard of for a chinese scooter too. john

[Alleyoop]

That is true if the battery is weak the starter will not have enough juice to turn the crank past the compression stroke and that is when you get a kickback. That is why I asked if he had a performance CDI which makes it even worse because they are fixed advanced even for starting.
Alleyoop

[daddue11]

Yep, when my Roadrunner was new it would do that in the first week I had it , but since I've kept a tender on it,it has never done that even once. It was hard to believe it was that easy of a fix.

[justincrediblem]

Did a trickle charge on the battery and the trike ended up cranking up. Still kick backs when cranking though. I found a CDI cheaper than sunny and it was listed as a CDI for "Yamaha YP250 LH170MN Linhai VOG 250-300cc" I put it on and did not get any kick back. It sounded like a normal engine turning over when trying to crank. The only problem was I couldn't get the engine to fire. So I put back on the oem CDI. The kick back sound started back up but the engine fired.
I just put in a order for a new CDI from Sunny. I'm going to try and crank the trike every day and let it run for a few minutes. I let it sit for 5 days before (when I had the issue cranking it) so the battery was drained a little.

[justincrediblem]

Update: Got the CDI from Sunny and installed. The trike starts a little better and easier but still nothing like the Burgy. I guess Scooter Dept aka Sunny has changed its name once again. The Package said Motorsports Depot. Still same unprofessional packaging. They wrap a part in bubble wrap and throw it in a box. No receipt, bill of sale, nothing...........

[Alleyoop]

HAHAHA, NOTHING LIKE THE BURGY, of course not the 650 exec burgy I sold you hit it and VROOM quiet as a mouse.
Alleyoop