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lol, already? It's only got about 1,600 miles on it and its only 6 mo old! It sounds JUST like the scooter in the video that the guy who started this thread posted. However, I drive it a couple times a day (and I think he said his sat for a little while) I drive it a couple times a day and it starts no problem with a kick start. Also if I have only left it off for up to a couple hours, it starts no problem with the auto start button so I was told that it may be a battery issue and the scooter happened to be holding a charge for those couple hours. I needed a new battery anyway as I had it tested and it wasn't doing that great. I will let u guys know if the new battery fixes the issue. For now I'm kick starting it until the new battery comes in and I feel like putting it in

cgi.ebay.com/12V-7AH-SEALED-LEAD-ACID-REPLACEMENT-SLA-BATTERY-/270708549838?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f077ca8ce I found one for $17.50 w/ shipping YAY

thanks for the info. i have a little studio apartment and there are no plugs I could plug a charger into outside. I have to park a block from it too as scooters are not allowed on the grounds. I use the scooter about 1-3x a day to get around so it never really sits long

Okay I just pushed my scooter about 7 blocks to get the battery tested (cold). The guy said and I quote " Es good bot, it need to be re-charge" Gotta love Miami where nobody speaks English. So I guess in English this translates to " Well, its not dead but you are going to need a new one now or very soon" LOL. So this may be the problem. We will see once I get a replacement battery Last time I had it tested (after driving it there a month ago) they said " es good, normal" and now its worse so there must be a problem with it.

Cruiser, in the other post i started (before I saw this one) scooterdoc.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=150cc&thread=3029 I think u may have helped me come to a solution to the problem. thanks again!

Cool. Ya I didn't start him on the full synthetic oil until he was at about 1,300 miles or so. It does the same exact noise, (tries to turn over then hisssss) just like the link workdog 95 posted that started this thread off (the only time it doesn't do this is when it is VERY warmed up) like I have driven it within the past 30 min. Starts no problem then. If it has been more than that it gives me issues and I dont even try to start it w the button cuz it sounds like its going to drain the battery, I just kick start it when its not very warmed up. The lagging was a new symptom today but only happened for about 5 minutes, before and after that when I was driving it was fine.

Mine is doing the same thing. I commented on your youtube link workdog95. I have to kick start it to get it to start, however... if I have been riding it, then get off it and run an errand where I leave it sitting for about 10-30 min then try the auto start button, NO problem. Only when its not SUPER warmed up does mine make that same exact noise. Today it started giving me a lil crap when I accelerated. Mine is a cheap but new chinese scooter, 6 mo old with 1,800 miles on it. I have had 2 oil changes and the spark replaced but never had the carb cleaned or valves adjusted as suggested by now. Battery was tested as normal. Is it hard to find/check/adjust the bendix, bushings, solenoid and adjust the valves? Im a chick so im not great w this stuff. I have changed the solenoid on my car but not sure where it is on the scooter. I saw a great video today on how to clean the carb but Im afraid that Im not going to be able to get it back together once i take it apart I drive my scooter every day, unlike yours workdog, mine has not sat at all. One thing I did totally mess up and im wondering if this has anything to do with the problem or may cause problems in the future. I did add oil to it (the full synthetic kind) thinking i was doing something good for my scooter then learned you cant mix that w regular/cheap motor oil. I went to the dealership and asked if they used regular and after they said yes and drove it for about 15 min total I had them drain all the oil and put in all synthetic so the oil was no longer mixed. I know i really should do my own oil changes too. NOW i learned that u shouldnt use synthetic oil in a scooter. Also I had them put in 10w -40 and i hear u are only supposed to use 10w 30. Not sure if the 40 vs 30 makes a difference. I live in South Beach where its hot, not sure if that makes a dif what kind of oil i use either. I paid $1,000 new for this scooter so i almost want to run it into the ground and not put a lot of money into it and just buy another one in 6 mo since i think i already messed this one up. I guess ur first scooter is like ur first car (that you make mistakes with)