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A gallon or two is not that much. A slow fill would help stop the back splash.

I must do a slow fill on my car. If I pull the handle way up there is enough confusion in the tube to cause the pump to shut off. Now I must keep the handle in a slower position to keep the flow going. Different but similar problem.

Rate of fill.
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You asked which president, let me show you how the big debt got started and by whom. Take a quick look at the chart I am posting a link too. Presidents across the top and congress in charge across the bottom. In 2006, during Bush's term, the far left in the Democrat party got elected and they put Pelosi and Reid into the driving positions. Bush could do little to stop their crazy spending as they put all their far left entitlements on to budget bills that Bush could do very little about by vetoing. Budgets for this and that, and especially for military just could not be vetoed. Take a look at when that budget overrun began and who was in charge. Before those far left types took over Bush had kept the budget in line with and below Clinton's highest debt. When Obama took over the debt went even higher and nothing he has tried has created jobs or lowered the debt.

Here is the chart. I hope it helps some to understand the problem and where it came from and when it started. We need solutions more than we need political ideology driving things. Stop spending and lets have a balanced budget. I don't care which side starts that but that is more important that trying to be like Greece.

Why that racist slur? He was fairly elected and there is no racist consideration going on.

dshort.com/charts/federal-debt-to-gdp.html?federal-debt-to-gdp-politics-update
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Nice catch on my location. I must have been thinking of my move when I wrote my location when I joined this spring. It now should show Cortez, Colorado. After I actually move to Arizona I will change it again.

Thanks again.
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BmWxPR, something I like about your scoot. Flat floors for the feet. Until I bought my scoot I always thought I would like flat floors but instead I got a high step over situation for water overflow tank and gas tank. Now I have no place to put a milk crate for extra cargo hauling. Next scoot that will be a more important thing for me to look for.
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Hello and welcome to the forum. Interesting in that I am in the same position as you say you are. I bought a MC 54 250B scooter this spring. But due to cold and winds I still have not much experience. I practice is neighborhood streets and parking lots. Sound familiar to you.

Well, I had about 12 miles of practice on it in two months time. So a week ago I decided to do something more adventurous. I decided to start out and if I felt good I would leave the neighbor hood streets and go for a ride. I left home, felt good, made a run down a busy street, zigged around some other traffic filled streets, crossed the highway and went into a store to buy an item. Came out, reversed my path and headed home.

Safe at home and here were my experiences. First busy street at a busy 4 way stop. My turn but the person on my right did not seem to be slowing so I was watching an braking. Suddenly he stopped, looked surprised, and I accelerated and crossed the intersection. Then I noticed a person tailgating. Not much I could do and was close to my left turn off. On the way back nothing much happened that I was not expecting until close to home. I turned on my left turn lights and that seemed to make it OK for those behind me to pass on my right, not a multi lane street either.

Since then still no rides but my next plan is to go on to our Main Street, four lanes plus parking, state highway through town, lots of tourist gawker's, slow and speeding drivers, and plenty of stop lights. It should be interesting and probably a good test of my observations and reactions.

Step out as you feel you can. No need to force the issue and get over your head. I think when I progress step by step I will one day wonder why I was so extra cautious as a 78 year old starter in the scooter/motorcycle riding activity.

I have a reason for buying the 250cc class of scooter. I wanted something that could go fast enough for me to ride on any street I chose too. But also had to think about the weight I would need to keep upright, or get upright, if I went down. My daughters 1500cc Voyager was way to much for me to ever lift.

I am having fun with my scoot but wish I had more time with it. Now that summer has arrived we may have more opportunities without the cold days, but the winds are still coming at us at 50 mph rates with micro burst in them. Those conditions take down trees and fences so I don't ride much. If I would just ride in the early morning it would be OK but by afternoon it gets a bit frisky.

Fourth of July is a great day. That is my birthday as well and the national holiday.
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Most likely it is a Honda clone. If the VIN starts with LJ4, then it is a Honda. Another way to see is if it is a vertical engine it is a Honda, if it is a horizontal engine it is a Linhai.

For the carburetor idle adjustment screw. Lift the seat. Locate a rectangular panel with two screws. Remove the screws and take off the panel. You should be able to see the carburetor and one of the screws will have a spring under it. This is to the rear of the panel opening. That is the screw you will turn to raise or lower the idle speed. Turn only very small amounts, like a 1/8th of a turn and wait a few seconds for the engine to steady to the new mix. Watch your tach and readjust up or down as needed until the tach shows approximately 1800 rpm. I forget which way is up or down so check your tach and see which way the rpm's are going as you make the 1/8th turns.

I will let someone else tell you about valve adjustments as I have not done that on my scoot yet.

Best solution for the gas gage is to fill the tank and keep track of miles driven. At some determined miles, get more gas. Pick 100 miles or 150 miles, or what ever you feel comfortable with.
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