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I don't know if your scooter has one or not but it sounds like a bad blocking diode. A diode only lets current flow one way. When they go bad they allow current to flow both ways so power gets around the switch to the lights when the key is off.

I like it! Small, easy to handle and cleans up in an instant!! ;D

Unscrew the bottom nut (the one next to the inner part of the cable) and let it rest on the inner cable. Now take hold of the round piece the cable end attaches to and turn it, manually opening the throttle on the carb. This should give you enough slack in the cable end to rotate it and slide it sideways out of the round piece. Now that the cable end is free you should be able to pull the threaded barrel part of the cable out of 'c' shaped part you are talking about. Once the threaded barrel part is clear you can slide the inner part of the cable sideways out of the 'c' part.

There, now it is clear as mud!

Comes in from the left side through the frame to the rear of the carb.

Don't know how to post more than one pic per post.

Here is an AGM type:

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Here is a Gel type:

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Both are maintenance free. Both provide more starting power over conventional lead acid batteries. The Gel type can even be mounted upside down with no ill effects. The Gel type also seems to perform a little better over a wide temperature range. I have one in my Adly 150 because the battery mounts sideways on that one. If it didn't I would probably just use an AGM one in it.

Both these two batteries have the positive/negative poles reversed from the 5 amp I use in my 50cc so you would have to be sure your cables are long enough to fit properly. Hmm, or just turn the battery around.

I think for your scoot the AGM type is a good fit

Well I use a 5 amp hour battery in mine and I haven't had a problem in 5 months since I put it in. However, We don't get near as much heat in Washington State as you do down there. (Rats!!) And there I am wondering whether or not the charging system in these 50cc scoots is up to being able to keep a 9 amp battery fully charged, especially with the kind of riding you do. Sometimes bigger isn't always better. (I know, say it isn't so!!)

If it was me I'd put a dress on your scoot and bring her inside at night and hook it to the charger. If your landlord complains, tell him she's your sister!

Seriously, If you think you need a new battery I would still go with a 7 amp hour since it fits in yours. Get the AGM type as the tend to hold a charge a little better than the conventional ones. Like I said earlier, some of the original equipment brands don't last too long once they are put in service. I got my battery from TMS Motorsports off of Ebay. Don't know if their 7 amp ones will fit or not, I'll have to look.

Do you have a volt/amp/ohm meter to measure your scoots charging output? If you don't you can get them for under 10 bucks at places like Harbor Freight. Handy things to have around the house.

Extreme heat, extreme cold and short trips are hard on batteries for all vehicles, not just scooters. So you are batting 2 out of three.

Maybe the dress isn't such a bad idea. ;D