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The guys here won't steer you wrong! Welcome!

Draining the tank and cleaning the carb is #1. Changing oil is #2, if it will start and warm up enough to get the oil to flow out.

The battery is another thing, entirely. Don't use a regular auto battery charger! Only a trickle charger! Bring it up to a full charge then take it to have it load tested. Autozone or some place similar will load test it for you free. I have a feeling that you are going to need a new battery, especially if the scoot was not kept indoors (like a heated garage) over the winter and if it is over a year old. Just be certain that the replacement batt will fit in the battery compartment. Same physical size and amps. If it's a 5 amp batt, you might consider going to a 7 amp, but only if the physical size is the same.

ce: Not sure how to take that post but have decided to "take it with a grain of salt"!

The "mechanic" she took her scoot to is the same one that was supposed to help me get that 50cc scoot running that I assembled from 2. He never did show up to help me, so I just dove into it myself.

I sold it a few weeks back. Got 400 out of it. The young man who is riding it tells me every time he sees me what a good running scooter it is.

I started working on this Lance yesterday. Made a list of things I felt needed done to it. I replaced the vent tube, put a new plug in it (dropped the darned plug and it went down inside the cooling housing and couldn't reach it. had to take the fan shroud off and there it lay, right next to the fan!) Hate changing plugs on these scoots! When the neighbor lady got home from work, I called her over to my garage and went over the list with her. Kind of a show and tell. She said she appreciated me taking the time to explain what needed done, but still had no idea or clue as to what I was going to do! LOL

I did check the airfuel mix screw. It was turned out 3 turns, so I bottomed it gently and turned it out 2 1/2 turns. At least that will give me a good starting point for adjustment when I get ready for that. Had to stop earlier than I wanted yesterday. chest pains and pressure. A nitro and a couple of aspirin stopped the pain, but afterwards didn't think it a good idea to continue, besides, the little woman was on my six about trying to do too much at one time. So it might be tomorrow before I get back on it.

Hey fellas! My neighbor has a 50cc lance scoot, it's her only means of transportation. Hasn't run since Oct of last year. She took it to a guy here in town to get it running for her. He told her just to leave it and over the winter he would get it taken care of. Long story short, it didn't happen. She was told that she needed a new carb. This scoot only has 753 miles/klicks not sure which on it.

She got it back from him yesterday and brought it to me. This is what I've found so far.

It did start, but only with at least half throttle applied. Smoked like hades! white smoke but smelled like gasoline. Accerates on centerstand but very doggy, with some very quiet popping noise.

I shut her down and began to "inspect" the scoot and make an evaluation as to what it will take to get it running properly. First thing I noticed was the airfilter tube was disconnected from the carb. The vent tube from the valve cover is bad and needs replaced. The air filter was very dirty and oil was coming from the intake tube on the filter. Didn't find any oil inside the air filter housing, though but the intake tube was soaked in dirty oil, and had dripped out onto the cvt cover and the filter was very dirty. Checked the engine oil and found it absolutely filthy and way overfilled. Pulled the spark plug to see what condition it was in. It was black and wet with gasoline. However, when I pulled the plug, I thought that I was having a problem with getting the socket on the plug. Took the socket off the ratchet and slipped it on the plug and discovered that the plug was barely finger tight and ready to fall out. (The guy who worked on it said that he had the carb apart 3 or 4 times but couldn't get it to run right.) What I'm thinking, at this point, is I need to get a new plug, a new vaccume hose, change the oil and fill it with the proper quantity, 750ml, clean the air filter element (it's foam), adjust the valves and make sure that everything is back together, tight and fitting correctly, then start it and go from there. I don't think it's the carb that's causing the problem. She told me that when she first got the scoot it had 75 m/k on it, but it would only run about 20 or 25 mph. It got progressivly worse and finally would only run about 15mph. Personallly I'm leaning towards normal maintainence and a valve adjustment and oil change is all that's wrong with it. Got any ideas or suggestions for this situation? Sproket or Alleyoop or Rich?

The State of Indiana doesn't require insurance, tags, registration or motorcycle endorsement on/for riding anything under a 50cc, which I personally think is a mistake. The little podunk town I live in, population under 6000, allows kids to ride the 50cc's two up although it's against the state law. They also allow 10 and 12 year olds to do the same, some without helmets. One particular day, last summer I saw 3, 12 to 13 year old boys on one 50cc, flying through the stopsign at the end of my street! Then there are the drunks who buy the 50cc's when they lose their license for DUI and ride everywhere. Even to the bars, drinking their fill, climbing on their scoots and weaving their way home for another drunken fight with the misses! I, for one, believe that the state should require insurance, tags, registration and operators license for the 50cc just like they do for any other scoot over 50cc!

Prior to putting my scoot up for the winter, it developed a loud irritating squeek in the rear of the bike. I couldn't figure out what it was, but thought I would sort it out when spring came. The squeek was happening as the scooter was kind of bouncing up and down. I could make it happen just by sitting on the seat and bouncing a bit. Finally has my step son sit on it and bounce it. I took a long screw driver and placed it to my ear (the handle end not the metal) and the tip on the top and bottom bottom shock mounts. Nothing there! Then I tried the motor mounts. Nothing there either! Went round to the left side of the scoot to check the mounts on that side. As I knelt down ( with step son still bouncing) I, quite by accident, pushed the center stand down a bit and the squeek immediately stopped! When I released the centerstand the squeek resumed! Aha! I took a rag and wiped the rubber cushion off and the bottom of the engine. Grabbed my trusty can of WD-40 and gave it a quick shot! END OF AN IRRITATING SQUEEK! I posted this only to possibly be of help to anyone experiencing a similar problem.