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So, I am very new to the scooter world. A few months ago I purchased a used Daelim S2 250. It was very cheap, high miles, just as a starter scooter so I could see if I liked it. Well, I loved it.

I however, know nothing about scooters. Maintenance, etc - nothing. There aren't many places who will go near it around here either, I've called around. Mostly because it's Korean made I believe. I didn't expect this scooter to last forever of course, but it's having a problem and I wasn't quite sure where to turn, or whether it was an easy fix, or if I should just scrap it.

I was riding it from work yesterday, and maybe got about a good mile or two, and came to an intersection. I stopped, as normal, and when I went to pull out into traffic, it didn't accelerate faster than maybe 5-10 miles per hour. I turned the throttle, and I can hear the engine roaring (as loud of a roar as it can give.. it being a scooter and all) but it would not go any faster. So I cut back on the throttle, as I didn't want to further break anything, and I coasted along the road. Thank god the ride home was only a few more miles, and all down hill, so I coasted pretty well. I could turn the throttle slightly to slightly increase speed but that's about it, if I turned it any further it wouldn't accelerate and I just heard the engine.

I parked it in the garage and left it until today. I started it back up (it starts fine.. sounds the same, aside from the fact it won't go). Tried to move it, and the same thing.. I can only move at about 5 mph.

Any ideas?

It was pretty windy and cold, but I am not sure if that could contribute.

I once got stuck in a pretty wicked rainstorm and the bike shut off on me, but I let it dry out and it worked fine. That was a month or so ago. That's about the only problem I've had with it.

So, I'm pretty much looking for ideas on what it could be. I would hate for it to be something super simple, and get ripped off if I could find someone to fix it. Or if it were something simple I could possible tackle myself, if there were other web forums with guides or anything. There isn't much out there about Daelims I've found out.

Any help would be appreciated!! Thank you!