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I always covered my bikes up overnight if they were outdoors, mainly to keep the damp from getting to the electrics and of course to prevent corrosion. Even in summer there is a certain amount of damp both at night and early mornings. It also a form of deterrent from thieves as they can`t see what is under the cover and are normally too lazy to find out.

Yes the switches are a bit flimsy. You could pull the plug off the back of the 3 position switch and find which one of those wires is the feed from the ignition. The pare a short piece of wire at both ends, pop one end into the live feed terminal of the plug, and then pop the other end of the wire into each terminal on the plug in turn. You should be able to find out which wire feeds which lights. Once you`ve located the wire which goes to the hi/lo switch, you can work from there.

You shouldn`t need to as the red wire won`t be live until the starter button is pressed. However as a general rule of thumb in instances where you are not sure, then just disconnect the earth lead from the battery, that way there is no possibility of a circuit being made.
With any live lead on a scoot there isn`t much possibility of getting a big shock, the main worry is touching the lead accidentally to the engine/frame and shorting the circuit which would burn wires or blow a fuse.

It could be running lean, have a look here on how to adjust your mixture link

Does the engine rev freely when the bike is on it`s centre stand ?
I`d consider taking the airbox off completely and having a look down into the carb to make sure there are no shards stuck in there. Then take it up the road, it should still run faster than 5mph even with the airbox off.
If still no joy then remove the exhaust and give it another run to see if that makes a difference.
Accidents are weird things and can dislodge the most unusual items which don`t even warrant a second thought normally. The secret is to physically eliminate certain items to try and find the problem, it`s no use saying "I don`t see how...." as you have to get your hands dirty to get things sorted.

I`m with Alley, even though you say the battery is new and fully charged it sounds like it`s got a bad cell. We had loads of Jet Euro 50`s on our fleet and they used to eat batteries and regulators for a pastime. Part of the problem was the lights working on a DC circuit, in that they came on with the ignition switch without the motor running. There was no separate on/off switch for the lights, just a hi/lo switch. The standard battery is a ridiculously small capacity 12v3ah.
Get the battery drop tested, and/or try another battery from a mates scoot which you know is good. Once you have a battery in there, connect a multimeter to the battery terminals to make sure the regulator is working. You should get a reading of around 13.2 to 14.7 volts depending on whether the scoot is idling or revving.

All our fleet are Syms, they are a lot more expensive than the Chinese scoots but they are, by and large, a lot better quality, We have had reservations about the paint thickness on the grab rails, wheels and exhausts unfortunately, which seems to wear off very quickly.
We have been offered the possibility of running a dealership, which the boss is weighing up at the moment. Good to see a review of the 300, I`m also looking forward to having a look at the new 600cc scoot they are offering.