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I posted a thread earlier stating that i got in a head first accident, it bent my rim which i just fixed about an hour ago, but now my front wheel is rubbing really badly on the shroud with vents behind the front fender, my wheel took all the impact on the crash, so i was thinking maybe bent forks but then i noticed this, it looks as if the steering stem/ forks are loose, causing the front wheel to be cocked at an angle thus causing this really bad rubbing on the under shroud, is this broken or how do i tighten it, also is there anythingi should do while i have it taken apart, because when i hit big bumps my forks always make a smack noise which is rEally annoying, would fork oil fix this ? If so what kind of oil to get? Heres a pic of where the tires rubbing and that loose connection between the stem and the forks.

by any chance do u have the CN250 motor ? i had that problem a while ago, i would sit on it, it wouldnt die but the idle got alot lower like it was straining, it stopped miraculously though, im only 175 lbs , if i were u i would check the intake valve, maybe it has a crack in it and when you sit on the bike, your weight widens thus creating a really lean condition, or maybe your pinching or kinking a fuel line or vac line. it was really bad when i used to ride my dad on the back of my bike lol (haha) i would have to keep revving the motor because when he hopped on the RPMs would go from like 1800 to 1200 and the bike would die if i stopped too hard, it ran good 10mph+, when he hopped off everything returned as normal.

maybe its just me but do you hear alot of "valve clatter" or does the engine sound good to you ? thx for the response btw!

Definately a design flaw, lmao I almost punched a hole through the wall because this thing wouldn't fit snugly on the carb of my 244cc honda clone engine. You should notice a loss in performance also because when its not connected the air/fuel ratio would be out of wack. I just mounted a uni filter straight on the carb for the time being and I would also like to replace mine because without one it makes your scoot sound like a dirt bike at WOT!

This bike has dual radiators btw, has to be the most annoying issue I have ever encountered because since day 1 if it hasn't been 1 thing its been another.for a while I had the overheating issue worked out around the time summer ended and it was probably because I removed the plastic, panel covering the lower radiator. The fans on this thing are real POS and someone suggested that I should get ATV fans because they have higher RPMs and are more durable. A couple of days ago I modded my bike because my lower radiator fan stopped working because of the poor wiring about 3months prior, I had ridden it with just the front radiator fan with no problems , I already tested the thermo switch and it worked like its supposed too. I bought a 12v clip on cooling fan ( car accessory) from rite aid and tore it all apart and clipped the wires so it could plug in my exisiting lower radiator plug and mounted it by drilling a 3/16th hole in the frame and adding a bolt and nut to hold it on, I wasn't intened for this kindof use ut IMO the RPMs are better than my original fan, everything worked out perfectly. 2 days before that I even purchased a new radiator cap with a higher PSI rating and flushed coolant, ran prestone coolant cleaner then redrained and filled with a 50/50 mix of prestone, to my knowledge I believe I burped it correctly because I replaced the thermostat after running withut one for 2-3 months because my initial thought was that it'll run cooler, I just replaced it just to be safe so everything would be balanced out in the cooling system. As I watched the bike idle s a test, the fans would cycle on and off alternately so I guess that's a good sign that I did everything correctly from the burping stand point. Ill have to re-open the radiator cap just to make sure its topped off though. Today I got that eeery annoying high pitched beep ( aka the overheating indicator) someone. Could idling have caused it to overheat, I. Left it on the centerstand for about an hour while I went in and out of the house and checked on it periodically, I even made air scoop mods so it could get better airflow, I haven't test driven it yet though, only have let it idle as I use this for my test runs. The reservoir tank did have a little more coolant after it overheated than before it did btw, usually if it overheated. The tank would start overflowing and leaking through the seal which I siliconed yesterday lol it definately withstood a lot longer though. The reason I was so motivated to doing his btw was because after testing this particular antifreeze I had bought from and the gas station and was currently using before this, I literally watched it turn into frozen ice chunks in my fluid drainage bucket, this almost killed my bros motor on his crown vic!! I had to dump that POS ASAP

I scoot on a storm 250, everything I know now, I have taught myself lol. I had the EXACT same problem as you, the first thing I would check is an intake leak, I had a really bad leak by my airboxand just sealedit up with silicone, you can usually tell if your bike jumps a lot or has "surges". I was really nervous about removing the crb because I'm new to scoots and didn't want to mess uo anything, I removed the float bow and evrything was good, jets weren't clogged, ect. But what I did notice when I was opening the throttle with the carb out is that this black plunger looking thing in the middle of the carb that had a silver rod going vertically throught it, was stuck. The rod had residue which I cleaned and played around a bit with till it when up and down smoothly. Haven't had a problem since. I'm guessng it has something to do with fuel regulation because my bike would bog a lot for like 5mins then if I kept pulling on the throttle it would run normal, here's a pic if your confused as to what I'm talking about.