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I might be more confused than ever. Just to make sure I understand, the stator frequency is all over the place but is stored in a couple capacitors of opposite polarity. Then, when the trigger coil "triggers", they both release a burst of DC of opposite polarities. This DC then hits the rectifier, where it is smoothed into a somewhat steady DC voltage?

Hey JR, I don't know much about exactly what the CDI does, but I am curious why it takes a special instrument to check it out. What instrument is required? I'm not having any problems. I'm just curious, that's all.

Today's update: I did some work on the scoot yesterday, but didn't accomplish much. I got the valves squared away, both set to .003". I spent about two hours out there yesterday. The remainder of the time was spent trying to organize my pile of bolts and screws and remember what goes where.

Today, I replaced the vacuum lines that operate the fuel shutoff and carb. I left the vac lines for the PAIR system as is because I'm still debating removing the PAIR all together. I changed the engine oil and inspected every electrical connector. Everything was great, except for one of the connectors for the front turn signals. The brass female fitting on the end of one of the wires had not been seated in the plastic housing. Obviously, I fixed that. Another issue I corrected was that the connection from the scoot to the front-left turn signal was about 3" too short. I trimmed back the electrical tape and sheath to give me some extra length there. While I was going through all the connectors, I gave them all a good dollop of dielectric grease. I did a trial fit of all the body panels. It was a little tricky. Everything seemed kinda twisted or sprung. The plastic pieces wanted to lock together one way but it didn't really agree with what the frame was doing. I just worked from the middle of each piece out and left all the screws a little loose until I got them into place.

All that's left is to take the bucket back out, put the airbox back in, fill it up with a little petrol, and tune the carb a bit. Weather forecast is 64 degrees on Monday, and I'm on spring break with no kids and the wife works all day. With a little luck, I'll be on the road all day. I'll keep you posted.

Is there some special trick to putting a plug in, twowheeler? I put an NGK in my scooter yesterday. I removed the old one and replaced with the new. I threaded it in the hole and tightened it down with a socket wrench somewhere between "pretty snug" and stripping the threads.

You got me dead to rights LUKE. I ignored all the instruction found online for doing a proper PDI. In my haste, I just tore the cardboard off of the crate, connected the battery leads up to some jumpers hooked up to my truck and tried to fire it up. When that didn't work, I started sending PMs to kz1000st. At the risk of voiding my comprehensive internet dealer warranty, I took off the valve cover. I'm gonna keep fiddling around in there with a screwdriver and a hammer until the thing starts, or until kz sends me a PM telling me otherwise. I'd appreciate any advice you could give me on getting the thing running. I don't feel so bad about the dealer not entertaining me. You're providing about all the entertainment I need buddy.

It was warmer than expected today, so I got a chance to work on the scoot some more. Really, only three major things to report for the day. First, I got all the fuel lines changed and the fuel filter replaced. Second, I checked the electrical system; A-OK. Third, and most importantly. I botched the valve adjustment. I took the valve cover off and checked with my feeler gauge. WAY too tight. I set both valves to 0.003" and put it all back together again, then it hit me...I didn't find top dead center before adjusting the valves. I decided to save fixing it for another day.

Hey Guys,
As I think I've mentioned on the forum in the past, at 32, I decided to go back to school and get that electrical engineering degree I should have gotten 10 or 15 years ago. As a 32 year old college freshman, I'm taking all the classes one might expect. My English composition class requires that I choose a "subculture" of focus. The entire semester is based around a subculture I chose back in January. As I was in the thick of learning about scooters, I chose scooter riders as my target theme. All the assignments focus on the chosen subculture. For example, one assignment was to create some form of public service announcement related to your chosen subculture.

Next week's assignment is an interview of a person or people in the chosen subculture. I’ve created a Google form with some interview questions. I'd love to be able to interview some of the fine folks from the forum. The entire thing might take 10 minutes to do, depending on how in depth you choose to go with your answers. I’d really appreciate it if those of you who choose to help me out can be as detailed as possible. Tell me your interesting stories. As mentioned on the form, I might want to follow up with you via a PM if you tell me something really interesting and I’d like to know more about it.

If this sounds like something you’d like to help me out with, the questionnaire can be found at the link below.

docs.google.com/forms/d/1X98Lh6zC1iBJ_Bbg9N6WDKJZbgYUbK2DQSnD4ArPQwI/viewform

If you have any issues with the form, or questions in general, please let me know. Thanks!

Doc