Brand New Scooter Problems - What They Don't Tell Us When We Buy a New Scooter!

So we just spent $700 to $3000 on a new scooter. We were all excited about our new purchase, enjoying the air, the great gas mileage, and this peppy little way to get around town. We took it home, drove it a bunch for a month or three and then we started noticing little things going wrong. It lost its zip, it's making funny noises, it doesn't have much power, it doesn't start easy, it just doesn't seem to be the same anymore. We all scratch our head and wonder, "What happened to my great little scooter and why is it falling apart already?"

It's because when we bought the scooter, no one told us the truths about these scooters, and what we need to do to still feel like we made a good purchase and enjoy this wonderful machine.

Here is what no one tells us:

* These scooters did not come with the best oil from the factory.
* The Spark Plug they put in at the factory costs .49 cents and is low quality.
* The air intake system system is too much for a one spark plug engine.
* The brakes need to be adjusted within sixty days as we break-in our new scooter.

Here is what the scooter shops should have recommended to you:

* Replace the engine oil within 300-500 miles (then every 2000 miles is fine).
* Replace the Spark Plug before you drive it home in the first place with an NGK High Performance Spark Plug.
* Take off the whole air-intake system and replace it with a UNI racing Air Filter.
* Adjust the brakes at thirty and sixty days.

These are very easy steps for anyone to do, and once completed, they solve 90% of the basic concerns/problems new scooters might have.

If you are intimidated in the least bit by completing these tasks, hire your local repair shop to do them. If you haven't purchased a scooter yet, require the Company that is selling you the scooter to provide these services as part of the purchase. All of these tasks should take less than one hour and the costs should be less than $50 to $100. Then you'll have a scooter that will last 2000 miles before needing any other service, you won't have buyer's remorse, and you'll enjoy your purchase and the open road with a smile on your face, all the while getting almost 100 miles per gallon.

Happy Riding Trails,

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Replaced your drive belt on your Scooter, but it still doesn't run?

When we change our belts, in most cases, the front clutch internally falls apart. Now don’t feel stressed, as it only takes two minutes to fix it. Anytime a belt comes off, breaks or is being replaced, we need to realize with the belt gone, the front clutch has no pressure on it to stay intact, so they fall apart internally. With all this talk about clutches falling apart, we might throw up our hands and say “forget it, just take it to the shop”. Well, don’t. You can do this, it’s easy. If you can change a belt on a car, you can do it on a scooter. All there is to do is the following:

• Remove the cover plate (which has to come off to replace the belt anyways)
• Unscrew/Unbolt the Front Clutch (takes one minute)
• You will see in the Clutch that all the rollers are all mixed up. Simply separate the clutch and put the rollers back in their slots (one minute). Poof... you are done. That was easy.
• A note of caution: You must hold the clutch together while putting it back in and keep pressure on it so the rollers don’t come loose while you are putting the belt back on.

See how easy that was? Scooters seem difficult. I felt the same way. I owned a scooter before having a repair shop and was very intimidated. I took out the seat and saw all the wires and hoses and decided it wasn’t for me. After having a repair shop for just a few months, I look back now at how afraid I let myself become, when it wasn’t necessary. These scooters are easy to fix now. Belts and Clutches are easy. I can do a repair in 15-minutes and send you on your way. Trust yourself, it’s mostly just common sense. If you need a belt (or even a new clutch), visit ScooterStock.com.

Happy Drive Belt Changing,
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Why Won't My Scooter Battery Stay Charged?

Our Scooters keep dying out because we believe scooters are like cars, but they are not. Cars recharge themselves while running, and recharge a lowly charged battery. That is not true when it comes to scooters. Scooters, when running, only recharge what little energy it took to start it. So a half-charged moped or scooter battery will remain half-charged until it dies or we hook up an external charger to it.

How do we keep our scooters charged? Don’t use an automotive charger, as it will kill any scooter battery. We must use a trickle charger on these types of batteries. Find a 2-watt trickle charger (ScooterStock.com) for only $19.95 with free shipping. Just hook it up to your battery every two weeks or once a month. That will keep your battery fully charged.

Another option is to have a charging system installed into the scooter ($59.95 from ScooterStock.com with free shipping). This system creates a plug on the body of the scooter, and a charger, so we can simply plug the charger into the wall, and into the outlet on the scooter, and it charges the battery.

Happy Battery Charging,
Scooter Stock

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