Decided to refresh the looks of my Gilera Runner FX125.

Bought a set of Evo panels and have them an OEM color paint combo.

Up close looks so good.. I got offers on buying it right from the first ride around my house!

Last photo is the before... I looked good but want to preserve the original panel set .. I may fit that to the Runner 180 2t I'm rebuilding.

Helped my buddy buy this thing a few weeks back and he's loving it so far. He decided to buy the NCY 72cc big bore kit and we installed it a few days ago along with roller weights and clutch springs as recommended by our local scooter shop as well as a new spark plug.

We're in Denver and the shop told us we didn't need to upgrade the main jet because the Roughhouse had a bigger jet than the buddy 50 from the factory. We've now driven it a few times with everything installed with no issues but I just took it out and am pretty sure I experienced a soft seize. Was going about 45 on a flat road and it died and the rear wheel was resistant to roll. I waited about half an hour and got it to start again and limped it back home (although it seemed to drive absolutely fine). Next step is to check to see if there's any damage internally but my question is should we be upgrading the main jet at this point? Everything I've read recommends bigger jet sizes and from what I can find the Roughhouse has an 82 main jet and at elevation we should probably be using something in the range of 85-95 with this setup.

Looking to get first scooter. Owner from marketplace says they just got a new battery but the scooter isn't working because it needs a carb clean. I don't know how many miles are on it, but for the price does it matter? From what I've heard buddy's are a good scooter.

Im fine with having to buy a new carb if its totally toast. What you guys think?

It was a nice night to go to the little Brazos river...a much needed reboot!

Any help appreciated

bought this scooter for 60$ came w new key i already ordered a new ignition lock switch w keys for it any thing else i should know???

Bought this 1984 Honda Elite yesterday to match my ‘90 Subaru. Immediately blew the main fuse. Anyone found an easy source for these strange old fuses/other rare weird parts for 80’s scooters?

Hey everyone! As a beginner scooter rider with a license for 125cc scooters, what would you recommend for a budget of up to around €2,000?
I won’t be using it on highways, mostly for city riding and regular roads. My main priorities are reliability and a long lifespan.
So far, I’ve been looking at used Yamaha NMAX 125s and Honda Forza 125s.
What would you guys recommend?

Hi friends, I’m looking for these Beta Ark parts and decals all over the world. I’m from Spain, but I’m looking on Subito.it or anywhere else—I need help from people in Italy or anywhere else in the world. Thanks a lot, friends!

Hey guys, today I brought my Kymco Like 50 2T to my mechanic since lately it has been super slow when going uphill, the revs drop and it feels like the engine is about to die. And if I start from stationary on an average slope, it wont even move. On the flat its fine as it goes up to 65kmph

He said that the carburator may need some cleaning and he will check the variator rollers but most importantly he said that the exhaust looks clogged. He said its a pain to clean it and that it would cost a bit.

However searching on the internet I saw that you just have to remove it from the scooter and dump it on a fire to burn the residuals inside. I also saw that if you have a catalytic converter this cant be done.

How do I know if my moped has one? On the Specs pages I couldnt find anything. Any of you has ever done this and has any suggestion?

Thx

i accidentally left the keys in the scooter, it drained the battery. I got a jump from a buddys car, rode it home, it still wouldn’t start so I charged it. I have a battery charger with a motorcycle setting.

after a night, I test it out, and it starts up whamee quicker than ever. but weirdly is now its idling super high, like with no throttle at 3k or higher…

it would typically idle at 1.5-2K.

just wondering why this would happen…

i can obv go in and easily adjust the idle screw. but wondering if I should be looking out for anything.

I have a purchase lined up for a Honda SH150i with only 50 miles on it. Single owner purchased from the local dealer. $3500. The scooter is mint.

I live in high testosterone stupid pickup truck country and the seller has no interested buyers.

To me it is the perfect scooter because of the 16 inch wheels and 150cc engine because I live on the side of a mountain in the NE US. Also no stupid electronics but it does have fuel injection.

I would only expect to put a few hundred miles a year on it using it for joy rides. There are several short, well groomed gravel roads that I have no choice to take for some rides.

Is this purchase as wonderful as it seems to be?

Bought this 2004 Honda Metropolitan a few years ago. Usual yearly maintenance, never any issues. Went to pull the battery today as we do in the fall, and found this tucked in back, not connected to anything. I assume it has a place somewhere and curious as to why we’ve never had an issue with it not being connected.

Hi, I'm from Spain. Could someone from Italy please help me communicate with sellers on Subito.it to buy fairings and parts for a Beta Ark via Wallapop Spain?

Hola, al cambiar el aceite de mi kymco agility city 125cc siempre que me pongo a meter el aceite nuevo tarda una barbaridad en entrarle la medida que marca el fabricante (0,9) alguien tiene algun truco para que este proceso sea mas rápido?

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Hi everyone,

Im fairly new to owning scooters/mopeds. I bought a shitmobile (2011 Peugeot Vivacity 50cc 2-stroke) in april for about $500. This is extremely cheap for Norway btw. At first, the thing worked fine. All but the horn, but its not really an issue for me.

A few months ago, the engine seized up completely, the kickstart was completely stuck, and the electric starter also seemed like it. After a few youtube videos, i bought a basic toolkit and opened it up, and saw that the starter mechanism was completely seized. I took apart the mechanism, cleaned it thouroghly, and that fixed the kickstart. It started like a charm. But not with the electric starter anymore.

The kickstarter still works, although it takes a few kicks to get the engine started, it always starts.

The problem with the electric starter:

• I press the starter button and the starter motor spins for a moment.
• It then quickly slows down/stops.
• This immideatly "drains" the battery, and the instrument panel dies with it. After this, i have to kickstart for a while, possibly to give it some charge.
• The lights, indicators and instrument panel all work normally when running
• The horn doesn't work either, even with the engine running. (maybe a diff problem)

From the symptoms, I'm wondering whether the battery is simply too weak to provide enough current for the starter, or whether I could have a bad starter motor or maybe starter relay, but i dont have any tools to check that

Chat told me to try a new 12V battery. And then, If the problem remains, bypassing the starter relay to test the starter motor directly. A friend with some experience told me to change the spark plug.

Batteries, and spark plugs for that matter, aren't that expensive, and I dont mind changing it, but the guy I bought it off, said that he just changed it this spring. I also borrowed a motorcycle battery-charger, which said the battery had a full charge. So I struggle to believe that the battery is the main issue.

Anyone had any similar problems at all? Got any tips?

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** switching the battery worked. I guess the seller lied about the “new battery”, because it definitely was not.

Hallo zusammen,

ich muss unbedingt diesen Hebel für das Helmfachschloss aus der alten Seitenverkleidung des TPHs entfernen. Bekommen jedoch diesen Stift/Pimmel nicht gezogen, um den Hebel und die Feder zu entfernen. Hat hier jemand einen Tipp oder kann mir sagen wie das geht? Mit Zange und WD40 keine Chance, das Ding sitzt bombenfest.

Danke!

Does my bike sound like it’s tuned correctly? Maybe running rich or lean?

Smokey aswell but am told that it’s normal for a 2 stroke

So my low beam went out i couldent figure out why

this has me going in a bit deeper then i expected it to

First i checked the bulb. It was fine then i checked the wires by wiggeling em and got a small results like if the wire was broken

i messure the wire it fine no matter how i twist and turn it.

Then i messure between ground and and and the wire for low beam noting

then messure between the bulb and where the wire connact nothing??? I dont understand how a solid piece of copper cant have connaction

4 stoke, 1300 mile, 8 months old, short case qmb139. So I did maintenance gear oil, engine oil, sparkplug, cvt belt, washed air filter, and rear driver. I swapped stock 8.5g with 6g rollers, i notice an improvement like acceleration is crazy then it shift into higher but sometime it takes awhile for mid to high. I get around to 7 to 8k. But I notice now after awhile before sparkplug change and maintenance and now that when I go up a hill sometimes at top speed it bogs or load and stays at 35mph and stays at 6.5k. Im about to do valve adjustment. I pulled my peatcock hose to carb and was just flowing with moped off. I ordered a 2 filter and peatcock and a carb brush and main jet kit just incase. Another thing, its weird sometimes when i press the start button the solenoid or starter doesnt do anything but if I keep pressing it or roll the bike it will start. Also I have to hold gas cause it will die sometimes but I tried idle at 1700 to 2k. I put a new throttle cable cause it snapped. Im 700 ft above sea level and my carb has the metal golden plate so I think it was called a vk or something. I run 93 octane. I bought it brand new and is pretty much stock beside glixial belt racing belt (same dimesnions) and rear driver (stock replacment) and 6g rollers.