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Originally Posted by Roscoe
I've never had a brand new one but if I did get one. From what I've learned be sure to check the oil and top it off, drive it a bit then change it. Some recommend changing the gear lube also. Go over the wiring carefully and make sure it's tight and secure it with zip ties where needed. After running it a while check the valve clearances... of course the tire pressures. If you can get it 100% gasoline will help keep fuel problems from occurring. Check the vacuum lines, hell check all the lines! Fuel, vacuum, emissions, make sure all the bolts are tight. I really ought to be doing this on my own scooter instead of telling you to do it. You might want to order a spare belt, a good kevlar one. If you do the original will last forever, if you don't ... well you've heard of Murphy's law. If the new scooter doesn't have fuel filter I'd put an inline one in, just to be safe. I guess what it amounts to is start at the front and work your way to the back, check all the critical nuts and bolts and drain plugs to make sure they are tight. Break in ? I never had anything new to break in but there is lots of advice on how to do that, I'd follow what the manual says and be sure to not let it over heat during break in. Enjoy your new scooter, be careful and ride safe. Oh yeah, one more thing, be sure you secure your new scooter. They do get stolen, the engines are popular and a shiny new one would be tempting.
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Thank you so much. Excellent Advice, all of it!
I just finished watching the 13 part video series on youtube from 90GTVert where he basically takes all the panels off, tears the whole scooter apart and puts it all back together but THIS time with Lock-tite on everything! (I'm a big fan of locktite). Here's a link if you want to check it out
In one of the videos he also drills out all the plugs on the carb and replaces them so it can be adjusted and adds some washers on the needle to richen it up a bit. Then, he shows how to remove the vacuum-operated petcock and replace all fuel lines with good materials & hose clamps, an inline filter, and a manual petcock. All fluids get changed before first crank, and dielectric grease on all electrical connections, plus clear silicone on the connectors to seal out moisture.
From what I've seen, it is the most comprehensive PDI I have found, and I plan to follow his videos to the letter and add from any other PDIs I can find.
As far as getting stolen, I couldn't agree with you more, which is why I plan to use braided cable lock when I can, and those "hoop-style" wheel locks when I cant. Someone, of course, could still take it, but I'll at least make it so they have to work for it!
Thanks again for the note, and I look forward to being a part of the community.