bought a cheap scooter, not sure if i should sell it or fix it!!!!

[tm4n6910]

got all the new parts. now when you start it, solenoid just clicks. fig battery was low so i tried kicking it, kick starter wont move. its almost like the engine is locked up. was gonna take plug out tom and put some penetrating oil in it overnight and see whats up. anyone have this happen b4?

[kz1000st]

Did you try to spin the engine with the fan? In the center is a 14mm hex head that takes a socket. If it won't spin with that, all the carb tuning and penetrating oil in the world won't help.

[Irish]

This is just something to think about! This happened in NH & Maine. A buddy & I stopped by a friends that had a Farm. This was in my drinking days. He knew that I had been to the Triumph Factory School. He said that when VN ended , he bought a NEW Triumph. After a few hundred mi , it quit on him going to work one morning. He checked inside & found some metal fragments! He pulled the eng. & never checked it again. He asked if I wanted to buy it as it had been sitting in his barn. I told him that I didn't want to insult him , but I really didn't need it! I built Bikes part-time out of my garage. The bike was a '70 & I remembered that some '70s had soft rings & the co. would warranty new rings & a rebore. I gave him $25 & threw the eng. in my car. To make a long story short , I rebuilt the whole bike , painted it & sold it for $1800. Moral: Sometimes it's worth , spending a little time! Irish
P.S. I had to invest in a new wristpin , main bearings & some time!