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General Discussion / Re: new / old 2000 Kymco Filly 50 performance improvement
« on: July 09, 2023, 03:17:22 PM »
Hi Stig,
Me ? Religious ? More like the eternal optimist !
There's no reason why a scooter that has not moved in 22 years wont work as well as it did when it last ran, provided it has been stored in a clean, dry, dark atmosphere. A closed garage in the south of France is dry, cool, dark and (relatively) clean.
After checking the air filter and fuel lines, chaning the battery and pumping up the tyres, it fired within 20 seconds. Even on the old gas (the tank had been brimed before it was put away).
I have a teenage son whose "real" bike (a 2 stroke 50cc Rieju RS3) is currently off the road awaiting reduild and the scooter will keep him moble until then. Not surprisingly, he is struggling with the much slower machine - his Rieju would do 50mph - so I'm looking for any experienced advice to point me in the right direction.
Me ? Religious ? More like the eternal optimist !
There's no reason why a scooter that has not moved in 22 years wont work as well as it did when it last ran, provided it has been stored in a clean, dry, dark atmosphere. A closed garage in the south of France is dry, cool, dark and (relatively) clean.
After checking the air filter and fuel lines, chaning the battery and pumping up the tyres, it fired within 20 seconds. Even on the old gas (the tank had been brimed before it was put away).
I have a teenage son whose "real" bike (a 2 stroke 50cc Rieju RS3) is currently off the road awaiting reduild and the scooter will keep him moble until then. Not surprisingly, he is struggling with the much slower machine - his Rieju would do 50mph - so I'm looking for any experienced advice to point me in the right direction.
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