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Agility 50 / anyone have problems after the rain? CDI flooding

« on: August 25, 2011, 03:34:55 PM »

Hi,

I've been finding that every time it rains hard, my scooter has big problems starting and running. The first time, I took it to a shop which found out that it was a problem with my CDI--probably got shorted from accumulated water. Mechanic replaced that and everything was ok... until the next time it rained. I looked at the connectors to the CDI and see that there are clear signs of water. Took the CDI out, cleaned the connectors, plugged it back in, and all was good. I had previously drilled some holes into the floor to help drain water but it doesn't seem to be enough. Anyone have similar issues with this? I'm debating whether or not I should drill more holes or try to seal off the CDI compartment.

-jeff

Agility 50 / Performance rear shock?

« on: June 30, 2011, 12:09:05 PM »

Hi all,

I'm going to lower my scooter even more by swapping shocks--I already shaved the seat. Has anyone purchased a decent rear shock that's lower than OEM (~340mm length). I've searched the forums and can't find anything I want in the <$100 range. Any help would be greatly appreciated (links, brands, etc...)

-jeff

Agility 50 / What kind of headlight bulb do we have on the Agility 50?

« on: June 25, 2011, 01:36:40 AM »

Hey everyone,

I'm been searching through posts/online and can't find a consistent description of the type of headlight bulbs we have on our Agility 50s (US model). I would like to replace mine with something a little brighter. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

-jeff

Agility 50 / Agility 50: Shaved/Lowered Seat Results (pic heavy?)

« on: June 19, 2011, 02:12:02 PM »

Hi everyone,

new to the forums and just got my 2008 Agility 50 4t a few weeks ago. I'm ~ 5'7" and decided that my legs aren't long enough to reach the floor comfortably. After considering some suspension modifications, which I still might do, I opted to shave the seat first. Here are some of my results. This certainly isn't a thorough walkthrough/guide, but includes some pictures and what not. Total project took me ~ 2 hrs.

Enjoy!

First thing I did was order a new seat off Ebay to use as practice. Fortunately, I didn't ruin it so now I have two usable seats.
Removed the staples (3/4 all around) with a flat head screwdriver and some pliers. Folded the cover back and removed the foam cushion.

Used some painters/masking tape to lay out some guide marks and then used a permanent marker to draw lines. I then used a pretty fine toothed (24 ridges per inch, i think) hack saw blade to saw off some edges. This got me close to the shape and seat height I wanted.

I used 80grit sandpaper and the hack saw blade to further scrape and shape the seat. Contours/edges that I couldn't even feel on the original seat became annoying and uncomfortable after shaving the seat down. Therefore I spent quite some time sanding down most of the edges.
side note: At first, I tried to preserve the original shape of the seat by shaving off on the bottom side... this didn't work out well as the shape of the seat pan is quite intricate and it would take me a much longer time to shape. Worth a try but I didn't want to spend more than 2 hrs on this project.

Bought a heavy duty stapler with some 6mm staples from a local hardware store and re-upholstered the seat. Not removing all the original staples turned out as expected and I was able to line things up very easily.
Final product:

Comparison with the original seat.

Overall, I think I lost about 1/2" in seat height which isn't much but helps me reach the floor more comfortably. In terms of comfort, it feels less padded than the original seat without being uncomfortable. Project was pretty fun and well worth the 2 hrs and $50 spent on all materials (extra seat/staple gun/etc...). I hope this help people who are thinking about ways to lower their scooters. I searched the forums and didn't find much... got my inspiration from some Yamaha sport bikes forums.

Thanks