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Technical | How To / Re: Bad gas or what?
« on: October 11, 2010, 12:10:40 AM »

Adding Stabil (by Gold Seal) at the time you fill up can be a real help in preventing trouble before it begins.  If, like me, you forget to do that at fill-up time, and a problem develops, adding Start Your Engines, (also by Gold Seal) can be a real help.

DISCLAIMER: I am not employed by nor do I hold stock in Gold Seal.  I'm just a satisfied consumer.

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: What if
« on: August 16, 2009, 05:46:19 PM »
WOW !!!! Thanks for finding and posting this!  Amazing! Scooters ARE the river, and 4-wheelers are just random logs floating in the stream.

How different it must be to ride in a traffic stream which is so much more--what should I say?--"kinetic" than a car-dominated road.

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Bet & Win 150 / Re: Starting Problem with my New B&W 150
« on: October 13, 2008, 03:17:14 PM »
..............Given that neither the towing nor the service call fall under the warranty, and that I'm without a bike for 2 weeks at least,  this has been a real lesson in the importance of regular riding.

It would also obviously behoove me to learn how to do the service the mechanic is doing. I have a copy of the factory service manual, and it looks like a lot more than 1 hour's work of work to get to the carb jet--like removing body panels (and seat), carb connections, carb, and tearing the carb down, and then everything in reverse order.

There must be a quicker and easier way?  ???


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Bet & Win 150 / Re: Starting Problem with my New B&W 150
« on: October 13, 2008, 03:07:51 PM »
Thanks for your response! What I really love about user-community discussions is that they give you quick access to literally decades--even centuries--of collective experience which includes just about every possible odd thing that can happen with a product.

I tried your technique, but, alas, no success in this particular instance. The scooter has gone off to the shop, and the mechanic has phoned to say that it is a clogged main jet on the carb.

He also said it would be a 1-hour repair.  That was 5 days ago..............

Given that neither the towing nor the service call fall under the warranty, and that I'm without a bike for 2 weeks at least,


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Bet & Win 150 / Re: Starting Problem with my New B&W 150
« on: October 05, 2008, 02:41:08 AM »

No, it had about 3/4 gallon (maybe a bit more) in it after being run the last time (before it sat around). That's based on the fact that I added 1 3/4 gallons and the owner's manual says the tank capacity is 10 liters (2.6 gallons).

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Bet & Win 150 / Re: Starting Problem with my New B&W 150
« on: October 04, 2008, 11:33:16 PM »
A couple more details which may or may not be pertinent.

Before trying to start the scooter for the first time after its extended rest. I filled the tank from a can. It was fresh gas from a station, but, because I was not using a pump at a station, which would be equipped with an auto-shutoff sensor, I filled it to the very top of the fill-pipe (new owner, no accurate sense of how much it can hold.)

I thought there might be a possibility of vacuum lock if the vent hole in the filler cap had somehow gotten clogged, so I have opened the fuel fill pipe cap to vent it, but that doesn't seem to affect the starting problem.

I have tried cranking the throttle open about 1/8-1/4 turn before hitting the starter button, and in those cases it doesn't fire up at all.  When it does start, in the few seconds it's running, if I turn the throttle even a fraction, it dies instantly. At times it seems more like it's running too rich rather than too lean (as it would with a clogged carburetor jet).

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Bet & Win 150 / Starting Problem with my New B&W 150
« on: October 04, 2008, 11:04:08 PM »
I have a new B & W 150--241 Km/149 Mi on it. I let it sit for 28 days (exactly) in fair weather (temps of 60-70 degrees F) without being run or ridden. Now it won't start.

More accurately, when I hit the starter button the engine catches, runs about 2-3 seconds, gets up to 2000 RPM on the tach, and then stops as suddenly as though the cut-off or ignition switch had been shut off.

I called the dealer, and their mechanic thinks it's probably that the main jet in the carburetor is gummed up from sitting. (I find that somewhat difficult to believe after a relatively short time with a 4-stroke engine.)

They will look at it for me, but I have to wait a week because they're so busy. (Like most scooter dealers in the US, their sales this summer have vastly outpaced the size of their service department.)

So, while I'm waiting, I'm trying to find ways to resolve the problem myself.

Has anyone here encountered anything similar?

Thank you.

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