I bought an '05 Zuma 50 w/ 900 miles with a throttle problem

[catsdocare]

Hi, everybody, this is my first scooter. It's basically great, lots of fun to ride and faster than I thought it would be but the throttle isn't right.

1. With a full pull the engine lags for almost one second before revving at all.

2. With an easy twist there is no response until 25% then it kicks off too hard. After 50% it's near full acceleration to 30MPH and the rest of the pull slowly gets me from 30 to almost 40.

This means I have to lurch and brake while lane filtering and I'm going to clip someone's mirror. I can also manage it if I quickly pull and release repeatedly.

If I understand rollers correctly it's not them or the belt acting up, is it? More like the carb and clutch?

Whatever it is, I want some parts to get a quicker acceleration to 40MPH and keep as much fuel economy as possible, so what if I just buy exhaust, rollers, belt and a nice carb without the blocked throttle? Do I need a CDI too?

[geoffh]

Hi welcome to the scoot world,there are lots of routine matainance for you to catch up on spend a little time in the tech sect.have you adjusted the acc cable ??it is simple to do and you only need to remove the air filter to see what's happening don't,t buy parts you may not need.keep us updated.

Geoff

[pinkscoot]

I don't know if this is your problem but its a great video on how to get to your carb:


Edit: Don't try and adjust your volume, Mick is deaf and some of his videos have no audio.

[catsdocare]

I’ll start there, thanks