Stuck on side of the road (bad CDI??)

[frankolean]

Okay here's the deal my Kymco Super 8 50cc 2 stroke I stopped at the store it was running fine no issues no signs of having any issues. I'm riding down the road it shut off, I hit the start button it started up and died again. now I'm checking for spark I'm getting when I hit the start button it's Sparks one time and that's it I let off the start button and press again it will spark one single time with each press of the button. I'm stuck on the side of the road as I type could it be my CDI??

[ThaiGyro]

My first guess would be your ignition pick up. Usually a Hall effect coil/sensor located in your alternator cover. Should have a pickup coil and a rotating trigger. The coils go bad from heat, over time. If it is bad...no saving it. Easy to replace. I keep spares, even from trashed engines, if they work still.

Truth be told, I often buy old motorcycles, scooters and now a jet ski, with just that problem and often only that. The owners get bad advice from less trustworthy mechanics. They see big bills and dump the lump.

Hopefully that is all you need.

P.S. -  also called a crank trigger or similar sounding pick up....it feeds a signal to your CDI box.

[frankolean]

You know I noticed when I tested resistance on the pickup, 1.1 just like the the charging wires. It didn't dawn me, due to the fact that I had vehicles doing 45mph past me every second or two only five feet away, that I had noticed my new sparkplug that I was using to test foe spark was arking off the side of plug to ground. I'm not good with 2 strokes yet because of the lack of funds to learn from my mistakes. What I have been getting good at is learning how to use a volt meter on a none running scooter instead of stripping it down and losing the screws lol. Thank you for responding I've to learn from Google and YouTube for the past year, but it's nice to have a person input there knowledge to help another thanks you.