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Post by marshinman on May 24, 2011 20:02:36 GMT -5
I purchased my wife a TNG LS49 scooter that needed help.
I was in for doing the work and enjoy doing that kind of work.
The past owner thought the best way to fix a scooter was to take a can of black spray paint and paint the whole thing without taking it apart. So needless to say I tore it all apart and sanded every piece of plastic down and primed it and then painted specific items ruby red with a clear coat added.
With that being said we will continue our story here.
On Saturday (this past Saturday) I decided the paint had dried long enough and it was time to put it back together.
I also had to replace 3/4 of the wiring as it had cuts in it and I did not trust it. So I got it all back together and it looks real nice.
I then decided to start it. So I grabbed on with both hand to the handle bar and was standing off to one side with the side stand down on the scooter.
Well I hit the starter and it started and the next thing I knew is that I was flying across the yard headed for the workshop and then BAM! I could not get away from it as the passenger side pegs were down and behind my leg and it slammed me into the side of the workshop and flung me over the side. With a foot peg poking into my side and my leg on the exhaust manifold I was in pain. If I had not had my work shirt on the peg would of gone through my side. I picked up the bike and checked it out and to my surprise it did not have a scratch. What I found was that the throttle cable had got pinched when putting it back together and was holding the throttle half open. Not a fun experience and not one a choose to do over. While I rarely make fun of myself I have to on this one as it would of made one heck of a Kodak moment. Go ahead and make more fun at me for my own stupidity and not using the center stand.
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Post by Fox on May 24, 2011 20:46:04 GMT -5
Glad you and your scoot are okay. Too bad there wasn't a camera rolling. :lol:
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Post by Goosey on May 24, 2011 21:00:36 GMT -5
Glad your ok. We'll all try to keep that in mind when we get in a hurry.
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Post by jmkjr72 on May 24, 2011 21:13:46 GMT -5
you know when i hear stories like this i wonder why people want to disable the side stand kill switch on scoots that come with them
but to prevent things like this from happening is exactly why some of the manufactures have started to put side stand kill switchs on
and i am not makeing fun of you i had one that i was working on that the center stand was busted and i started it up and it wanted to take off on me fortunaly i had the scoot very close to the back wall of my garage
and when i called the client oh i forgot to tell you the throttle got stuck last fall right before i put it away for the winter
needles to say i wont work on his stuff any more
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Post by reveeen on May 25, 2011 4:40:54 GMT -5
when i hear stories like this i wonder why people want to disable the side stand kill switch on scoots
Because, for the most part, the Chinese use components of such terrible quality (switches/wire/connectors), that if you live in a place that uses road salt in the winter, exposed (and close to the ground) wires and switches have a life expectancy of about 30 days (if you are lucky) if you get caught out on a wet day in the summer. It get's even worse, if, in the attempt to save money, the place where you live mixes a little (or a lot of) potash in with the salt. Potash and water mixed conducts electricity almost as good as those low copper content wires in your scoot.
The more sensible solution (other than using better components) is a parking brake on the rear brake like Honda used in the '70's.
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Post by marshinman on May 25, 2011 4:54:59 GMT -5
I work for a company the produces therapeutic trykes for children and adults and we have brake levers that have a locking pins so you can engage them and keep the brake on while putting the person on or taking them off the bike. This is what we need for the scooters. It sure would of saved me a lot of pain.
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Post by 90GTVert on May 25, 2011 7:14:31 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear you were hurt, but injuries aside it's a funny story that many of us can relate to to some degree. Thanks for sharing. Remembering where the handlebar mounted kill switch is (should be within thumb's reach) would have been quite handy at that point. If you skip to 1:50 in the vid below, you can see a friend and I wrestling a midbike of mine when it had no rear brake and the idle was set too high. lol www.myspace.com/video/satanstang/4-stroke-the-movie-part-3/13858786One of my Tritons has the parking brake pin on the lever. I like it. Makes me feel safer parking the scoot. Gimme a minute and I'll grab a couple of pics for those that haven't seen 'em on a scoot. |
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Post by 90GTVert on May 25, 2011 7:26:11 GMT -5
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Post by Fox on May 25, 2011 7:40:10 GMT -5
They already have those brake locks. That's not new.
You are blaming a design flaw when I think it was your fault for pinching the throttle cable. It could have happened to any of us but it's not the scooter's fault.
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Post by lshigham on May 25, 2011 7:47:13 GMT -5
Had a throttle jam at half mast going down a gravel drive myself, made it burnout to stop myself going into the hedge :lol:
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Post by cableguyken on May 25, 2011 9:31:17 GMT -5
I did the same thing...put the panels back on, and pinched the cable...but I know from motorcycles that you always check the throttle before starting it up...gave mine a twist and it was super tight....so I took everything back off till I found the culprit....I lock my break down with a zip tie when I am working on it...unless I need it to spin....because my center stand is jacked up, and needs to be replaced...lol
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Post by 2strokd on May 25, 2011 10:37:53 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear you were hurt, but injuries aside it's a funny story that many of us can relate to to some degree. Thanks for sharing. Remembering where the handlebar mounted kill switch is (should be within thumb's reach) would have been quite handy at that point. If you skip to 1:50 in the vid below, you can see a friend and I wrestling a midbike of mine when it had no rear brake and the idle was set too high. lol www.myspace.com/video/satanstang/4-stroke-the-movie-part-3/13858786One of my Tritons has the parking brake pin on the lever. I like it. Makes me feel safer parking the scoot. Gimme a minute and I'll grab a couple of pics for those that haven't seen 'em on a scoot. :rofl: :thumb: No dont skip to 1:50! Watch the whole thing!!! ;D :burnout: |
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Post by marshinman on May 25, 2011 16:32:47 GMT -5
I watch your video and wonder how many pairs of shoes you went though while riding the mini-bike?
Interesting projects you have going to say the least.
I tried to hit the kill switch and just could not get it off in time.
Maybe I should of installed a tether switch so I could of let go..LOL
The small injuries I got from this are nothing compared to my racing days.
In WV they used to run the black water races and part of them is a enduro race that my cousin and I did. We both bought the same bike Suzuki DR650 enduros for the race and it was a baton that you had to pass at the half way point. Well I took the second leg of the race and just as my cousin started to approach I gave it gas moved slowly until the baton was in my hand at this point I gunned it had stood the front end up at a 90, well the throttle cable got pinched when it stood up and I rode it out for about 50 yards, and for some reason the throttle without me turning it more opened up more and it slammed me on the left side, I had a foot peg go through my upper calf muscle and the bike dragged me for about 25 feet. Well 47 stitches later I was ok again and we competed the next day and came in 3rd place.
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Post by 90GTVert on May 25, 2011 20:18:50 GMT -5
This is an understatement, but... ouch!
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Post by jmkjr72 on May 25, 2011 21:42:44 GMT -5
when i hear stories like this i wonder why people want to disable the side stand kill switch on scootsBecause, for the most part, the Chinese use components of such terrible quality (switches/wire/connectors), that if you live in a place that uses road salt in the winter, exposed (and close to the ground) wires and switches have a life expectancy of about 30 days (if you are lucky) if you get caught out on a wet day in the summer. It get's even worse, if, in the attempt to save money, the place where you live mixes a little (or a lot of) potash in with the salt. Potash and water mixed conducts electricity almost as good as those low copper content wires in your scoot. The more sensible solution (other than using better components) is a parking brake on the rear brake like Honda used in the '70's. its not just the clone bikes withen days of the zuma 125 hitting the market there were guys asking how to disable the switch |
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