Bizarre Issue Out of Nowhere
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 12:33 am
Hello fellow scooter fans! Recently on a 2-hour ride, mostly going 30-35mph, my scooter suddenly rapidly lost acceleration. This was a huge surprise as I followed the stock manual's maintenance checklist about 200 miles before that and it was running great. For some reason, it went from ~35mph to ~20mph in about 3 seconds then died entirely after another 3 seconds. Afterward, I restarted it and it would make it up to 25mph almost exactly then would die again. I tried this multiple times with the same result. I limped it staying at 20mph for about 30 minutes until a friend picked me up in a truck. I got to someplace with light and tools so I started looking at it/taking it apart. Everything seemed connected and I didn't see any leaks. Plenty of fresh oil and gas. Spark plug checked out. Idles fine with the responsive kickstarter but the electric start seems spottier than normal. I got to the CVT cover and when I took it off I noticed the clutch shoes were pretty worn off and the bell around them showed spotty contact. Ordered a new clutch assembly (not stock but a Jeremywell Driven Pulley Clutch For GY6 50cc 80cc Scooter) Everything looked the same and fit but when I took off while it seemed even it seemed more responsive than before again at ~25mph dead. I don't know where to go from here, but if you can have some sympathy for a relative newbie of scooter operation and repair I'd love to hear all your thoughts and suggestions.
Specs: 2014 Genuine Buddy 50 with about 7750 miles on it and almost entirely stock parts... thanks for reading my ramble!
Gratefully enjoying this community,
Axel
Specs: 2014 Genuine Buddy 50 with about 7750 miles on it and almost entirely stock parts... thanks for reading my ramble!
Gratefully enjoying this community,
Axel