Got me a mile or so from my car and it broke down. Given all the negative to mediocre reviews I had heard about I decided the best use of my time was to simply figure out what the problem was on my own and if possible fix it.
First clue was the flashing idiot light on the dash. 3/2 pattern which when I googled it mentioned parking/free wheeling lever and drive line.
So, I proceeded to take apart the drive line. Buried underneath a black plastic cover I came across a small black switch. A momentary switch that when pressed using the end of my phillips head screwdriver made the machine come to life.
So, basically when you shift into drive this switch is supposed to be engaged. Except it wasnt. Because the cam action that was supposed to throw this switch had wore a groove into the plastic knob of the switch. Thus making it so that the cam never depressed the switch far enough to activate the motor.
I cut the wires going into the switch and soldered them together. Unit works fine now.
Moral of the story, cheap scooter, cheap parts inside.
Would I recommend? Not really. If instead of a 0.35 switch they had put a metal switch in then more likely the whole thing would have never broke down on me leaving me stranded.
Cheaply made
Got me a mile or so from my car and it broke down. Given all the negative to mediocre reviews I had heard about I decided the best use of my time was to simply figure out what the problem was on my own and if possible fix it. First clue was the flashing idiot light on the dash. 3/2 pattern which when I googled it mentioned parking/free wheeling lever and drive line. So, I proceeded to take apart the drive line. Buried underneath a black plastic cover I came across a small black switch. A momentary switch that when pressed using the end of my phillips head screwdriver made the machine come to life. So, basically when you shift into drive this switch is supposed to be engaged. Except it wasnt. Because the cam action that was supposed to throw this switch had wore a groove into the plastic knob of the switch. Thus making it so that the cam never depressed the switch far enough to activate the motor. I cut the wires going into the switch and soldered them together. Unit works fine now. Moral of the story, cheap scooter, cheap parts inside. Would I recommend? Not really. If instead of a 0.35 switch they had put a metal switch in then more likely the whole thing would have never broke down on me leaving me stranded.