Can I bypass the kill switch on the right handle bar?

by Jason Walls
(Knightstown, IN, U.S.A.)

My scooter won't start. It won't even fire but I can get it to fire if I move the kill switch back and forth so that tells me my kill switch is going bad. I want to know if I can bypass the kill switch until I can get a new one? My scooter is a 2009 VIP 50cc.

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Apr 22, 2020
1978 JCPenney moped
by: Anonymous

How can I bypass my switch on rite handle bar next to throttle someone took it off and there's two wires it want's to start but won't aggravating thing .I took everything apart it's all good but that one thing the switch that turns it on off and it says engine so not sure..anybody have a ideal.

Mar 04, 2019
How do I bypass my right handlebar kill switch on my yy250t-2 NEW
by: Joema

I have tried starting with the kill switch in both positions how can I get it started which position is the correct one

Mar 02, 2013
Vespa Kill Switch NEW
by: Anonymous

Emphatically, yes. Look at the wiring diagram. The same green wire from the CDI module passes through two junction boxes and then goes parallel to the handle bar kill switch and the ignition switch. There is danger though. If you ground the wire, the motor quits. Said another way, fix the bad switch. In an emergency, you may simply pull the outermost green wire off the CDI module to get the scoot running and then reconnect it to shut it off. The insulation on the original wiring breaks down over time. Once it starts, it just gets worse. Wiring harnesses run between $25.00 (India) and $69.00 (domestic US).

Mar 23, 2011
same problem in my
by: Anonymous

ihave the same problem in my vip,,now i used the key to shut it off ,,i m scare to used the switch ,,bbut i dont know whats the problem

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