Why can I not get any acceleration from my scooter?

by Valerie Roberts
(Milton Keynes)

We can start the scooter and rev it as well, but there is no acceleration from the bike and you have to push it to go.


Any ideas what might be wrong and how we can go about getting it fixed?

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Jun 17, 2015
Scooter runs slow and shakes NEW
by: John Capps

Have a 50 cc quinqi scooter at half gas I filled up at different station now scooter runs slow and shakes

Sep 09, 2014
i can not get any acceleration after starting and reving. NEW
by: Anonymous

What problem could it cause driving with the emergency brake on, and could it be the same problem if the scooter got flooded with water from rain. Basically it starts and revs but it does not move. My 150cc trike runs on a chain not a belt.

Sep 09, 2014
i can not get any acceleration after starting and reving. NEW
by: Anonymous

What problem could it cause driving with the emergency brake on, and could it be the same problem if the scooter got flooded with water from rain. Basically it starts and revs but it does not move. My 150cc trike runs on a chain not a belt.

Jul 20, 2012
scooter help NEW
by: Anonymous

its your clutch or rollers

Jan 06, 2012
Acceleration NEW
by: Nancy C

Had a very similar problem, turned out to be the throttle cable

Jul 07, 2011
acceleration
by: Anonymous

It could also be worn down rollers this happened to me and I put 4.5g in and it works fine now.

Oct 31, 2010
Worn Belt
by: Jim Zeiser

At first blush it sounds like your drive belt has worn out. You have to take off the cover on the left side of the motor and see if looks loose and floppy as it rises and falls as the engine revs up and down.

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