Why does my scooter keep on dying after I run it a bit?
by Raymond
(Palmetto, FL)
I have a silver Peace sports 50cc scooter, 2009 I believe. Its kick start broke off because it's sooo cheap and so there is a little hole there now. So the main problem with my scooter is, the battery keeps dying on me.
I put my kill switch on after I'm done riding it like if I go to McDonalds and after I leave about 30 mins it's not as full charged as when I left it and every now and then I have to use my trickle charger to even start it.
But after all that if it starts or not I run it for about 20-30 feet at about 5-10 mph. and then it dies on me, I have to sit there for about 15-20 seconds and then it starts and it does this for about 3-4 times and it gets better and faster every time that happens but it only gets better if I travel a bit of distance and right now I'm only getting it to go about 25-30 mph and sometimes I go 35 mph.
I used to be able to go 45 mph but it's getting worse. Can someone plz help me with this, it's my only way around and this is definitely not a good sign.
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