Why is my scooter only running for a short amount of time?
by Brian
(Peoria, AZ)
My Scooter
I just purchased a Brand New Flyscooters GS125 (Motorcycle/Scooter crossbreed). It is 4 stroke, semi-auto, basically had zero Miles on it. I took it home, and rode it for the first 4 days, everything was fine... then I traveled to the DMV which was about 5 miles away from my house.
I think the max speed I can go is roughly 60MPH and I was well over 90km/h. While in 4th "gear" and high speeds I heard the engine just shut off with a pretty low thump. It sounded like it was trying to continue but kept slowing and then completely shut off.
Only thing came to mind was I drew the speed limit. Then I thought about checking the oil... I did and it was completely dry. I tried restarting it, and it didn't start, about 20 minutes later I tried and this time it turned on... I rode it to the store, and got 1 quart of SAE 10w-30 Motor Oil, and put the whole thing in motor.
Took a little while before it turned on again but it did, and I was excited... I thought I solved the problem. I continued home, and then it shut off again, this time I wasn't even going 40mph, it sounds like hiccups, and comes to a stop fast.
My friend picked me and the bike up... I thought I just overheated it big time that day. The next day, it started fine. After about 15 minutes of riding, it shut off again. I touched the motor, it's burning, and the muffler isn't nearly as hot as the motor.
I now can get about 10 minutes riding it, and going slow, I think maybe it's heating up or something is causing it to turn off rather fast?
Any ideas? Sorry, I'm writing so much.. I leave it here... please respond if you can, I don't know who else to ask, and no-one in the internet world seems to have a GS125. May you be blessed in abundance for your time... Thank You
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