|
|
|
|
| Author |
Message |
KABarash
Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
Posts: 1380
Location: Depends on where I happen to be.
'04 Honda Met (Archie) '08 St. Tropez ('Simon')
|
 Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject: I just don't get it!! |
 |
|
My Buddy has just not wanted to start for weeks, I blamed it on a dead battery. I know this happens this time of year.
Today I took it out and left it sit in the sun in the driveway while I rode the Honda 50cc for a while. Just for laughs when I got back I tried Simon, the Buddy, and it kicked right over...... 
Can someone explain this to me??
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ScooterTrash
Member
Joined: 03 Jun 2007
Posts: 2006
Location: Idaho Falls, ID
Service manager of Scoot N Powersports 07 VooDoo Buddy 161
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
It's cold, no vehicle starts easier when they are cold. Oil is thicker, causing more resistance. You may also have a bit of ice in your carb
_________________
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rsrider
Member
Joined: 19 Sep 2009
Posts: 514
Location: Lompton Kalifornication
Buddy 50 Italia
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:46 am Post subject: |
|
|
It's f#&kin with you. Don't trust it.
_________________
Using the internet for evil since 1994.
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
KABarash
Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
Posts: 1380
Location: Depends on where I happen to be.
'04 Honda Met (Archie) '08 St. Tropez ('Simon')
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:00 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| rsrider wrote: | | It's f#&kin with you. Don't trust it. |
You could be right, Simon got jelous I was riding Archie and we stopped for a beer at the VFW in the middle of the afternoon.... 
ALL I know is I'M RIDING AGAIN!! 
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Vic
Member
Joined: 01 Oct 2008
Posts: 1009
Location: Squad 51
2007 Sunset Buddy 125
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: I just don't get it!! |
|
|
| KABarash wrote: | My Buddy has just not wanted to start for weeks, I blamed it on a dead battery. I know this happens this time of year.
Today I took it out and left it sit in the sun in the driveway while I rode the Honda 50cc for a while. Just for laughs when I got back I tried Simon, the Buddy, and it kicked right over......
Can someone explain this to me?? |
Let me guess: Your poor, neglected Buddy has been sitting in a dark, perhaps somewhat dank, garage with spiderwebs in the corners and earwigs in the cravaces (sp?). It is cold, not so nice weather, and you expect to just pull the scooter out of this, hop on and it will instantly be all ready to go, now that you have finally decided you are interested in it again?
Umm, yeah right. Perhaps "Simon" was not the right name, I am thinking you might have a  "Simone" there and she is not a happy camper   . You put her out in the sun and let her get a bit of the light of day and her mood improved  so she was willing to consider the idea of going out with you again.
You might want to try bringing home a nice vintage of good quality synthetic oil and perhaps some little trinket that she can wear to feel pretty-I don't know but maybe a front rack or basket even, some new grips or even spring for a new cover for her to keep her feeling snug, cozy and loved.
In other words, I concur with rsrider. 
Good luck,
-v
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
KABarash
Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
Posts: 1380
Location: Depends on where I happen to be.
'04 Honda Met (Archie) '08 St. Tropez ('Simon')
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Vic, you may be right, although they both sit next to each other in the garage, right by the bay door ready for a quick escape, Simon sits closer to the window however!
I am planning oil and gear oil changes on both scoots. Would new inspection sticker count as a new 'tat'? I know, a nice 'trinket' could help.
I'm thinking a nice crome basket instead of the 'frumpy' milk crate on the back, a new 'gremlin bell' is in order this year as well....
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Vic
Member
Joined: 01 Oct 2008
Posts: 1009
Location: Squad 51
2007 Sunset Buddy 125
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| KABarash wrote: | Vic, you may be right, although they both sit next to each other in the garage, right by the bay door ready for a quick escape, Simon sits closer to the window however!
I am planning oil and gear oil changes on both scoots. Would new inspection sticker count as a new 'tat'? I know, a nice 'trinket' could help.
I'm thinking a nice crome basket instead of the 'frumpy' milk crate on the back, a new 'gremlin bell' is in order this year as well.... |
Archie might not case as much as "Simone". You might want to think about the name... I am telling you it sounds like you have a girl scooter on your hands to me!
Have fun with that... I specifically made sure my scooters were boys, I have enough drama with one teenage daughter, I don't need a diva scooter too!
Charlie Brown, the sunset orange Buddy, likes attention enough as it is, if he was a she, I think I would have lost my mind by now. LOL
-v
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Lostmycage
FAQ Moderator
Joined: 17 Jun 2008
Posts: 4282
Location: Richmond, VA
Vintage Concours; Scarebear 500ie, MP3 500
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Vic wrote: | ...Charlie Brown, the sunset orange Buddy, likes attention enough as it is, if he was a she, I think I would have lost my mind by now. LOL
-v |
Just think, if you'd named it "Lucy" it'd pull the kickstarter out from under you!
_________________
 Scarebear for sale!
Check out Scoot Richmond's new site. My wife made it!
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
KABarash
Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
Posts: 1380
Location: Depends on where I happen to be.
'04 Honda Met (Archie) '08 St. Tropez ('Simon')
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
One other issue I was having last fall was the famous vapor/vacume lock issue. I had been in contact with Genuine earlier this week via email and just today I recieved a vented gas cap for my beloved Buddy!! Simon
THANKS Genuine! You guys are the tops!
BTW: The name 'Simon' is because it's a St. Tropez, I've named it after Simon Templar, 'The Saint'
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Vic
Member
Joined: 01 Oct 2008
Posts: 1009
Location: Squad 51
2007 Sunset Buddy 125
|
| Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Lostmycage wrote: | | Vic wrote: | ...Charlie Brown, the sunset orange Buddy, likes attention enough as it is, if he was a she, I think I would have lost my mind by now. LOL
-v |
Just think, if you'd named it "Lucy" it'd pull the kickstarter out from under you! |
The little devil has pulled the proverbial rug out from under me a few times as it is 
I named him Charlie Brown because I think that the color scheme is kind of ugly but he has a good heart and is still quite lovable.
My Sym is named George because the mirrors are kind of "sticky-outie" and he has kind of a futuristic look to him, so he is named after George Jetson and another more recently famous George with sticky-outie ears...I will stop there so this does not become political .
-v
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
All Content Copyright 2007-2011 by Modern Buddy. All Rights Reserved.
|
Help
Links
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
