new buddy 125 starts but won't move on acceleration

masterg · Post by **masterg** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 3:38 am

hey guys noob here with a new buddy 125 and couldn't be happier.

one problem though. she starts, engine revs and throttle appears to be fine but for some reason the scooter just won't move forward - am i missing something?

any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated-thank you

Throwback7R · Post by **Throwback7R** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 3:41 am

If you rev it up and it does not move. it sounds like a CVT problem/

if you put it on the center stand does the rear tire move freely?

Also is it brand new?

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:33 am

+1 on that initial diagnosis. I'd venture a guess at a broken drive belt.

masterg · Post by **masterg** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:57 pm

Throwback7R wrote:If you rev it up and it does not move. it sounds like a CVT problem/

if you put it on the center stand does the rear tire move freely?

Also is it brand new?

I have not tried that center stand I will do that later after work and will let you know, thank you! and yes it is brand new :/

masterg · Post by **masterg** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:58 pm

agrogod wrote:+1 on that initial diagnosis. I'd venture a guess at a broken drive belt.

I guess I will call the shop that I bought it from and let them know either way. - thank you!

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:06 pm

Are you sure it's not still on the center stand?

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:38 pm

Syd wrote:Are you sure it's not still on the center stand?

Throwback7R · Post by **Throwback7R** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:46 am

If new call shop and have them fix it under warranty. my guess they forgot to tighten something.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:25 am

Do not run the scooter on the kickstand. If you're sitting on it, that's a different matter.

masterg · Post by **masterg** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:42 pm

lol - yes i'm sure the center stand was on.

masterg · Post by **masterg** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:42 pm

Throwback7R wrote:If new call shop and have them fix it under warranty. my guess they forgot to tighten something.

That is exactly what I did - they will be picking it up later today. I'll let everyone know what the diagnosis was. Thanks again!

pattio · Post by **pattio** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:21 pm

What a weird story. No customer ever left my shop without starting their bike with the button and the kicker, and taking their new Buddy on and off of the center stand in front of me. Dealers, posts like this are the reason you have to do this. Every Buddy I ever sold was test ridden by a mechanic before a customer took possession of it. Whoever sold this person a scooter at this level of understanding made a serious mistake.

Throwback7R · Post by **Throwback7R** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 1:05 pm

I test everything I buy like this

rick71454 · Post by **rick71454** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:06 am

Hello Masterg:

Help me understand....
your saying the new scooter of yours was on the centerstand and that is the reason it did not move forward?

Rick71454

Dooglas · Post by **Dooglas** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:56 pm

masterg wrote:noob here with a new buddy 125 and couldn't be happier............but for some reason the scooter just won't move forward....

More easily satisfied than most

. How did you get the scooter home?

rick71454 · Post by **rick71454** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:40 am

Hello Pattio:BuddyLand:

I agree with Pattio............... this is one "Weird Story", and one that generates curiosity and wonder, much better than tires and CDIs.

Such that I would like to nominate this this topic to be memorialized in the.......

Modern Buddy Topic Hall of Fame......"MBTHF".

Rick7145

pattio · Post by **pattio** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:40 am

We'll never know unless the op comes back with an update. 'Bike is still up on the centerstand' is a possible, but unlikely explanation. 'Bike has a defective drive belt that broke silently in the night in the driveway' is a possible, but unlikely explanation. My money is on 'brand new bike was purchased last year and has a tank of bad gas and a clogged pilot jet', but we'll never know unless op updates. Regardless, op loves their bike and has a positive attitude, so I believe this will work out well.

I had a high-level goal as a dealer: 'No Callbacks'. All of my efforts at education and briefing and coaching were towards the goal of eliminating those first-in-the-morning calls from someone who had handed me thousands of dollars the evening before and now had a cute colorful plastic paperweight in their driveway. Sometimes products really are defective (although with the wonderful Genuine Buddy this was highly, highly unlikely) so every such call was a learning opportunity for me to adjust my briefing to help a novice owner avoid a pitfall. For me, the MB forum was a valuable tool to help understand the mindset of a new owner and coach them through the pitfalls before they happened. Best of luck to op and to their dealer.

Stitch · Post by **Stitch** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:07 pm

masterg wrote:lol - yes i'm sure the center stand was on.

Was this a typo, or was he agreeing that it was on the center stand ?