ericalm wrote:A lot of short rides will run these guys down pretty quickly. You may need a Battery Tender. Or use electric in the morning and kickstart occasionally throughout the day.
I use the kickstart almost exclusively. The only time I use the electric start is when the engine occasionally stalls, usually while coming to a stop before the engine is fully warmed up. I have considered removing the electric start and battery all together actually
ericalm wrote:A lot of short rides will run these guys down pretty quickly. You may need a Battery Tender. Or use electric in the morning and kickstart occasionally throughout the day.
I use the kickstart almost exclusively. The only time I use the electric start is when the engine occasionally stalls, usually while coming to a stop before the engine is fully warmed up. I have considered removing the electric start and battery all together actually
The problem with that is how much it dims the lights when you're idling. Okay during the day, crummy at night.
Eric // LA Scooter Meetup Group // Stella 4T // Vespa LX // Vespa LXS // Honda Helix // some, uh, projects…
Good to know. I didn't think of that. I remember now that when I had a wire come loose cutting battery power, my turn signals and headlights were VERY dim. The electric start is an option on the LML star, so I assume there is a way to get rid of it and turn a Stella into more of a base model...
The good news is I got it running again. The problem was a dead kill switch, apparently a fairly common woe, especially here in the rainy PacNW Disconnected the kill switch last night (a green and a black wire with a plug, just unplug it and your done) and Tej started right up. Hooray!
Well, I'm not going to complain too much since I can always kick start it. Plus, with my 500 mile tune-up right around the corner, I'll just start making a list of all this stuff and have the dealer handle it.
