scooter not working

[Guest]

Hi everyone. I am hoping you can help me.

I own a lexmoto gladiator 125. Last Sunday I left my scooter uncovered we had terrible rain and wind. I went to use it the next day it would only work on the kick start and my lights and horn were very dim the lights ended up going off. I took the battery out snd charged it and it worked for 14 miles with lights on then the lights dimmed and my indicators didnt work and went off again. I think I may have some electrical problem but not sure can you help please.

[Adam]

It's a lexmoto.. But that aside providing everything worked fine before try spraying all your connections etc with WD40 this will drive out the water.

[DreamytimeEscorts]

If it worked fine before the downpour and it worked after you charged the battery then I'd say you need to look at the charging system.

Did any water get into the alternator? Is there an earth fault?

If you don't know the answer to these then the other option is to completely dry your scooter out and see if it mends itself

[mealexme]

yea, chinese scooters are known for not liking the rain.

The issue does sound like a reg/rec problem though. The battery sounds like its holding its charge, its just not being re-charged. As Adam suggested, it might be worth spraying with WD-40 encase there is water somewhere disrupting the connection to the reg/rec

14 miles though is a bit specific haha.

[Guest]

Hi all thanks for your advice.

Yes the 14 miles is the distance between work locations and home done it for 3 years on this scooter. Never had a problem with my scooter before what is the reg/rec and where would I find the alternator?

Thanks again.

Apart from the tyres and brakes and battery wires should I spray wd-40 everywhere.

[Tango]

Basically you want to look around all the electrics and spray any connector that you find with WD40 or ACF50......

The alternator will be inside one of the engine casings normally......it's normally run off one end of the crankshaft. The Reg/Rec will be somewhere in the electrics on your bike....but you'll probably need a service manual to find out exactly where it is......

[Adam]

just spray all the electrics it won't harm them even the battery terminals, and all connections, and whilst you're at it check your earth connections they tend to corrode just let it dry for 5 minutes if you're worried. Reg/Rec is the charging system on your bike, so when the engine is running it charges the battery, which it sounds like is what your bike isn't doing.

Let us know how you get on.

[Guest]

Hi, I have a Lexmoto Gladiator 125 (2013) with 8000km on the clock. I'm having a similar electrical problem. I turn the key noting the fuel gauge and speedometer lights (after dark) to prompt me its ready for the engine ignition. However, once yesterday and once today it failed to react (I'm a carer doing home visits so the bike gets stopped and started a dozen times every day. I do try and make an effort to let it warm/push oil/petrol for 3 mins on each occasion before setting off). After about half a dozen tries and moving it off the stand, it suddenly came to life. I of course assumed the battery at first but once the key actually worked, the ignition and lights were all fine on the first try. I was thinking its a loose connection somewhere, temporarily sorted by jarring when I take it off the stand. However it has been raining a lot in the last few days. Any thoughts from anyone with experience (I've been riding just over a month only! Zero engine experience). Should I just carry some wd40 and work out the water that way? or is the key problem likely something else?

Cheers to any and all replies!

[mealexme]

Hi, I have a Lexmoto Gladiator 125 (2013) with 8000km on the clock. I'm having a similar electrical problem. I turn the key noting the fuel gauge and speedometer lights (after dark) to prompt me its ready for the engine ignition. However, once yesterday and once today it failed to react (I'm a carer doing home visits so the bike gets stopped and started a dozen times every day. I do try and make an effort to let it warm/push oil/petrol for 3 mins on each occasion before setting off). After about half a dozen tries and moving it off the stand, it suddenly came to life. I of course assumed the battery at first but once the key actually worked, the ignition and lights were all fine on the first try. I was thinking its a loose connection somewhere, temporarily sorted by jarring when I take it off the stand. However it has been raining a lot in the last few days. Any thoughts from anyone with experience (I've been riding just over a month only! Zero engine experience). Should I just carry some wd40 and work out the water that way? or is the key problem likely something else?

Cheers to any and all replies!

 

Evening Dackten.

Please say hi in the newbies section, then start a new, separate post with your issue (its nice to separate them all up and that way you should get more responses)

If it is a fairly new bike to you, it may well be something simple. Have you checked it has enough fuel in it? Don't always go by the fuel gauge, because they are not always accurate. I've run out of fuel before on my suzuki, when it was reading that I still had some left.

It may well be that whilst on the stand, the fuel pooled to the side of the tank and wasn't being sucked through, but when it was upright it was ok. I mean, its doubtful that's the issue, but its the first thing I would check. Always start with the easy and free stuff first (well, you will need fuel at some point anyway), then move on to more complex and costly things

Another issue could be the side stand switch. (more likely, and even though its an easy fix, it might be a bit more difficult to deal with if you don't know what your looking for)

You say it starts ok once its off the stand? Is this consistent?

There is usually a switch by the side stand, which tells the bike if the stand is up or down. There may be a fault with it, which can be fixed by simply connecting a couple of wires together to bypass it altogether

Sticking with the side stand theme, are you starting it in neutral, or in gear? This will make a difference with a lot of bikes, because many will not let you start the bike in gear with the stand out

Moving on to other safety switch issues - are you pulling in the clutch when you start it? Again, many bikes will not let you start the bike without doing so.

If none of the above things are the issue, then you will need to provide a bit more information.

When you go to start the bike, what happens exactly? Does it sound like it is trying to start, or is there literally nothing when you press the button?

It could be anything from a battery issue to a sticky starter switch. The above questions will help narrow it down

Don't forget to say hi in the newbies section and to start a new thread with your issue.

Feel free to copy and paste my answer in there too, this will help anyone else trying to respond and will make sure we aren't all giving the same answers