Hi All
My X9 Evo 125 (06 reg possible 05 model) is very reluctant to to pull away when cold. I found some comments in F.A.Q. from some years ago, but no conclusion. It starts OK, in a few seconds if used regularly. If left standing for several weeks, turn on and run started for 7-8 seconds then give the throttle a couple of full twists and it normally starts, if not another twist after about 5 seconds will do it. I have the big 14ah battery for a 500 fitted.
However it has no 'get up & go' till it's been running for several minuets. This was mentioned in the original comments but there does not appear to be a fix, is this correct?
I have completely cleaned the carb (fixed & removable jets), fitted a new cold start unit (but sure the original was OK), petrol filter and pipe, thermostat and plug.
The situation is made worse by having a steep up-hill from home.
Having had over 30 cars & 20 bikes I am still beat on this one.
Comments appreciated even if no know cure.
Regards
Allen Morgan
I owned a 2003 Aprila Atlantic for over 9 years, and got silly laughing smileys on this site for proferring some things theoretically based on then 40 years on/off two wheels. To be fair having later tried such it didnt make a halfpenny's worth of difference.
Also when I suggested I just left it ticking over for 2 or 3 minutes was told by JinC, I shouldnt do that as it affects the cold running gubbins,he reckoned his 125 was full power at the end of his Street and John Thomson a former dealer said it was valves, but there were umpteen folk moaning about the same problem.
As I had the luxury by then of not being reliant on it and apart from a new 14 amp battery and new tyres that transformed its former wayward handling, I just put down to it being a Scooter and my lack of experience of such.
Once warmed it would restart and not bog down till the next time, cruise with very many stone aboard at 65 and once even saw an indicated 70+ downhill with a following wind.
Apart from the aforementioned it never went wrong, but I had got back into the geared bike scene, after some time waster on Fleabay a genuinely interested party ( the guy had had a knee op)wanted it but couldnt raise the total asking price, I agreed to take a Hyosung 125 VTwin and cash for it. Even tho I already had a Cruiser bike, did part of the Air Ambulance Essex run on it and ran about on it then after a year or so sold it to a young fellow who came up by train and road it back to Bromley.
Combined even with the online auction fees inclusive with the cash my way finished up doing well on the deals.
When I saw My current Atlantic 500 I bid for it took a trailer up to March, stayed over in a self contained anex nearby and trailered it back to Harwich the next day, ironically I later bought a Sachs V Twin from very nearby but picked that up and back in a day.
Anyway the 500 had a problem made clear by the seller it stalled at very low revs and on one occassion luckily a lovely day down by the Quay awaiting breakdown cover, the battery had flatted. The recovery guy reckoned it was the injector but after I replaced that checked all the pipe linkages, fitted an iradiam plug, changed oil and replacement Malosa Oil filter it was just the same , then I sort of lost interest and wemt off touring on bigger bikes.
Anyway this year I bit the bullet and spent 500 pounds getting it sorted, The wiring was apparantly ameuterishly hashed, the tyres flat, new fork seals were fitted as well as a new battery and so on, apparantly the valves were spot on but after those faults rectified and came off the diagnostics, just one was left, the Dealer admited they nearly gave up but the mechanic wasnt to be beaten and found a crimped wire to the return valve the culprit( to be honest I probably would never have found that in a million years)then he test ran it and the battery flatted, fortunately they had a rectifier ordered for a Gilera Nexus that hadnt been needed after all and fitted that for free.
Ok on top of the 600 I paid for the ol gal it is still less than admitedly a pristine 500 Sprint on sale locally, and whilst I guess the Sprint is probably more agile to What I call USA version and that mechanic whose labours were I think all in all a good investment, said its just like riding along in an armchair, she can be hussled but it is a little light on the front but that limiting factor maybe down to the part worn front tyre.
Who knows though maybe if my Ape Mille currently up for sale sells, and that Sprint is stil up for grabs9hrm the idea is to cull numbers.
Anyways sorry to kinda hyjack your post but sorry my advice is to run your scoot for a few minutes, it did no harm to Leader engine d 125.
