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What would cause my 87 elite 50 to run sporadically until i have the rear brake lever held against the metal that has it pinned in place?

The scooter will be very hard to keep at a constant speed and won't go over 20ishmph. I can hold the brake lever up just enough that it's touching the metal ...

Where is this brake lever switch and what exactly does it do?

I have a spare 86 spree that if the parts the same i can swap it out to see if thats the problem. I just don't know what it is...

What would cause my 87 elite 50 to run sporadically until i have the rear brake lever held against the metal that has it pinned in place?

The scooter will be very hard to keep at a constant speed and won't go over 20ishmph. I can hold the brake lever up just enough that it's touching the metal ...

Yeah. i have a battery and at one point it was fully charged and the headlights still flickered when i reved it. Like they get brighter when it's working right and when it bogs down you can see them go dim.

Here is a quick video of what it does when not moving.

It can go around 25mph with some trouble but it runs well enough at that speed to keep going.

The green ground wire on the right. It's frayed and i thought it might be the thing causing my scooter to not function properly. It has a slight nic in it but i couldn't tell if any metal was touching it but i have some sort of electrical grounding problem. The 86 or 87 elite 50 is really sporadic ...

Use a breaker bar for more leverage. You might also need to wedge a board in the rim to keep it from spinning while taking the bolt off.

Slide the breaker bar over your wrench and give it a try. A good 2foot breaker bar will make it so much easier to take off the nut.

This sounds very possible. I would try it again if i where you....

I took a short video (really to test out my new camera :wink: ) but since i wasn't getting any answers before maybe this will help. I'll probably take another one later this week b/c this one is not exactly the best indication of the problem.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e289/tparkhi2/th_MVI ...

Is there a way to test to see if the stater motor is working right? I have a feeling thats the only thing i have left to try.

chevyguyjay wrote:doulble check your rectifier too.

I also have an 86 spree that i switched rectifiers to check if that was the problem. The 86 isn't running but they seemed to be the same type so would that fix that problem? Is there a way to test the rectifier?

How do i check for a leaky coil?

My 86 spree has sat all summer
I know it has spark and compression and is getting fuel. Carb is super clean and intake is breathable.

What else can i check to see if that helps it start?

I have an 87 elite 50. Got it free in almost running order. Had a bearing fail and had to replace it which involved removing the engine and breaking it down.... It ran fine for a little while after this but then developed some sort of electrical short/glitch in one of the parts somewhere.

Seems ...