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by johnny650
Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:12 am
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: MOT lighting question
Replies: 5
Views: 2321

Re: MOT lighting question

ive not failed an mot myself with a dim headlamp but have tried to fix this issue myself, your ignition system may be part of the problem, if its an old points set up yo may find the flywheel is low on magnetism, changing to 12volt electronic is a big upgrade and should give you a headlamp thats br...
by johnny650
Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:01 am
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: Scootering credit where its due
Replies: 15
Views: 7941

Re: Scootering credit where its due

@ Darrell ...thanks for responding ,we are really appreciating your excellent articles and tests which have thrown up some really interesting, informative and sometimes unexpected results....keep them coming. Some suggestions for other topics might be.. gearing for performance,.....carburation and o...
by johnny650
Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:03 am
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: MOT lighting question
Replies: 5
Views: 2321

MOT lighting question

Heres an odd question. has anyone ever had any issues with getting an MOT pass due to low headlight levels on a non-battery scoot ? For the past 2x MOTs my non-battery64 LiS150 has failed the lighting test due to lighting issues and I've been happy to accept a 'daylight MOT pass' Last week the same ...
by johnny650
Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:55 am
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: Scootering credit where its due
Replies: 15
Views: 7941

Re: Scootering credit where its due

I was surprised at how well the big bore performed at mid rev band ... I just sold one that had sat on the shelf unused for 2x years ! I'm beginning to regret that now lol. I hope Darrel adds a standard series 3 box to the list so that we can see the difference in bolt on performance of the various ...
by johnny650
Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:25 am
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: Scootering credit where its due
Replies: 15
Views: 7941

Scootering credit where its due

I'm really liking the new content and layout of the scootering magazine this past year or so. I always go straight to the various tests and technical stuff and there has certainly been plenty of it . I really enjoyed the Clubman exhaust dyno test article this month . Its certainly been long overdue ...