Scooterotica

Whenever I ride my TV during the day - lights off - it runs like a dream, still using bog standard 6v points set-up.

However, whenever I turn the ignition switch onto 'lights on' the bike runs well until the very moment I tap my right boot off the rear brake pedal and it starts coughing and spluttering like a 10 year old inhaling a King Edward cigar. This continues for around 20-30 seconds until it eventually pulls itself together.... not very clever when trying to accelerate away from a junction, as you can no doubt imagine.

The wiring inside the headset seems in order, brake switch wiring all ok... dunno about the ignition switch right enough.

Anyone recognise the symptons here, never experienced this one before...

Cheers men.

Probably the brake light switch earthing out. I had this problem with my SX but a new new switch cured it...only a guess might be totally wrong..

Is the rear brake cable interfering anywhere with the HT lead/plug cap?

Neilly67 wrote:Whenever I ride my TV during the day - lights off - it runs like a dream, still using bog standard 6v points set-up.

However, whenever I turn the ignition switch onto 'lights on' the bike runs well until the very moment I tap my right boot off the rear brake pedal and it starts coughing and spluttering like a 10 year old inhaling a King Edward cigar. This continues for around 20-30 seconds until it eventually pulls itself together.... not very clever when trying to accelerate away from a junction, as you can no doubt imagine.

The wiring inside the headset seems in order, brake switch wiring all ok... dunno about the ignition switch right enough.

Anyone recognise the symptons here, never experienced this one before...

Cheers men.

I don't understand the sentence in red! Are you saying when you actuate the brake or when you lift off the brake?

As soon as I brake (using the rear brake pedal) the scooter starts choking/misfiring. This only happens when the lights are switched on, no such problems when the lights are off.

Cheers.

Ah, it could also be something as simple as worn points, too large a points/plug gap or poor engine to frame earth.

firekdp wrote:Ah, it could also be something as simple as worn points, too large a points/plug gap or poor engine to frame earth.

Exactly! That's why i was trying to establish if he was braking when it happened.
When at max lighting load the stator can't cope. Often just the plug gap causing it.

Cheers lads - will check out the points.