Moped broke! (Starting problems!)

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Jan 31st, '06, 19:34

Right, I may of broke my mums moped

Instead of starting of the electric start, it clicks and then makes a sort of whizzing noise (guess thats the starter motor) but it wont actually start the bike?
Now it starts and runs off the kickstart, but mum cant start it off the kickstart (Woooooooooooooooooooomen

) So would I be right to get a new starter motor or is something else a miss?
Cheeeers
Tom

miler · Post by **miler** » Jan 31st, '06, 19:48

sounds like starter motor is turning , you would have to remove it to find the problem..........

age · Post by **age** » Jan 31st, '06, 19:51

There is a plastic drive for the kick start that the teeth can get stripped off, I don't know if the starter motor drive the engine using simular plastic cog.

Like Gary said you will have to strip it to see.

Age

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Jan 31st, '06, 20:02

Bugggggggger, I sort of thought of something like that, as the click is the starter motor working, bugger, and more bugger, those mopeds are horrible to work on.

Wheres the starter motor on it

!?

svr-ash · Post by **svr-ash** » Jan 31st, '06, 20:39

could have a clutch mech on the starter motor

age · Post by **age** » Jan 31st, '06, 20:41

Tom wrote:
Wheres the starter motor on it !?

Its between front wheel and rear wheel

svr-ash · Post by **svr-ash** » Jan 31st, '06, 20:42

AGE996 wrote:
Tom wrote:
Wheres the starter motor on it !?

Its between front wheel and rear wheel

next to the engine

miler · Post by **miler** » Jan 31st, '06, 21:12

depends what moped it is, but usually on back of engine,just in front of back wheel, maybe ?

Funky · Post by **Funky** » Jan 31st, '06, 21:16

They have wheels?

Gingey · Post by **Gingey** » Feb 1st, '06, 00:11

Funkalicious wrote:They have wheels?

Just because its a hairdryer, doesn't mean it can't have wheels

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Feb 1st, '06, 03:12

Age your the mech man, but this happened to a guy once on a CBT i did about a year back, am I right in saying there are 2 bushes in the starter motor ?? could be just these which dont cost much.

But knowing me, I am totally wrong

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Feb 1st, '06, 09:49

like ash said poss starter clutch - try whacking the starter motor with a bit of wood and a hammer before you take it out or strip it, might free it

can't beat percussive maintenance

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Feb 1st, '06, 10:22

The clicking sound is the starter solenoid.

The whizzing sound is most likely the starter motor turning over.

This means the problm is either to do with the starter gear / clutch.

First of all tho u should confirm that the stater motor works - take it out of the engine press the button and make sure it spins.

Mopeds have very basic engines that shouldn't be too difficult to work on - u might want to try and get a Haynes manual for it tho.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Feb 1st, '06, 19:51

A haynes maual for it? I dont think they do one, cheers for your help everyone, I will hit everything that looks like it moves with a hammer and see what happens ;)

Cheers

Gingey · Post by **Gingey** » Feb 1st, '06, 19:54

If in doubt....give it a clout!