This is a common problem on some scooters and motorcycles. Your electrical wirings as you can see is prone to rain and dust. There are issues that can affect you scooter if encountered problem with your electrical connections. Failure to use your lights like signal light, headlight and tail light even halting your engine. Your scooter electrical wirings is like the nerves of a human being, all of the command you want to your scooter will be pass on by this system. That is why it is important to ...

What is a backfire? Backfire is the combustion or ignition produced by running engine that happens in the exhaust system rather than inside the engine. It can produce loud sounds or flames in the end of the pipe when the unburned fuel is ignited outside the combustion chamber. What are the reasons why engine backfire? ...

Scooter fairings varies in several types like material and design. They are placed over your scooter frame or chassis to protect it from any airborne hazards. This fairings also serve as protection for your engine from different road hazards and helps to protect your scooter from any weather condition. It also reduce the air drag and prevents it when you are in a crash. This is the primary protective gear of your scooter and also by the rider. This is why you need to choose the best material tha...

When you have chrome accessories on your scooter it is very nice to see how they glitter under the sun. Normally lot of scooter and other motorcycle owner pick the chrome accessories for some reasons. Chrome is easy to clean and add a special look on your scooter. Chrome really adds a benefit or advantage to your scooter. People tend to stare on your scooter when it has chrome accessories. The shine and beautiful look of your scooter with chrome is really a big deal. The best way to flatter a ri...

Hand signals are very important when driving. This will be your way of communication from other riders and can add safety to others. There are lots of hand signals use but there are also basic hand signal that a rider should know. I will teach you some of the basic signals that you should know before riding. I hope that it will help you when riding specially with others. TURN There are two turn you usually use when driving, the left and right turn. To signal a left turn while driving, place ...

Hydrolock is the condition where the compression of gas is prohibited in the main engine chamber. Hydrolock occurs when there is a high volume of liquid inside the chamber and enters the engine while the piston is in its end stroke. Too much volume of liquid that is not compatible with the engine cylinder volume results the piston to not complete it travels in the chamber and a failure will occurs. When hydrolock occurs there are lot of possible parts to be damage in your engine. The damage m...

Is your engine hard to start or you consume a lot of fuel volume? Your engine may need a tune up. Engine tuning is the adjustment or modification of your engine control unit. This is done to improve the performance, durability and fuel economy. From different engine parts like spark plug, carburetor, valves and other components are adjusted to its best performance. Sometimes there is a situation where you need to detuned your engine in exchange of more fuel economy or more power output. Tune-...

Did you experience that while you are travelling and suddenly your motorcycle choke up like your running out of fuel? Sometimes it will come that you will experience this activity. There are two reasons on why it happens. First is that you really run out of fuel or second is that your carburetor malfunctions. As you notice, the carburetor is just a small part of the motorcycle but one of the most important system in your motorcycle. Commonly this part is the one with highest number of malfuncti...

I read some guidelines and tips on how to tune your carburetor to its best settings. I hope that I can also help you by sharing this knowledge. There are to screws to be adjusted, the Idle speed screw and the Idle mixture screw. For Idle mixture screw settings, 11/4 turns from slightly seated to make it in stock settings and for Idle speed screw just turn 1/2 clockwise from its engagement point. The start your motorcycle and let it heat up its operating temperature. ...

Many motorcycle riders agree that Cornering is the essence of driving. Cornering skills may be enhance by practice but you would never attain perfection but with the exception of Valentino Rossi. These are some of the questions that you may ask. What are the reasons and kinds of mistakes often made in corners? What can you do about it? What are the tips you should learn? Reading about cornering is not enough, you still have to practise and practise to perform it. ...

Different and new kinds of technology is now being known all over the world. From gadgets and other things that have new features nowadays really give great history. So the question is our scooter do have new technology? Right now at this time, I'm working in gathering information and data on what are the new technologies of our scooter now from present up to future plans. I heard that there are some new technology already for our scooters like the one that can be driven by using an android p...

SPECIAL MATTE EDITION Hi everyone, to all Mio sporty lover out there. A new edition of our beloved Yamaha Mio Sporty model has been release early this year of 2016. A new specification of body color and emblem has been added. They released a special matte edition of orange and black this year. The color blend of the body really gives the Sporty a great impact in the scooter world. For those who really loves matte colors there will be no more problem for you, you don't have to ask for a pain...