Verucci 49cc scooter will not start using the starter, altho engine cranks just fine. Starts easily using kick starter. Wassup?

?? Is kickstand up? Some cycles won't run with kickstand on down postion. True story: My boss back in the 70s left a kickstand down and flipped motorcycle over on a turn and died of it! I think leaving them down now disables the things.....

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Tom Greenleaf - MetroWest Boston - USA
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Doesn't make any difference whether it's up or down. Am thinking maybe the ignition switch or perhaps the starter is somehow taking too much juice. Frustrating. Thanks for the reply.

In light of that there probably is a problem at the key itself somehow not allowing current to ign while cranking with the starter motor?? OR - some old style things with points used a terminal for the spark while cranking routed current to whatever this generates spark from just for the time starter was going and then returned to a source thru a resistor when starter was released. It was called a ballast resistor in cars. I'm not a bike tech but have had a bunch of em,

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Tom Greenleaf - MetroWest Boston - USA
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(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on May 12, 2008, 11:37 AM)